Here it is, at last the wall hanging is completed. I cannot believe I took so long to finish that quilt. What was I thinking? There was so little left to do. Friday, I took the time to applique the eyes. For the pupils, I decided to draw with black thread using the sewing machine. I do like the way the eyes turned out. Afterwards, I finished the embroidering of the ears, whiskers and mouth. Onward I went to the sandwiching part.
For machine quilting I chose not to do anything fancy as I did not want to detract from the characters. I do like the way the quilt turned out.
I chickened out regarding the borders. The pattern called for a mitered corner border so I cheated by doing a mitered binding. Large binding does require more fabric than mitered borders, but it felt safer. I realize that one day I'm going to have to tackle this fear of mine but today wasn't a good day.
I will now go rummage through my UFO bin to see what project I will tackle next. I'm sure it wont be a quick one like this wall hanging.
Thanks everyone for taking the time to peak at my blog. Your comments are always welcomed and appreciated.
For machine quilting I chose not to do anything fancy as I did not want to detract from the characters. I do like the way the quilt turned out.
I chickened out regarding the borders. The pattern called for a mitered corner border so I cheated by doing a mitered binding. Large binding does require more fabric than mitered borders, but it felt safer. I realize that one day I'm going to have to tackle this fear of mine but today wasn't a good day.
I will now go rummage through my UFO bin to see what project I will tackle next. I'm sure it wont be a quick one like this wall hanging.
Thanks everyone for taking the time to peak at my blog. Your comments are always welcomed and appreciated.
well done! hope your next ufo looks as great as this one.
ReplyDeleteLooks great Carole, and must be terrific to finially have it done! I love the eyes!
ReplyDeletelovely!
ReplyDeleteThe cats look alive!They have personality. You did a great job with the eyes.
ReplyDeleteLove 'em!!
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt!! If you have a fear of mitered borders, e-mail me. It is as easy as falling off the proverbial log! Good job!
ReplyDeleteHow cute, it's a nice feeling to finish up a UFO isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI love this piece! Wonderful applique!
ReplyDeleteThe faces just make the cats come alive! I used to live in Plattsburg and went to summer camp near Lake Placid. Arizona does not have nice mountains like the Adriondacks!
ReplyDeleteThese cats are adorable ! They look like friends !
ReplyDeleteOh I love this! but then what's not to like? It has CATS on it. LOL!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love the tiled floor and the wallpaper effect of the read. What is next?
ReplyDeleteThat should be red not read :D
ReplyDeleteMust feel good to have it finished. The eyes look great. There really is no reason to miter the border - looks fine the way it is. Looks wonderful actually!
ReplyDeleteNice!
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