Originally Posted by quiltinghere
Originally Posted by newestnana
BTW on previous trips I did QAYG blocks with interesting quilting designs (shells) and cathedral windows that can be made into a tote bag.
WE WANT PICTURES! WE WANT PICTURES! :)
I am currently away from home (that 3-week trip) and I guess I haven't taken any pictures of the cathedral windows (which I haven't yet put into a tote), but here are some pix of the shell lap quilt. Rather than purchase (heaven forbid) stencils, I browsed through a book with pictures of shells (more away-from-home work) and practiced sketching some. Selected six, drew them onto the quilt sandwiches and then hand-stitched the designs. The rest of the quilt was done on the machine (attaching the sashing, borders, etc., and some additional machine quilting, especially in the borders where I attempted to create the illusion of waves). I used a variegated thread for the machine quilting.
Shell motif lap quilt
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One of the shells
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Conch closeup
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