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Old 03-30-2011, 07:32 PM
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I was fortunate to travel to Honduras about 6 years ago and had the brilliant idea to make a wall hanging. I got my inspiration from a postcard and began collecting just the right fabrics for all the little pieces. Flash forward 6 years . . . we had Marcia Stein (marciastein.com) show us her photo quilt wall hangings last month at our quilt guild meeting and it lit a fire under me! After attending her workshop and getting some tips, I finally started putting my project together. I will probably never again do anything so detailed - every little shape is a piece fused down and most of them are top stitched. My favorite part of the process was using my free motion foot - I LOVED making the road look like cobble stones. Then I had to do the clouds, the trees, the houses, you get the picture!

Havin' fun with free motion
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my UFO finally finished!
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close up of the dimension
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I'm glad you finished this. It is just beautiful.
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Old 03-30-2011, 07:35 PM
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Beautiful work.
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wow jaw on floor amazing! You are a natural and should try this again!
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Beautiful work.
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Wow
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Originally Posted by gramma mo
I was fortunate to travel to Honduras about 6 years ago and had the brilliant idea to make a wall hanging. I got my inspiration from a postcard and began collecting just the right fabrics for all the little pieces. Flash forward 6 years . . . we had Marcia Stein (marciastein.com) show us her photo quilt wall hangings last month at our quilt guild meeting and it lit a fire under me! After attending her workshop and getting some tips, I finally started putting my project together. I will probably never again do anything so detailed - every little shape is a piece fused down and most of them are top stitched. My favorite part of the process was using my free motion foot - I LOVED making the road look like cobble stones. Then I had to do the clouds, the trees, the houses, you get the picture!
WOW, WOW, WOW!!! You are amazing. I love this, you may have just inspired me. Never thought I'd be interested in artsie quilts, but now......
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I love it!
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Absolutely EXCELLENT!!! Great work!! Love your FMQ! And the fabrics you chose!!
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Just beautiful. Now you have a lovely keepsake from your trip. The first one is always the hardest so you should try another one.
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