I finally decided to try applique and here are a couple of quilts I am presently working on. I need to have a bunch of projects going all the time or I get too bored so I switch between all the things I have on the go and I actually manage to get things finished. It might take time but these will get finished!

The first one is called "All God's Critters Got a Place in the Choir". I still have to finish raw edging some of the animals and then sew this piece to another to get a border on which there will be tree branches going all around with lots of leaves. The title will also be appliqued and I want to print the words to the song and attach it to the back of the quilt. I also have to handpaint all the faces and features on the animals. there are also some more animals in the outer border.

The second one is an Alien Quilt I recently started. There are lots of layers of batting in this one. All the aliens get batting behind them and then they get sewn onto the background and then all the rings get a layer of batting. Then the circles get sewn on and they get batting and then the borders get the same treatment. I haven't yet made the rectangles and triangles that get appliqued onto the borders but in the baggies are over 300 circles of various sizes rangin from 1" to 9" that will fill up the centre panel of the quilt around the aliens.

Sorry for such a long post but hope you like the pictures.

Both quilts are awesome. Someone is going to love them.

Cute

how adorable! Love it!

adorable!!

Very nice!

My kids and I used to sing 'all God's critters' all the time!

Oh my gosh! Your quilts are so cute! Great job.

Your quilts are unique. Can't wait to see them finished.

You have really been busy! Both are adorable.

I love those! Can't wait to see them finished.

Oh how very good!

Very nice work on both of them. 'All God's Critters' is my favorite. I love the animals.

Those are darling! Unusual but thawed what makes them cool! Domaines going to be very lucky!!

These are awesome. Lots of work in them both. Be sure and let us see them finished.

Amazing work! AND you are just learning appliqué? Whoa! Mad respect. Both great but I'd pay a pretty penny for the aliens.

Great quilts - looking forward to seeing photos of the finished quilts.

How cute.

Absolutely LOVE those aliens!

Wow they are both awesome

I love the critters one and the alien one is going to be so cute.

Very cute I love applique

Looks like you are having too much fun!

Beautiful work! Those will make cute quilts.

Very nice, I like them both!

I have a book of that song. The critter quilt is adorable, but the alien one is out of this world. I love them both!!!

cute!

Really cute :-)

Well you should not be bored!
I appreciate your work and the lively
colors and fun spirit that these quilts have.
Will await your finish and thank you for
showing us your applique quilts. :thumbup:

Oh i so love the animal quilt and the alien one is going to be so cute !