Menagerie now completed Zoo
 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]573336[/ATTACH]Posted the start of a new project a few weeks ago. Purchased this pattern and most of the material in 2010. Now a guild challenge for "All Creatures Great and Small" has prompted me to dig it out and get it finished. This project was about embellishing the project. So taught myself to do 3-D embroidery that I used to put the flowers around the camels' necks. Took about an hour for each flower as I was all thumbs. Not planning to do a lot of that in the future. [ATTACH=CONFIG]573337[/ATTACH]Used Crayolas for the first time to apply blush and shadowing. [ATTACH=CONFIG]573338[/ATTACH]All were applied with a double-blanket stitch which I have never used before. The first time I have found a problem with a pattern and that caused me to improvise. No do-overs on fabric since there was no chance I could ever match the background. Used satin stitches in certain places, the turtle is one of my favorites.[ATTACH=CONFIG]573339[/ATTACH]

Used Pearl cotton for the first time that is how I made the toenails for the Ostrich and I thought the fabric for this was so appropriate. The shop picked it out so I can't take credit. Again, more 3-D flowers at the cape. They had picked out a tonal dark blue for the outer border. Now that I have a stash, I thought this needs a bit of jazzing up so dug out a yard of tropical looking batik and by CAREFUL finagling I was able to make it work. [ATTACH=CONFIG]573340[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]573341[/ATTACH]Just like a new grandmother showing pictures. So I will quit for now. I like learning new techniques. Hope you enjoy.

absolutely fabulous!! love it!

This is adorable!

I love your quilt and all the information you shared in the making of this quilt!

Fantastic quilt.

Wonderful quilt. Love the animals.

Thanks for all the details on this wonderful quilt. It's so amazing all the time & effort you put into it. I try to find one new thing to do on each quilt I make but NEVER as many as you did on your quilt! It's a fun quilt to look at & your long hours & detail really puts it over the edge. Thanks for the show of up close details.

I'm impressed with all that fabulous work! Love your animals.

About the cutest animal quilt ever!

really great

Very adorable.

thank you for the close ups. I think this is the cutest quilt i've ever seen

I am stunned! Beautiful!!! You did an amazing job.

so cute......love the mother/child duo

I agree!! You can enter this is a prominent show!

Amazing. BrendaK

I also love new techniques. Great job.

Very cool.

I loved all your pics and explanations. Its beautiful I just love that pattern

Amazing........

This is so adorable! Love all the animal moms with their babies. And so colorful, just a joy to look at. I hope you win the challenge with this.

This stunning!!

Stunning! I just love it. You do beautiful work. Thanks so much for showing us. I remember seeing the "in progress" picture. Even then I thought it was great. The fabric for the turtles is perfect.

That is so darn adorable and the cutest animal quilt I have ever seen. Wonderful work.

great job!!!

Because of the techniques you used with this quilt, the animals really have personality. Truly one of the best animal quilts I have ever seen. I am glad you got it out and finished it.

Sweet quilt!

Wow! Beautiful!

That quilt is adorable and I hope you won the challenge!

Wow and double wow. I would bet it is even more so to see it first hand. Lovely job far beyond what I could do. Lovely job, one to really be proud of...hats off to you. Love it! Prize winner for sure.

Love, love, love the quilt!!

I tried to decide which one I like best.......can't do it. Love them all.

Wow, what a wonderful Zoo!!!! Love everything about it, great work!

What a marvelous project! I just love how perfectly the fabrics go with the animals.

That quilt is so much fun.

What a fabulous and fun quilt...great job.

I love the quilt. The animals are just too cute!

One of the cutest quilts I have seen. Love everything about it.