Oh--this has been so out of my comfort zone (Fringe? Buttons? Faux suede? Yikes!), but you can see why I had to do it. :-D Oh the errors that have required creativity to fix. It started with the first two pieces I sewed together. (See stable differences!) :roll: I had to remeasure and go to EQ6 to help make the row of triangles that are at the top. BUT! It's come together and I like it. I have one this far, and one more stable ready with horses cut out. I have fabric for two more. My friend Angie is getting one. :-D I had to show her to get advice on how to deal with that line of stitches on the chest.

Still need to decide if buttons should go on the hatlers. I bought some cute ones. In the book, the horses are wearing bridles--which would have conchs (I think that's the word) there, but halters usually do not. Still thinking....

I also have not a clue how I'll quilt these. Most likely stitch in the ditch as much as possible. Since they are wall hangings, they won't need much.

Looks great to me !!! What a good job you have done !!!

Wow.

Oh Karla this is just beautiful. Are you just going by the picture or did you find a pattern??

I like yours better than the book one! Much more colorful

The picture and pattern are from the book Creative Log Cabin Quilting.

Thanks, Lucyitswd... I always make things brighter than the books, it seems. :roll:

What a neat project!! I think you are doing a great job :thumbup: :thumbup: I really like it :!: :!:

Those are AWESOME! You did a fabulous job! I love them!!! (btw, have I ever asked where you live in the Finger Lakes?? We lived in Geneva & Canandaigua for years)

Wonderful! Beautiful! You are a true artist!

Hugs

WHOA!! How cool is that??!? Love it! And I like yours better than the go-by! Maybe it's the love that's stitched into it!

Those are great!!

Simply amazing wall hangings. Great job!

My daughter would love this.

Love it Karla - and I agree, yours is way nicer than the book! Bright is beautiful! :-D

Fabulous!

WOW, what a great job, beautiful wall hanging!

Those are darling...alot of people would just love that pattern around here!

i found the book online.

http://books.google.com/books?id=pv1...age&q=&f=false

I'm with Lucy, I like yours better that the book's. Beautiful job!

How appropriate, Karla!
It is great!
You could give lessons in how to applique!

I like yours better also! Great job!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!
Is that MY Rosie????

:lol: Oh, no!! It'd go something like this:
1. Start sweating because I have no idea what I'm doing.
2. Just sort of wing it and see what happens. Remember, we have seam rippers!

:lol:


They aren't specific horses, I had to go with what Joanne's had on the shelf. :lol: But, I just took pics of the snow and horses so I'll post those in Chit-Chat later.

Well, I think that one looks like MY Rosie. :)
You did a great job and I love it!!

Wow, that is great!

Very nice

Oh wow! That is super pretty! I agree with other posters, yours is definitely brighter and prettier than the pattern picture. I love the ribbon halters and manes! Soooo cute!

K - your guide to appliqué sounds great to me! LOL

Karla you should be very pleased with your self, i think your horseys turned out very very nice. Great job.

Wow karla!
I just love your version of the horse wall hanging! You did a really great job on it. Sometimes it pays to step outside of your comfort zone, huh? Oh... I can see this successsful beauty can lead to many more hangings like this one.

You gals are so kind. Thank you. The over thinking that goes behind every move I make in the quilting process--no matter what I make--sometimes makes me crazy. I put at least six colors of thread to the test just for those four buttons! :roll:

wow! wow! wow!!!!!

They're really cute! Great job!

OMG!!!!That is awesome. I love it, you did an incredible job. Well done!!

I just realized I still have to stitch their smiles!! :-D :roll: I'll have to practice.

Those are great!!! I really like them!

That is fantastic! And yep -way better than the book.

Love it!

Karla, those are terrific! All it needs are name plaques under the horses.....

What an awesome job you did. I like it very much!!!!