Finally Finished

What can I say but ...yeah I finally finished my quilt.

This is why I haven't been posting much lately

I took alot of pictures trying to get the perfect shot.

Still need to clip a few threads but it is finished.

It probably wouldn't have taken so long if I hadn't had to work on it a little at a time.

Plus I spent alot of time trying to digitize the perfect design.

I'm learning.

This was my 1st try at trapunto too

Now I need to get it entered in the Houston show.... wish me luck.

Oh yeah I still need to name it - any ideas??

If Only.......

If Only could definately be the name of this quilt.

I've had so many if only minutes..

If only I had of started sooner..

If only I had of used a lighter background fabric..

If only, if only, if only.

But I guess hindsight is 20/20.

Here are some more peeks at my slow progress.

I will probably take out the circles in the yellow sashing - I'm not real crazy about it.

But then again I really need to get this finished.

Another 'if only' ...If only I didn't have to go to work everday. 

I have been disolving the thread a little at a time.

 I'm almost finished with the cross hatchingand that will leave the pineapple pieces.

I couldn't decide how I wanted to do them so I just left them for last -

Hope that wasn't a mistake.

Live and learn - at least the trapunto came out nice.

Sneak Peak

I know it's been awhile since I posted anything but I have been so busy on one project.

I spent forever getting my designs right.

I'm new at digitizing and it takes me a while. But I will get better and faster.

You'll have to zoom in to see the pattern better.

This is the 1st run through

I decided that since the background was black that I needed to do something that would show up.

So I am trying my hand at trapunto. This will be the 1st time

I used water soluable thread for the trapunto and I'm going to quilt it with black thread. 

Here's a couple of pictures of the border.

You can't see it very well but it is really turning out nice.

I probably made a mistake using a black background but it seemed right at the time.

 

I'm having a time thinking of how to quilt the pineapples.

Since I'm using black thread I'm kinda limited.

I don't want the thread to over power them. 

And I got a new toy.

I do alot of alterations and I really needed a heavy duty machine.

This is a refurbished so I got it at a really good price.

Now I can do the heavier fabrics with ease.