embellishing

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I gave in …

… to temptation and finished my armchair caddy instead of waiting until March for the next lesson. I’m not unhappy with how it turned out, though I know there are things that could have been better. Here’s the outside view, with the little handle for carrying.  And here’s the inside, […]

More embellishing

I think I can finally call this finished! Of course, the caddy isn’t finished, but the embellishing is, and I’m not unhappy with the results, considering that this is my first attempt at something like this. 🙂 These two pieces will be the pockets, and I’m going to put the […]

Embellishing, part 2

I’m making a little progress on this embellishing thing. 😉 I actually thought I was finished with this section, until I realized that the little French knots I’d used in the white section at the top simply don’t show. I’m going to need to do something more there, and I […]

Embellishing

Before I go any further, let me say that I’m definitely not an embellisher. I admire lots of embellished quilts — especially crazy quilts — but I’m not comfortable doing embellishing myself. It’s been a real stretch for me the past two years when our guild challenge has mandated embellishing, […]