Gingko Quilt....

I finished my "spanish" Gingko Quilt today.
As all the fabrics has Vliesofix (wonder-under) on the back, I can fuse the top to the batting.

I quilted a little bit by hand with pearl cotton Number 8 (only the top and the batting, no backing )

Top and backing, right sides together.....
I sew all around and turn it inside out. In the backing fabric is a slot to turn, this slot will be covered later on by the hanging sleeve.

detail of the quilting

After turning it inside out I ironed very well the four sides and quilted it in the ditch by machine.
Tomorrow the quilt will get his hanging sleeve on the back and is ready for my spanish kitchen! :-)

Quilt Spain

I need a long small colorful quilt for my new kitchen in Spain...
so, yesterday I draw this as an idea for this quilt....

The beginning of the fusing...I never know if the quilt will be like the drawing or if I will change something during the fusing.........

hmmm...?

I like this small log cabin blocks...

I added some gingko leaves (my favourite tree)..
the top is finished so far, now it have to rest a little bit to see if there
is something that have to be changed or not...

Key-doggy

The second doggy is finished and here are the pics....
I took a picture from every single step so I think you don't need much comment :-)
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draw the two pieces of the mouth to Vliesofix (wonder-under) and iron the Vliesofix to the fabric......

cut the pieces out on the line...

tear away the paper-backing of the Vliesofix and iron the two pieces in place....

under the fabric you can see a piece of tear away stabilizer, necessary to appliqué by machine...

appliqué the pieces with a narrow small zig-zag stitch........

draw the lines for the mouth with a pencil and stitch them with even a smaller narrow zig-zag...

after appliqueing tear away the stabilizer........

draw the pattern on two pieces of batting (I used Thermolan, a thin but strong batting to give the dog a better shape).....

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sew one outer fabric piece and one lining piece together on the base....

before sewing pin the two pieces together on the line........

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iron the seam allowance to both sides....