I had an ulterior motive for this squirrel, though, because I wanted to stitch up something small that I could try a faced binding on. That's a technique I've never tried before, and I love trying new things!
A great tutorial for a faced binding can be found HERE at The Silly BooDilly. Thanks go to Wendy at Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life for pointing me in the right direction! Here's how mine turned out:
A close-up view:
I do like the finish it gives to a quilted piece, and now that I've done it once, it will be easy to use again.
Sharing at Quilting is more fun than Housework for Oh Scrap!
During my evening stitching time, I've continued to work on some redwork embroidery from Gail Pan's Christmas Patchwork Loves Embroidery.
I'm just loving this kind of stitching - pretty results for someone without a lot of embroidery experience! There will definitely be some slow stitching in my day today.
Sharing at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.
I've used the Silly Boodilly's tutorial for facing a few times, and just love it! It's a perfect finish for some quilts.
ReplyDeleteGreat opportunity to try a new technique! I would love to try too, and your mini is a great choice!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you are all ready for turkey day! He is complete with his waddle and embroidered legs. Great job on the facing Diane. I have not tried facing(yet).
ReplyDeleteCute turkey! I love that he's all scrappy. Wouldn't that block be great as an entire quilt? Did you hand stitch his legs, or quilt them by machine?
ReplyDeleteGreat turkey quilt. Love your Christmas red work too!
ReplyDeleteLove your turkey!The facing turned out very neat. I haven't tried that yet. The red work is so sweet.
ReplyDeleteI like that kind of stitching too and remember how fast it cold go
ReplyDeleteLove the turkey! Does he have a name? Enjoy the slow stitching, you've definitely got a very pretty project to work on.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever seen a turkey quilt block! I love it! I've done faced binding a couple of times. Its a great option for quilters to have in their bag of tricks!
ReplyDeleteWow! Can you here me yelling through the internet? This turkey is AWESOME!
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Sylvia@Treadlestitches
Sweet!
ReplyDeleteWhat a darling little reindeer! So cute.
ReplyDeleteYour turkey turned out so cute! It works perfectly in your entry for the new season. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!
ReplyDeleteI love that look! Thank you for the link. Was it as easy as she keeps saying it is all through the tutorial? ;) I bookmarked it to try on a small piece before I try it on a bigger quilt. Your holiday grouping looks so pretty and welcoming!
ReplyDeleteAnd I forgot to mention how much I adore Lori's patterns. Love that turkey. Also your embroidery is just too cute. I am still determined to buy that book.
ReplyDeleteMy goodness that turkey block is so sweet, oh that's one of my favorite patterns from Gail Pan's book
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute turkey and an ADORABLE Reindeer!!
ReplyDeleteYour squirrel has tailfeathers! 8)
ReplyDeleteI've read about faced bindings, but haven't done one yet. Your turkey was a perfect project to try it out on!
I really love your embroidery projects. You're making that book look awfully tempting...
An interesting binding method. Will have to check it out.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute turkey! I may have to make one. Glad you enjoyed making the facing. Once you've made it, the next time is much quicker. Looks great with your turkey, Diann! I love that little reindeer!
ReplyDeleteLove the turkey--what a fun gobbler! Your redwork is very pretty; I love Christmas themed stitcheries in redwork! :)
ReplyDeleteCute turkey, or ugly duckling, or swan!
ReplyDeleteGail Pan has some wonderful holiday designs. You are doing oh so well on your embroidery piece.
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