Showing posts with label Quilting with Gold Thread. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quilting with Gold Thread. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Santa Baby! Another of Monica's Beauties

I have been so down and out with morning sickness (all day sickness) the past few weeks that it feels AMAZING to be working again.  I couldn't even sit for long periods of time at one point without getting nauseated.  Like clockwork I'm moving into the second trimester and morning sickness is starting to disappear.  THANK GOODNESS!  I don't know how much  more I could take!  :)

A bit later than planned but still within the time frame I allotted myself, I finished Monica's Santa wall hanging.  Today I load up a larger Christmas quilt she sent me and I'm all sorts of motivated as the tree is up and lit and the Christmas music is playing.


I used Glide in sand on Santa's hat brim and cuffs...just enough color but not overwhelming.


Again I tried to give Santa a happy face but one with character and a little age....all that's missing is a bit of rose color in his cheeks!




Santa's boots received a similar quilting design as the background - holly leaves and swirls.




These triangles in the border were a little tricky but I got them done!  I think they are half square triangles cut in the traditional matter with the bias on the outer edge...it proved to be a real stinker when trying to baste this quilt and keeping the lines straight.  I think we did alright!  :)

Pictures in the next day or so of the rest of Monica's quilts.  I'm on a roll!  :)