Well, I could barely hold off to larn dorsum to the Unicorn yesterday morning. In a flash, I had the terminal 2 seams sewn in addition to the Unicorn quilt was a finished flimsy.
Of course, I withal had the happy chore of removing all the newspaper from the back. I intend that took longer than sewing the whole matter together. When the newspaper was removed, I took approximately other picture.
It looks pretty much the same, solely now, amongst less crunch!
I picked out several dissimilar fabrics equally potential backings. The Resident Engineer helped me determine on this one.
If you've been reading along for quite approximately time, you lot mightiness recall that I used it inward this doll quilt for the granddaughter of yet approximately other friend. I had simply plenty left over for the backing of the unicorn.
Once I had it sandwiched, I kept the quilting pretty simple. It was quilted on my domestic machine. It was difficult to determine what to create for the horse, in addition to thence I kept to a uncomplicated stipple. For this, I used white thread, both front end in addition to back.
Continuing amongst white thread on the back, I switched to an invisible monofilament for the horse's mane. I used long flowing lines, trying to larn inward human face similar the long flowing hairs of a horse's mane.
With that swoopiness inward the background fabric, I switched off to blueish thread on transcend in addition to did the "Double C" motif used inward the Solstice quilt.
And thence it was finished. Here's how it looks from the back.
And then, it was an slowly alternative for the binding.
After dinner, I had approximately fourth dimension to hand-stitch it down, in addition to the quilt was finished. Phew! That must last approximately form of footing record, don't you lot think? It finished upwardly at 17 x 17 inches.
Here's how it looks from the back.
And similar a shot it's packaged upwardly in addition to develop to driblet inward the shipping to my friend. This volition come upwardly equally a surprise to her, in addition to thence I'm excited for her to have it.
All during the day, I had this vocal going through my head. If, similar me, you lot were born during the 14th Century, you lot mightiness holler upwardly this hitting vocal from the Irish Gaelic Rovers. And if you're non one-time enough, delight give it a heed in addition to seat a smiling on your face. If you lot can't run into the video, thence click correct here.
The adjacent calendar week is going to last a busy one. I require to create approximately canning, in addition to I get got approximately projects mapped out for myself. This morning, I'm heading over to pick upwardly a pile of cherry-red tomatoes from Mae thence that I tin brand the Moroccan-Spiced Sweet in addition to Hot Cherry Tomato Preserves. Here's a moving-picture exhibit of the jars from in conclusion year.
I intend this year, I'll create it inward half-pint jars. Also on my canning agenda, to a greater extent than Spicy Dilled Carrot Spears. I currently get got to a greater extent than than iv pounds of carrots sitting inward the refrigerator from our CSA shares. I can't utilisation them fast enough, in addition to thence canning is the fastest agency to lay waste product to them. Tomorrow, I'm picking upwardly 2 boxes of peaches from a local grower for peach chutney in addition to peach barbecue sauce. Finally, the zucchini is piling up, in addition to thence it's fourth dimension for approximately zucchini relish. I human face all of that to accept the improve purpose of the upcoming week, but I'm withal hoping to larn approximately quilt blocks made.
And amongst all of that, there's non a infinitesimal to waste. Of course, whatever canning agenda begins amongst a trip to the grocery store, in addition to thence it's fourth dimension to larn going. I promise you lot get got a skillful twenty-four hours planned for yourself.