I had great plans for this dress but some of them did not turn out exactly as I had hoped. I love the soft pink fabric with the red roses which went very well with the blue fabric from a previous month. I've had the strung pearls around for awhile just waiting for the right fabric to show up. I decided to use the pearls on this block as a necklace. I planned to couch the pearls, but I couldn't get the Bernina to cooperate with the feet that I own. I thought my #12 foot would work, but apparently the diameter of the pearls was too large.
Someone on my trusty Bernina yahoo group came through and suggested that I try the 59C or 60C foot. Another foot (or feet) to put on my "must have" list!
There's always another way to do things, right? I just took a few hand stitches at the first pearl on either side of the necklace to hold it in place. I'm a bit concerned how this is going to work when I get to the quilting part - but that's months away! Lots of time to think about it.
If I'm counting right, we have 5 more blocks for this project. Hope my creativity holds out! I still want to try one block with pintucking and I might give ruching a try. Even though I swore I would not do another apron, I'll have to tackle it if I'm going to make both wallhangings somewhat equal for the girls.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
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Marsha,
ReplyDeleteI love your "Dress up Dolls". Do you have a picture of the finished project? I'd love to see it. How big were the blocks? I'd love to share this idea with my guild.
Linda in Oklahoma
http://quiltcookies.blogspot.com
Linda:
ReplyDeleteSent you a long e-mail about this fun project. Let me know if you need more info.