Have you seen the great stuff coming out of this Dare to Dresden blog hop? My day was last Friday (be sure to
visit that post if you missed it, as there is a giveaway!), but I've been so inspired that I completed another Dresden project today. A friend and her son watched my kids a week and a half ago when I had to work on a Sunday and my husband was out of town. I wanted to give her something as a thank you gift, but what? A co-worker suggested that I make her something. I have no idea what she would like, but I had these leftover dresden wedges and a pillow form, so...
TA-DA!!
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| pillow is 12" x 18" |
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| How do people get good photos of their hand stitches??? |
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| Envelope style back with my little label |
I like it, so I hope she will, too. Machine pieced, but hand appliqued and hand quilted. My only real criticism of it is that I should have lined the center circle as some of the dots and stripes show through from the ends of the wedges underneath, but whatever. This pillow plus a thank you card with two coupons for free homemade ice cream at the shop in town should suffice, don't you think?
Work is kicking my butt. Seriously. I was on the verge of tears all day long. A karate class and some time hand quilting and I feel almost human again. Now for some restorative sleep before tomorrow, which I already know will be another hectic day. I just hope to have time to do some hopping, as I haven't visited any of this week's blogs; have you?
