Back in January I bought Latifah Saafirs’ pattern Duckface people. I so need to get back to sewing. I can’t actually quilt, but I can piece.
Latifah is such a professional, she printed out a whole booklet, her instructions are very clear.
I have decided to make some baby quilts to have on hand, someone is always having a baby. (Thank God!) I started with this boy. Btw, She gives many options and of course one can pick and chose elements.
I didn’t want to rush things, so, I made practice blocks. Btw, this isn’t a fast an easy project. I think the results are very worth while, but it is a little fiddly. She was inspired by cross stitch embroidery, and did a great job at capturing that feeling.
Sharing the backside. After this practice, I decided, that in order to make it really look like Cross stitch, I need to make sure that all the blocks go in the same direction.
I got to sewing…
Ironing…
And cutting. You can see that one can work in bulk, but , there are many little stages.
Can you see how all the X’s are going in the same direction? I think that is more important than the fact that each X is a little off balance and don’t fit perfectly.
I have a whole head.
Working on the body.
The body is bright and complete.
Little boy done! I need to complete the background. I will then make one of the little girls. I won’t be getting my new tables until the middle of May, so now quilting for a while.
Leah