alright folks.... i said i'd post a picture of my first paper piecing experience, so here it is!
originally, it was only supposed to have the skinny black border and the woven border. but my dingbat self trimmed it to finished size instead of adding the seam allowance. i sandwiched it last night and am using the solid green fabric for the backing and will bind it in the same rust-colored leaf print that is the outer border.
should i add a sleeve/pocket for hanging? or just leave it? i have no idea how she'll hang it or do whatever it is that she'll do with it.
one set of my in-laws live in kansas and literally across the street from a farm. it's gorgeous in the snow - all that unspoiled white to look at from your kitchen window. they also live in a flight path to the nearby airport. AND my MIL works for cessna, my FIL retired from there and works contract work for airplane tire companies. they're plane kind of people, so i embroidered a little plane in the sky. my hubby loves that i did that.
speaking of the hubby... snappy is trying to compare my quilting obsession (after i told him i'm joining the quilt-a-long with quilt dad) with his "love" of paintball. how is that a good comparison?! he shoots people, comes home a paint-covered mess and only has hours of cleaning and red welts/bruises to show for it. i, on the other hand, have tangible works of textile art to hold and wrap around me, to comfort the worthy people and servicemembers and make people smile. hmm.... i'm just not seeing it....
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