I had a time figuring out how to quilt it...i knew how i wanted the blocks to look but not a clue about the rest. so i just loaded it on the frame and got started...figuring it would talk to me.
The first day i did all the SID and most of the blocks. i only used a ruler for the SID...all the rest is freehand.
The second day, once i got the background of the blocks done i decided to quilt the 'frame' around the blocks in horizontal rows...just a bit further apart. it was becoming very graphic and geometric. i kind of liked it.
Then the paper pieced strips were throwing me for a loop. the vertical ones had red borders on them but the horizontal ones did not. what to do...what to do. finally decided to put pebbles/boulders in the red borders and a random baptist fan over the strips. the BF was done with a 5" circle and was a random thing as far as how many arcs on each one...just depended where i wanted to get to next.
Here's the zebra and the bear...they are all so cute.
I had some tension issues on the back and there are pokies in some places. i tweaked and cussed but nothing seemed to help it all the time so i just moved on and didn't worry about it. it will hang on a wall and the back won't show. and my sis always says 'it'll be fine...don't worry about it'...so, i didn't. LOL
It took 3 days and a lot of thread but the carousel is now operational. on to the next project...the welcome October Santa wallhanging for the studio. October will be here before i know it.
When was the last time you rode on a carousel...which animal did you pick?
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