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i finally have the top of my stained glass angel finished. i thought i would go blind sewing down those black bias strips with invisible thread. (if is is 'invisible' ..... how come you can see it?)....just wondering. LOL
it may be a couple weeks before i get to quilt it though. i have one of my own on the frame now and then 3 more customers to get done before i can do one for me again. but i'll get there.
here she is.
and a closeup
After seeing all the choices of the other ladies i think i want to make another one and change a few things. it was rather fun. one that i saw had a lace overlay on the background piece...it was quite pretty. and some done in Christmas fabrics were awesome. everyone's was different and beautiful and all had a slightly different technique of doing things.
It's a lot of fun at show and tell.
In our quilt class this week we are working on an angel made to look like stained glass. the original pattern was in Christmas fabrics but i didn't have any that i liked together so i improvised (as usual). Sometimes i actually DO follow a pattern...honest.
Here she is so far. not sure that plaid was a good choice. i like that better in person than in this picture.
and a closer view of her arm...which will be holding a snowflake. or she could be holding a flower, a bird, whatever.
I think it will be very nice when i get done putting all the black bias strips on it. that will be a few evenings work...it is pretty tedious.
Because it is a stained glass look it really shouldn't be quilted to death. i have fusible on the back of this part so it doesn't pucker when i sew down the bias strips. i guess i will just have to SID when quilting. I need more wall space in my studio to hang all these things up.
