What a sweet little dolly is this little silhouette. Rated 2 stars I would agree. I had practice on the smaller shapes for Spring and which was good practice before tackling this one as the piece is larger and the shaping more difficult. I was tempted to do a cockatoo instead but thought the plumed feathers on the top of a cockatoo’s head might be too fiddly
I really enjoyed the quilting and used different blues, getting lighter the further away from the eagle. I love the look of the close quilting lines and how they almost look like a landscape when viewed close-up.
I also loved the simple small squares of the background and am keeping a bag of small squares ready for another project – not that I have decided what it is – I just love the look of them
There was no real problem with this dolly as I had already completed needle-turn applique for ‘Spring’ but I would recommend that they are completed in that order if you are new to this type of applique
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This is gorgeous, Kay. I’ve always wanted to try quilting, but haven’t got around to it yet. All that stitching looks so daunting to me! My mother-in-law is a pro and runs classes in quilting at a community centre in Melbourne, so I’ll have to go along sometime next year. Thanks for sharing your photos! x
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Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I learnt to quilt at a cute little shop called Peppermint Stiches in Brisbane and got hooked immediately! I have since challenged myself to complete all of the quilts in Quilting from Little Things by Sarah Fielke. I think my favourite so far is Spring. I started off machine stitching but loved the little dolly quilts in Sarah’s book so much that I had to try hand stitching too. The stitching doesn’t take as long as you might think – why not give it a go!
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