Now that the craziness of tax season has subsided, I finally found some time to start sewing my highly anticipated beach quilt wall hanging. I put some thought into choosing my fabric because I need soft, pastel beachy tones to offset the bright embroidered images. There are twelve motifs on the Anita Goodesign CD I will be working from and I divided them into three categories: surf, sand, and foliage.
I'm not sure what size my quilt will end up but I would like to hang it in my family room in a long rectangular area over my TV. Each block will be 6 inches square because the largest hoop my Brother PE770 will accommodate is 5 x 7 and I can add an inch when I remove the block from the hoop. I'll decide how big to make my sashings and border after I lay out the squares and see what looks good. It's always a work in progress for me.
These motifs are applique designs so I get to add pretty fabric to the embroidery to cover large areas.
After the applique fabrics have been placed and stitched, I stitch the rest of the design like a regular embroidery pattern.
Here's my first block all stitched, trimmed and ready to sew into my quilt. Only eleven more to go! I'll post them as I finish them.
Thanks for visiting.
Go forth and be fabulous.
Nancy
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