MORE QUILTED SKINNIES!!!

The other day, my daughter-in-law called me and asked if my ten-year-old granddaughter could come over for a sewing day.  "Of course!!"  I love to spend time with my grandchildren!  Plus that, it is really cool to have children or grandchildren love the same things that I love. What fun!!  Anyway, my granddaughter came for a sleep-over and then we got up early and started a sewing/quilting day. Her other grandma is having an auction at an upcoming family reunion to cover reunion costs, (great idea) so "A" wanted to make something that she could sell at the auction.  She recently made one of the Quilted Skinnies in my previous post, and wanted to make another one.  This time she chose to do "Hens and Chick."  This one was a little more complicated than "Ollie Owl" because of more detail and curves, but she did a great job.  I'm sure she will have lots of people bidding on her quilt.  Hopefully her dad will win the bid so they can hang it in their home.  By the way, they also have their own hens and chicks where I gladly buy eggs that come from free range chickens, so this cute wall-hanging needs to be in their home. No pressure!

Here is this cutie pie with her rendition of "Hens and Chick."  She did a great job!  This one was made in the same fashion as others we have made by doing the quilting first and then adding the applique, border, and binding later.

I really enjoy making these Quilted Skinnies and have just finished two more of these cute wall-hangings.  They come together quickly and are fun to make or you can order them from my store.  You may also contact me through Facebook to order these or others.  I also do custom sewing and alterations.

This Quilted Skinny is called "Under the Cornstalk"  I did this one the same way as I did "Ollie Owl" on my previous post.  I prepared the quilt sandwich and then machine quilted before adding the applique and border.  After adding the applique  I quilted the pumpkin, leaves, and cornstalk to add some interest and more dimension.

Here is my latest skinny.  This one is called "Haunted Halloween."  Instead of doing this one with the quilting first, I did it a little differently.  I layered my purple batik fabric and my batting wrong sides together, then ironed on the applique with Heat n Bond.  With only the quilt top and the batting, (I used warm and natural batting), I did machine applique using a "blanket stitch." By doing the applique with the batting, it prevents the fabric from bunching up or pulling in weird ways.  it is also important to use a walking foot.  My sewing machine, Bernina 750QE has a dual feed so that works well too.  Once the applique was finished, I did machine quilting around the house and ghost and then finished with the cute Halloween border fabric and the binding.