After it was finished, I was thinking about how to wrap and ship and it occurred to me that a zip bag would provide decorative 'wrap' and I could put it all on a padded envelope to send. I only had a couple of days before the shipping deadline for it to arrive on time, but I decided to make a prototype with some solid charm squares before I used a print charm pack.
I wasn't sure of my size conversion, but once I got some squares put together and the size confirmed, I liked the look of the solid squares. I decided to embellish with her name embroidered on one side, which provided a central motif to echo.
For the back, I used some 'dot-to-dot' quilting ala Angela Walters.
Despite a post office holiday in the same week, it arrived exactly on time. I think she liked it. Sometimes it is hard to tell with 'almost teens', but she sounded enthusiastic when we spoke on the phone.
I love these little fast projects! I think I may try some half square triangles or other, more complex piecing down the road.
Who knows? Maybe all my holiday gifts will be 'wrapped' in a zip bag!
I wasn't sure of my size conversion, but once I got some squares put together and the size confirmed, I liked the look of the solid squares. I decided to embellish with her name embroidered on one side, which provided a central motif to echo.
For the back, I used some 'dot-to-dot' quilting ala Angela Walters.
Despite a post office holiday in the same week, it arrived exactly on time. I think she liked it. Sometimes it is hard to tell with 'almost teens', but she sounded enthusiastic when we spoke on the phone.
I love these little fast projects! I think I may try some half square triangles or other, more complex piecing down the road.
Who knows? Maybe all my holiday gifts will be 'wrapped' in a zip bag!
