
In the mean time, I can reveal the whole quilt I made. I called it "Little Island Discoveries" as it was made for Kira, a cute little girl who was born the same week as Austy, and who know lives on a little island where she has tonnes of space to explore and make her own island discoveries this summer. Her Mum Kylie said she was after something fun and bright, so I worked with that, and the island theme. Of course I got a little carried away with the miniture embroideries (each less than an inch square) but enjoyed the process of paper piecing - this being my first paper pieced quilt. The pieces are really quite tiny so it took a lot of time, but it was challenging and rewarding. To give it a more finished look I added the tiny appliques at the bottom and it was quite difficult to keep my stitches neat and even due to the size of the appliques. The backing fabric was just perfect for the quilt - something that jumped out at me from equilter whilst selecting sea colours, and I just knew I had to have it for Kira's little quilt.

5 comments:
We love it Joy! Kira wanted to take it to the beach this afternoon and insisted on it being on her bed for her nap today. Thank you so much, it's gorgeous!
Wow Im jealous! that is amazing!!
Great job Joy :) I like your wavy quilting in the borders too.
This really is a gorgeous quilt, Joy! All the details are perfect!
Wow Joy, this is just stunning, the embroidery really is adorable. You must be so proud of your first paper piecing - you've done a fantastic job!
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