August OMG Finish

My OMG goal for August was to decide, execute and get to the "ready to be quilted" stage for my October Retreat Challenge for Loose Threads.

I decided on the pig!  I enlarged the graphic I found to 157%.  I chose pieces of red and pink fabric from my stash. I wanted to embroider the names of the "parts" by hand, so I knew I did not want fusible on the back.  But in the end I applied the fusible in the window technique, so there was fusible around the edges, about 1/4 to 3/8".  That gave me a more flexible center of the pieces to do the hand embroidery. I used both chain stitch and a back stitch. Some with double floss and some with single, depending on the space and the size of the wording! I knew I needed some interfacing for the back as I blanket stitched around the outside edge. I used my old tried and true method of using "used only once" dryer sheets. I basted them to the wrong side of the base piece. Fused the pieces in on, following the diagram, roughly. Then outlined the pig with the single blanket stitch on my machine. Then I chose other stitches from my machine randomly. Used some white thread, some red, some pink. I really like the way it turned out. You can cut away the "dryer sheets" or leave them. Either way has worked for me in the past!

I cut a piece of muslin to use as backing for the quilted pig. I think I will use a grid method. I think red thread or maybe pink. I am not proficient with FMQ, so a guided look will be better. It is ready to be spray basted and then quilted. So my  GOAL has been met.  My plan is to make a pillow cover, so the backing and binding will be the FFA gray print and I decided to use a contrast flap for the zipper cover. I'll post about the finish after we have the challenge reveal in mid October.

I will link this to Patty's One Monthly Goal August  Finish Link Up!


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