finishing up

I've been investigating and have some results!

The freezer paper is still on there.

I am zig zagging the leaves on with a VERY tiny stitch.

VERY close together.

I liked having that freezer paper there because the leaf stayed put!

I tried taking the paper off first.

That worked o.k., but the glue is difficult to deal with,

and the leaf doesn't stay as stable on the quilt.

After zig zagging

I cut little slits in the BACK of the quilt

BEHIND the leaf.

Here's my water bottle.


I sprayed all the leaves with water.
When I saw this demostrated she used wet towels on the applique...
but I'm lazy and this seemed simpler.




I pulled all those leaf shapes out through
that little slit in the back.






Remember my basting stitch on the vine?
I needed to remove it. :)
The vine, of course, is already appliqued on.







WOW! This is pretty bright!
I like the leaves.
Of course, I always like leaves.

This quilt is going to get folded and wait for
a wonderful occassion.
Then I'll quilt it.
When will that be?