We gathered (opps, Nancy's not in this picture!) last Sunday in Morro Bay and learned applique tips and how to shape cat and dog faces in fabric. We had beautiful samples and a wonderful (and entertaining!) instructor right there to inspire and teach us. I enjoyed the whole day!
This first picture is Nancy's quilt of her friend, Mittens.
And this quilt is of Nancy's cat, Opie. The quilt shows off Opie's beautiful blue eyes.
If we locked ourselves in this room for the next three years, Nancy promised that we could complete this lovely quilt with several of our favorite dogs....might take me six with lots of help!
Nancy also showed us how to trace pictures of our own pets and accent the light and dark to make quilt replicas of them. This week was busy so I only got as far as a neck and two eyes for the dog applique that will look like my dog, Bridget....completed that in the class, except for having to redo one of the pupils on one dog eye. And then another dog eye for a second dog applique that will look like my other dog, Sandy.
Hopefully someday these parts will look a little like this.
My thoughts and prayers are with those of you on the east coast braving those storms this weekend. Hope it's almost over.
