"Aunt Millie's Garden for Lydia" made and quilted by Diana Trost
This is Diana's own design and the pattern for our class. The rose is beautiful and the quilting enhances this pillow so beautifully. Now, I'm not saying mine will finish looking like Diana's but I will say that she shared enough of her techniques and supplies that mine should be pretty darn nice.
Here is another version of the same pillow using different fabrics:
Using different shades of red on the rose and the buds accentuates the rose differently.
Our supply list included a variety of red, pink and green fabrics. One gal brought several neatly cut squares of the variations of fabrics. What did I bring? A bag full of every red, pink and green I could find. What is up with me? I don't like deciding in advance if I'm not sure what I'm making so I bring everything and the kitchen sink too. LOL...and did I mention that I borrowed some red pieces of batiks from a girlfriend during class....oy vey!
Here is my pillow so far. I used the practice piece that Diana provided to practice my machine applique stitching so I didn't mess up my "pretty" piece. I have to say Diana not only did a good job of teaching us all that she knew about perfecting the stitching but also provided us with some of her favorite machine applique supplies including Soft Fuse and Pellon Stabilizer. We received printed instructions so we could finish the project at home....including a hand drawn pattern on freezer paper with the quilting design too!!! If I were to teach a class like this and do all that she had done to prepare, you bet our bottom I'd be charging over a hundred bucks...LOL.
Thank You Diane for arranging the class and Thank You Diana for teaching such a wonderful class :)
A Finish:
I came home and finished these pillowcases for my sister. She is studying for a big exam and I thought I'd give her something to smile about before the big test.
I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend. If you've taken any classes recently I'd love to hear about your experience too. If you've blogged about it, just leave a link in your comment and I'll hop over and read all about it.
Smiles,
Kelly
