Graduation Gift Complete

Did you think I'd ever finish this little pillow? I was beginning to wonder myself! It is finished.



I found one of the school's logos online, printed it on fabric, then attempted to applique it onto the black velvet center. It is surrounded with a bit of tatting and beads.

I found this eagle motif online, traced it onto the fabric and embroidered it. I am happy with how it turned out.



I had made the block too big, and one of the motifs got trimmed away, so I embroidered the cap again on the lower left.



This is a little 2007 charm I found to include. The stitching isn't fancy, but I felt he would better appreciate a simple, cleaner look. I sure hope he likes it. He's worked hard and sacrificed lots of time.



I'm very glad it's finished - something to check off my list.

Crazy Quilt Gift - Part 3

I continue to work on the pillow gift for graduation. Found out that the graduation is May 5, so there's a little more than a week to get it finished. I've enjoyed working on it, but tatting has been calling my name loudly recently... partly due to the fact that holding the embroidery hurts my hand more and more. I will survive, too :-)

Pillow Gift - Part 2

I made another attempt at putting the pillow top together for the graduation gift, and this time it came together a little better. Not perfection, but I'll deal with it. Thanks for the encouragement, girls! I'll keep you posted on the progress. The little gold motif is just placed there. I'm surrounding it with tatting and beads. It's one of the college's logos.

Pillow Gift

My cousin's husband will be graduating from college in early May. He has loved a couple of CQ pillows I made for my little cousins, so I plan to make one for him as his graduation gift. The colors of the school are Garnet, Gold, and Black. Now doesn't that bring up dramatic images in your mind? It certainly does in mine. The choices of fabrics were pretty when they were in the group to use.

Yesterday I started putting the top together, and it was anything other than dramatic. I was attempting to use some printed materials that included the colors, but it was a mess. Took it back apart to start over. Makes me wonder if that's why I haven't been doing much cq lately... have I lost the creative edge, or just out of practice? I'll post the next attempt and seek your comments.