HO, HO, HO, A Quilting I Did Go....

HO, HO, HO, It is my day to show what I made....Boy did I think out of the box this time!  I was asked one time if I was one who colored outside the lines.  Well, you ask my mom and she will tell you, "All the time!"

Before I show you what I did, I want to give a big thank you to Carol at Just Let Me Quilt  and Madame Samm for coming up with this idea of a HO, HO, HO hop and also for all their hard work.  It sure is appreciated by all of us.


                                                        
                         

OK, guess you are all wondering what I came up with.  First let me tell you that it has been a HOT summer so far.  I truly don't want to complain though.  My family is healthy, the garden is doing great, my flowers are beautiful, I am busy, busy, and ready for a

                                          

Keeping that in mind........Wouldn't Santa be thinking the same thing???

Well, I decided to draw Santa on a Tropical Island on Vacation, having fun and enjoying his summer off.

I started out with just having him on the beach, but wanted to try something different.  I had no drawings, or grafts, or even ideas.   I just went with what I felt at the time.  I wanted to make it look like he was on a Tropical Island (as best I could) So I found these fabrics for landscaping.

 I picked out different fabrics and laid them out in kid of the order I thought I would like.  Then pressed what I wanted and then made my curves and folded down the edges where I thought they would look good.

(Once I made a curve, it was easy to keep re-creating it)  I knew that when layering fabric for landscaping, the layers in the distant should be close and the foreground further apart, to give it the illusion of perspective.

I did one layer at a time, putting them where I wanted and pinning in place with flower head pins so they laid flat. 

After I had all my pieces where I wanted them and pinned in place, it was time to sew them on.  When I sewed my layers, I started with the last layer I put on.  I used monofilament thread so not to be see and stitched close to the fold.

After all the layers were sewn on, I trimmed (squared) and put my applique where I wanted, pressed in place and machine appliqued on.  After the applique was sewn on, I put my frame on (boarders).  I decided to use my brighter Timeless Treasure Batiks.  (since it is to be summer, hot and on a Tropical Island)

I quilted it with my machine, trying to emphasize the landscape and sun in the sky. Sewed on my binding, painted some detailing in the sand, face, sailboat.  Total size:    22" X 24".

OK, I know this is probable not what was expected, I did make another:

Below is the list of all the other HO, HO, HO posts for today.   I can't wait to see what they did.  Grab a cup of coffee and come join me,

August 5

Cherry’s Prairie Primitives

Scraps of Life

Words & Stitches

Blue Heron Quilts

More Stars in Comanche

Handmade by Mama

Julie from Quilted Works (on my blog)

In Stitches and Seams

Scrapbook ChickADoodle

Beaquilter

Life@RuffHaven

HERE IS THE LIST FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK:

August 6

Why-Knot-Kwilt

Debby Kratovil

Apple Avenue Quilts

Domestic Deficit Disorder

Jane’s Fabrics and Quilts

Marjorie’s Busy Corner

Cate’s Linens

Brenda’s Blog

Charlottes Creations

Selina Quilts

Made By Me In Red

Blooming where I am Planted

August 7

Cherry Blossoms Quilting Studio

From This to That

I Like To Quilt Blog

Leah @ L3designs

Sew Mollie Sue, Quilt Much?

Just Quilt It

Meadowbrook

Peanut’s Patchwork

Around the Homestead

Feathered Nest Studio

In The Boon Docks

MO Broker, My Creative Side

August 8

Quiltscapes

Marla’s Crafts

A Stitch In Time

Mehitabel’s Musings

Buzzing and Bumbling

Transitions For Meee

A Little Bit of Lorene

I Piece 2-Mary

Under the Presser Foot

A Reformed Heath’n

Just Sew Quilter

August 9

Moose Stash Quilting

Cathy’s Chatter

Darlington Delights

Life in the Scrapatch

Quilt n Queen

Forget-Me-Not Stitches

Quilted Delights

AnnieOak Designs

Sew Peace to Peace

Wips & Tuts

Just Keep Swimming

Sew We Quilt

OK....What is a Christmas hop with out Christmas presents?  

Well, first I must ask if you checked out "The Sewing Basket" lately?  (They have some beautiful fabrics and patterns.)   They are giving away 6 beautiful Christmas Fat Quarters ($ 18.00 value)    AND    "What a Deal Purse Card" pattern ($ 20.00 value) to one special person. 

                     To see more on this pattern, go to:  "The Sewing Basket"

This is a company that has their own beautiful patterns for bags, toppers, etc.  Not to mention the beautiful fabric choices (and GREAT prices), Plus they have a full line of "Floriani" Embrodery patterns.

So, to enter, be a follower of mine and leave me a comment.  Go to "The Sewing Basket" and sign up for their newsletter "Nuts and Bolts".  While you are there, be sure to visit their free stuff and i.  nfo page.  They  also have some terrific classes.  For a second entry go to their facebook page and "like"

This contest is open to anyone, anywhere, but please make sure you have an e-mail for me to contact you.  I will keep it going all week.  Saturday, August 10th, I will go to Random.org and let it pick a winner and post it.

Good luck to you all.....

HAPPY QUILTING EVERYONE!