Friday, August 28, 2009

Lucky Dog!

My Finish for Friday this week is a bit weak (it's not very big) but it's still a finish! We are babysitting for a cute little dog whose name is Truman. I wanted to practice some FMQ on my new machine and a few other tricks, so the boys and I made Truman a quilt.

I used Heat-n-Bond and a zigzag stitch to put his name on there. I wasn't overly impressed with the zig-zag stitch from Bernie, but I was only using Coats and Clark thread from Wally World, so that may have been the issue. She was missing stitches- actually quite a few of them, so I think it was operator error. These machines are famous for their even stitches. I am going to try a new needle and better thread next time and see what happens.

The fabric we used has little scottie dogs all over it. The gold for the back is a pillowcase, and the black is a sheet that I have used a LOT of. I am going to have to keep my eyes open for another black sheet.

I used black thread so that I could see what my FMQ looked like and where my problem areas are. I think I just have to work on being smoother (is that a word?) with my motion. I got a pair of those sticky quilting gloves to try with the next quilt. Moving that quilt around really made my hands sore and this is a small quilt.

The reason we are dogsitting is that Truman's owners are visiting with their brand new grandson! I couldn't very well make the dog a quilt and not the baby, now, could I? So this quilt will be for Elijah. It's fairly big- 40 x 50, so he will be able to use it when he is bigger.


(I sure hope I got the name right- I got that info thirdhand- and it came through TWO MEN before it got to me... not that most men are stupid or anything- they just tend to be wrong a lot.)


If you want to see more Friday Finishes, hop over to Lit and Laundry and see what everyone else has been up to! (Check out the cuddly fall quilt!)

6 comments:

  1. Hey, if you're wrong on the name, I'll take that awesome Elijah quilt, it's got my initial and it's in my colors!
    How cute you made a little quilt for Truman!

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  2. I love the E on Elijah's quilt. and one for the dog too - I'm sure he'll appreciate it.

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  3. I'm feelin' your pain. I too have been practicing FMQ...I have a
    l-o-n-g way to go I'm afraid. Cute idea for a practice run with Truman's quilt...you should be
    ready for 'E's quilt...right???

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  4. Great way to get some practice in! I'm sure Truman wont mind a few missed stitches. I love the colors you used in Elijah's quilt.

    Thanks for joining in!

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  5. I Love the dog quilt, I made my dog a quilt to practice FMQ too - I think yours turned out great! And I Love the colours of he baby quilt :)

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