April 03, 2012

Turtle Quilting

Two mornings in a row we've spilled juice.  Yesterday it was DD and then today it was my turn.  I honestly have no idea what happened, the cup just sort of slipped out of my fingertips and landed splat upside down in front of Sunny.  Mere inches from him, oh you should have see the expression on his face, sort of a bewildered where did that come from look.  He was so surprised, his front feet started slipping out from under him while I cleaned up the mess.
Reverse of Hawaiian Turtle Applique Quilt - Quilting

While on the floor I happened to look up and saw the first row of turtle quilting that I've done.  I added a bit of echoing last night in blue like ripples in the water and I really liked that.  Looking up at my work I knew I just had to show you.

This picture reminds me of Dory from Finding Nemo, "Just keep swimming, what do we do, we swim, swimming, swimming."

The frame is set up just right and the carriage moves even more smoothly over the center joint than it did the last time DH had it set up extra long.

4 comments:

Heather Landry said...

The quilting is beautiful Liz! Are you doing that freehand? I don't know much about quilting but those turtles are amazing. Wow! Sorry about the spilled juice. The other day Brandon spilled an entire pitcher of fruit punch in the fridge. I cried! It was just EVERYWHERE and it ruined all of our food.

stitchinpenny said...

LOVE THE QUILTING. YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. i WISH QUILTING WERE A SKILL I EXCELLED AT.

Vicki said...

Those turtles look amazing and I like the added echo quilting. It does look like ripples in the water. Great job Elizabeth!!!!

QuiltSue said...

Sorry about the spilled juice, but it was worth it to see your quilting. It looks great.