It's Time for Snow

I'm not a big fan of summer. So, I'm quilting a snowman. Specifically, Sir Frosty by Leslie McNeil of MarveLes Art Studio.  That is the link to the pattern in her Etsy shop, but if you really want the eye candy - visit her site here  She is one talented designer and quilter.  And a sweet lady, I've known her and been working with her for a few years now on some projects. She is a joy :) You can tell by her designs, as they are full of joy!

Okay, here's my pictures.

 

Getting "Sir Frosty" pinned to the background

I've got the aspen trees placed, and the scarf and hat. I cut the bottom scarf piece wrong, but I figure the wind is blowing so the scarf can go anywhere it wants to go :) 

At the recommendation of Leslie, I used Steam-a-Seam Lite, but I could only get the 9 x 12 sheets, not yardage. I had to divide each tree into 3 sections and make sure I labeled everything properly. 

I used a piece of green linen for the background and I don't recommend doing this. Why?

• Linen will not stick to the cotton batting design wall. I had to pin it to the batting. 
• It's not as stable as the cotton and has a tendency to stretch out of shape with only a little handling. This is true for the linen I used, but may not be true for sturdier linens. 
• Sandwiching the quilt - again, linen will not stick to the cotton batting, so I had to do quite a bit of pinning. Not finished with that task yet. 

But I loved the color, so there you go! :)

Update on the blue striped top with the red sleeves: It's not finished yet. I did try it on and didn't really care for it, so the urge to finish it dwindled. But I still plan to finish it, just not this week!

<ore sewing adventures later!
Karen