Herringbone

New Skill: New pattern/Machine embroidery

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This commissioned herringbone baby blanket quilt was a wild one for me. I followed a pattern for the herringbone section of the quilt. My advice for anyone who is going to attempt this pattern: the way the pieces get cut and laid out can really mess with your brain. It always felt as if I were doing something wrong. I kept stepping back to look at it and saying “that can’t be right”, but I put my trust in the process and the creator of the pattern and everything turned out fine. I’m happy with the way the points came together since I was certain that misalignments would be extremely noticeable with the contrasting colors.

The back of this quilt is an example of how things turn out ok but not super great when you don’t have the right tools. Good news is that I will eventually obtain the tools to better my craft and that the recipients were happy with it. That’s really all that matters anyway.

P.S. I could not get the wrinkles out of that light blue fabric to save my life. I recently invested in some spray starch and it has been amazing. Bonus: it smells like flowers.