Have you ever completed a project and then looked at it and asked yourself why? Why didn't I take the extra time to add that extra border? Or I wish I would have switched out that color to the other one that looked better? Well, I'm happy to say that I won't be asking myself those questions when I'm done with Matt's quilt.
I have made a bunch of tshirt quilts and each one is unique. I make them that way on purpose. I add that extra decoration or embroider that special something on it. To be honest, I was really dreading embroidering the soccer saying onto the quilt border. I knew it would take hours to do and it has. I've probably logged ten extra hours adding that phrase. But now that it's almost done, I'm soooo happy that I did!
Speaking of embroidering or appliqueing, I wanted to share a little tip I learned out of sheer frustration! After appliqueing the first "O", I had to use a needle to pull up the center of the "O" in order to trim the material out before running the satin stitch around it. Pretty frustrating and I was afraid I would clip the orange part of the quilt in the process. So here's my tip. Before you add the (blue) material, cut a slit in the material where the center of the "O" will be (or any other letter that has a center piece like an "A" or "D"). This will make it easier to slip your scissors in when you trim around the shape of the letter. (See picture below.)
I have made a bunch of tshirt quilts and each one is unique. I make them that way on purpose. I add that extra decoration or embroider that special something on it. To be honest, I was really dreading embroidering the soccer saying onto the quilt border. I knew it would take hours to do and it has. I've probably logged ten extra hours adding that phrase. But now that it's almost done, I'm soooo happy that I did!
Here it is! I really love the way it makes the quilt look finished. Now, I wonder what I can embroider on the bottom border?
Happy Quilting ya'll!
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