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...
I hope you enjoy my sewing adventures and learn from my mistakes. My hope is to impress the importance of making meaningful, lasting gifts for those you love...and have fun along the way!