I'm not a quilter, and I don't make things for other people. Except for my most recent project.... Say "Hello" to Tacky Turtle, Simplicity 2493 . My present for a friend's baby boy who was born last July. I am justifying the lateness of my gift because they live far away. I think one month for each hour it takes me to drive to visit sounds about right. During construction of this beginner's project, I experienced all the typical love/hate relationship issues that I often feel while sewing. Questioning fabric choices...CHECK Shoddy stitching...CHECK Swearing because 6 layers of minky, batting and cotton flannel suck...CHECK Ripping out the center piece no fewer than 4 times...CHECK "I swear to God, if I forget to drop the presser foot one more time..." OH YES. Finally, I ended up with this: Each section is a sandwich of minky (on the bottom) cotton batting in the middle and cotton flannel or minky on the top. The s...
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