Another One Completed

This is probably my last charity quilt for a while. I have way too many other projects to complete and take care of. Mostly that pile of tops sitting in the guest room waiting to be quilted. Ian's baby quilt is hopefully going to go on the frame today, but a dentist appointment later this afternoon will probably stand in the way of me actually getting it in the mail. Still too much to do on it before sending it out.

While perusing the internet/Facebook this morning, stumbled across yet another method of appliqué. While I enjoyed trying the starch and turn method, my pieces look really shabby and I'm not happy with the time and results I'm achieving.

The method I checked out this morning involves a special appliqué paper rather then freezer paper. The situation would result in my having to obtain said papers and other little notions to make the method work. The problem I seem to be running into are the little turns and high peaks and valleys.

The garden quilt had been fully traced onto Heat and Bond earlier this spring. I deferred back to that. Maybe I didn't give myself enough time, but really, after two full days of trying the new method and a sore back while bending over little pieces, a paint brush, a hot iron, and tiny scissor cuts just doesn't seem like much fun anymore. Love affair is over. I should probably return the iron back to the store since I don't think this is where I'm headed in my appliqué world.