Some of you may have already seen this over on Fi's blog and on her Flickr photos.
I can't tell you how excited I was to get Fiona as a partner. It was quite funny considering she had just had me as a partner for the Four Seasons Quilt Swap.
I had all sorts of ideas for Fi who likes a bit of the vintage look. Then one afternoon while I was busy tidying up the kids toys I picked up a little plastic tree. Within minutes I was cutting up a heap of greens from my stash. And an hour later the quilt pieces were cut and ready for sewing.
I love how this turned out but it's actually the second version. The first I used vliesofix to attach the leaves before I appliqued it and it was way too stiff. It wasn't Fiona at all. Soooo, I redid it and just sewed around the leaves using a straight stitch. I like how it is fraying a bit around the edge. I also changed the background fabric to blue for the sky and green for the grass and I think overall it has a much softer feel.
After coming up with the original idea I decided I wanted a lovely vintagey novelty fabric for the back. And look what I found at work. Lovely new fabric just perfect for the back.
To add a bit more detail under the tree I used the little flower pattern from the back.
Then it was just a couple of hours work with my little yoyo maker and I had lots of little red apples.
Finished off with a little label.
And all packed up ready to go to my lovely friend Fi!
And to finish, here's a snap from yesterday. Enjoying a glorious Sydney day with my Goddaughter Sophie.
