Okay, Suzie had been asking me to take a commission for quite some time, and I had done one for Yasemin, so I had to accept. (Of course, I adore Suzie, so probably would have done it for free; she has already paid me :p )
She had a baby shower coming up for a very dear friend. I accepted the commission and the deadline. We met together and she told be about her friend, and we brainstormed.
Another mom that knew she was having a girl. She has a two year old, and wasn't into cartoons and stuff. Definitely ligth colors, frills and lace. I pointed to her tea bag, and a few other items in the room to give her an idea of the colors she had conveyed to me. We accepted the pallette, and went on to the design. A very girly girl, so butterflies, flowers and princesses all cam to mind.
I sketched the picture below, and Suzie was on board. A trip to Pacific Fabrics at lunch, and I had the fabrics to confirm.
I made up / tried a new technique. Turned under applique, using fuseable bond to secure the turns. I made the freezer paper design, then cut out the fusing material. Ironed the fuse to the back of the fabric, then cut the notches for turning. I then pulled up the backing, and ironed down the seam allowance. Viola! It held long enough to secure it to the background. I used the satin stich selection on my machine for the first time on this one. My favorite touches are the sparkly net, and the frilly crown.
The quilting was stippled flowers for everything under arm level. On the upper left there are a few butterflies, and some air current swooshes. More butterflies to the right of the net. The border is stich-in-the-ditch and the blank patches each have one flower and one butterfly.
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