Applique is coming along....

This past week I was able to get

quite a bit done on this

Anniversary gift for my husband.

 

This just makes me smile!

And this is my husband and me....

I'm a little "fluffy" (or maybe a lot!)...

my husband is more than little bald...

(This guy will have a little hair when he is finished.)

and we LOVE the beach...

I've had this pattern for a long, long time

and am glad I am finally getting it made.

Flowers will be added to her hat

and a few things will be added to the sand.

I did learn a new trick while making this quilt.

To get the shadowing on the skin,

the pattern author suggested using a 

marker and a small paint brush.

I rubbed the paint brush on the marker

and then dabbed some of this onto a scrap piece of fabric,

like you would when stenciling.

After this I dabbed it where the shadowing marks were on the pattern.

You can see the faint shadowing just under her hat,

along her bathing suit bottom line and

along the knees.

It adds just enough.

Hopefully the applique will be finished this week and 

I can get the quilting done next week.

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Happy Quilting!