Gerriann in Progress

A long, long time ago (at least 5 years ago)

I bought the pattern and some of the orange batiks

to make this cute giraffe wall hanging.

Since then, the pile has been sitting in my cabinet.

This past week it was time to make her and

release her from cabinet jail.

It took me about three hours to trace the pattern pieces

onto Wonderunder, cut them out, play with the

fabrics and make the top.

 The pattern is helpful in figuring out which

pieces need to be cut from light, medium and dark fabrics.

Playing with the fabrics and piecing the giraffe was lots of fun.

Borders will be added to the outside after I figure out what fabrics to use.

The pattern has a border closer to the giraffe,

stitched onto the background,

but I'd prefer them to be around the outside.

 

After the borders are added,

it will time to machine applique the pieces in place.

I'm thinking of using monofilament thread so the thread

isn't what one sees when looking at this.

I'm excited to have Gerriann come to life and hope to get her finished soon.

This pattern, along with many other cute animals and

designs can be found here.

I am linking to Design Wall Monday today.

Happy quilting!