Dinosaurs & FNWF

Hi everyone,

Both dinosaurs are finished now, happy dance!  I was worried about doing the boy dinosaur because of the tiny bits on his "hands" and "legs", so I asked for advice and several bloggers gave me some tips:  Go slow, and experiment with stitch width and length. I have learned so much from others, so thank you, each of you for your help.  My confidence with machine applique is slowly growing now.

I did plenty of samples to find the right combinations. I also tried out some other stitches for the first time, and I liked this stitch for the eyes, so they are done by machine too.

I want this quilt to have a touch of whimsy, so the girl has a bow and some red lipstick now.

Now that the dinosaurs are done, the next step is to add the blue and brown patchwork rows above and below.  Maybe tomorrow... I want to look at something else for awhile.

Tonight is FNWF hosted by dear Cheryll.  There is still time to sign up over at her place.  I think I will put on my fave BeeGees cd and work on the plates I showed in my previous post.  I had enough fabric to make 6 more plates  to go with the first 5. I cut the remaining fabric into 4" squares to have on hand as leaders and enders.  Cya tonight then,  xx debbie