I had some time over the weekend to work on the watercolor nativity quilt.  I realized I had better get going on this project if it’s to be used this Christmas!!!  The first thing I needed to do was to sew the seams of the background in the opposite direction than I did before.

This is what it looks like on the back. Next I added two borders to the background.  I added a narrow, inner, black border and then a wider, blue border.

The next step is to add the applique’s which are created with paper backed fusible such as Thermoweb Lite or Steam A Seam.  I pulled out the applique templates and nearly had a heart attack when I saw all those tiny pieces!!!  The pattern says if you are opposed to cutting tiny pieces you could have a friend do it for you! I had to laugh because I don’t think any of my friends would still be my friends if I stuck them with this task!

I decided to start with the stable and the star.  I realized that I really love the idea of this quilt but that I may have to make some adjustments to it in order to finish by Christmas.  I am finding though that some of the fabrics provided in the kit are not quite large enough to accommodate the pattern pieces.  Luckily, I know where some fabric lives in my house.  😉

This next picture is where I’ve left off until I get another chunk of time to work on it.

 

If you’d like to see the beginning posts of this journey, click on the links.

Watercolor Journey Part 1

Watercolor Journey Part 2

Hope you have a beautiful day!

Sandi