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Friday, October 23, 2015

Finish Report - "The Nerdles"

Yay - A finish I can share! This one is an old UFO, too, so that's a bonus.  :D



This is one of my top two favorites in the McKenna Ryan "Sea Breeze" set. Aren't these two engaging?

I'm super happy with how the dimensionality played out for this one. In my hurry to get it finished up, I started right in on the trapunto work simultaneously with the initial applique stitching, using a layer of poly batt as I always do for the feature pieces on these minis. Well, there's so much stitching work on the shell pieces that it flattened the shells out much more than the other body parts. So I added another layer of batting (but this time a tamer scrap of cotton) to re-trapunto the shells as wholes, and it worked perfectly. Maybe you can see the terrific shaping from this angle and with some contrast play:


While I use the poly batting for the trapunto work, I layer the prepped top on the cotton/poly batting I prefer for regular quilting work. 

And look!  Back in 2008 (or something like that) when I bought this kit, I did not choose to get the beading packets for it. I didn't think I'd want them. Well, I found somebody selling theirs off on my old guild's sale page. So I was happy to start adding that element with this mini. I plan on catching up the prior 6 minis by the time I pull out "The Doodles" for next month's UFO finish.




This is one of my Q4 Finish Along pieces (My goal post link)

2015 FAL at On the Windy Side










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13 comments:

  1. JackieOctober 23, 2015 at 8:32 AM

    WOW!! That is absolutely gorgeous....

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  2. CalicojoanOctober 23, 2015 at 9:49 AM

    McKenna Ryan has the most stunning designs. I wish I had half her talent! LOL.
    You did a remarkable job on the turtles.

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  3. Angie in SoCalOctober 23, 2015 at 11:13 AM

    Gorgeous! I like all the details, Lyn.

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  4. Linda Wulf KoenigOctober 23, 2015 at 2:51 PM

    I have a great fondness for turtles and these are so lovely. Thank you for sharing!

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  5. TheItinerantChemistOctober 23, 2015 at 4:49 PM

    Just beautiful! Great work with the trapunto, it's really effective!

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  6. CathOctober 23, 2015 at 6:05 PM

    That is sooooooooo! beautiful Lynette....since you deemed it a favourite it seems the perfect post to link up with Fun Friday Favourites at my "other blog" Cath@Home
    Cath from Bits 'n Bobs

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  7. Jenn @ A Quarter Inch from the EdgeOctober 23, 2015 at 6:17 PM

    Oooh... this is lovely. Even if you hadn't said so, I'd have known it was a McKenna Ryan pattern. They're so distinctive. You did a beautiful job on it. Thanks for linking up with TGIFF.

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  8. DebbieOctober 23, 2015 at 7:05 PM

    So pretty...love the trapunto solution and the beads!!!

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  9. AnonymousOctober 24, 2015 at 6:27 AM

    wow this is awesome,well done,you are very clever xx

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  10. janOctober 24, 2015 at 7:53 AM

    That is so pretty! I love McKenna Ryans patterns.You did a great job! Love it!
    xo jan

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  11. GinaOctober 26, 2015 at 1:55 AM

    I love this. I've got a few McKenna Ryan patterns on my to do list. One day ...

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  12. RuthOctober 29, 2015 at 6:11 AM

    I love the shells having their own second trapunto layer - really lovley!

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  13. MuvOctober 29, 2015 at 5:20 PM

    Hello Lynette,

    The beads for bubbles are a priceless touch.

    Thank you for linking up with Free Motion Mavericks!

    Love, Muv

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