One of my first posts this year was about the APQ UFO Challenge . I had shared my UFO list on the blog earlier and the fabric panels I was going to use for this month's #6 UFO. Well I finally got the project done last night!! Out of the two panels I was able to make a wall hanging, 4 pillow covers, 7 coasters and 6 postcards which will hang on a picture frame! The coasters were finished much the same way as the postcards. I used two layers of batting instead of one, practiced a little free motion quilting and then stitched around the outside of the coasters through all the layers. I then used pinking shears to trim the edges. This was much easier than using binding and since this was a small project trimming worked just fine. I practiced a little free motion quilting on the borders of the pillow and the wall hanging which you can see here. I need still need lots of practice and this project was just perfect for that! ...
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