Progress

For my next four CQ blocks, I want to include a photo on each block. On my "Crazy for Roses" quilt, I used iron-on transfer paper to get a photo of a rose onto one of the blocks. I didn't really like that method, because it left the fabric with a plastic feeling.

For my Anniversary quilt, I tried something else. I bought some "Sew-In Colorfast Fabric Sheets for Ink Jet Printers" by June Tailor, Inc. These are 100% cotton, supposed to be machine washable, not that I'm planning on washing my crazy quilt :)

First I scanned my favorite photo from our wedding, and a portrait of each of my children when they were 3 months old. Then I used Photoshop Elements to resize the photos and convert them to black and white. I put all four onto one document and printed onto a Fabric Sheet. I like the feel of this fabric sheet so much better than the iron-on transfer sheet I used last time.

Now I just need to cut the photos apart and put each into a block!

In other news, I just finished sewing the binding onto the quilt for my niece's second birthday. I used 1930's reproduction fabrics and modeled the quilt after Amish Bars quilts. The quilt is draped over the sofa, so it doesn't look straight.

Happy stitching!