I've been working on these bit by bit all year, but finished them in September. These quilted ornaments were made to be donated to a stitchery shop, put on display, then auctioned off. The monies generated from this sale go to the American Diabetes Association.
These ornaments are from a printed "cheater top" quilt fabric. I'm not sure who started this set, but they were cut out and the stitching had been started, but left unfinished. The previous owner then donated them to a church yard sale. That's where I got them.
I recognized the fabric as the same my best friend had used to make ornaments to sell in a craft fair. She had given me a couple of hers, and I really liked them. Since they are small, I figured that I could manage to quilt them with my limited beginner's skills.
I did enjoy quilting them. The simple stitch and movement of the needle was very relaxing. But the real fun came in deciding what fabric scraps to back them with, and how to embellish each design with sequins, beads, bits of lace, ribbon, bells, buttons, raffia and other trim. Below are links to close-up images of each ornament so that you can better see my embellishments.
