MISS-Adventures in Applique.

OK, so I sewed down sun bonnet sue last night. Then I started on the hearts. First let me say I now recognize the need to "practice" before actually working on the quilt. I have learned a few lessons on this quilt...

1. First Nine patches leave lots of room for showing off imperfections.
2. If your 1/4 inch seems are not that great, you need to "fit" your boarders to your quilt before you cut them, do not assume that the directions are going you fit "your" quilt. (this was made evident by having to add 1 inch to the top border. Which was even caught by my non crafty husband with a " Why is that side different?" Remind me that I do not want him to know too much about quilting in the future.
3. When Appliqueing hearts you what to pivot the fabric when the needle is on the inside of the zigzag stitch. Or your zigzag is well really zig zaggy.
4. Do not make your children Smores prior to sewing, those things are really messy and will end up some where you do not want them.
5. Any time a project calls for 100 hearts, laugh and then subtract about 70 of them for your own project. Who says the quilt has to look JUST like the picture.

I am going to finish the applique and iron, prior to taking another picture of the quilt.