I struggled for a few days with this week's Project Quilting challenge: the year of the horse. I was to find inspiration from the turn of the year, in the animal, in our hopes and desires for the near future. I like horses, but not for quilting. I looked at different things to applique and did a leap sideways - how about a seahorse? That grabbed me.
I was amused to see two others post seahorse project before I finished mine. So instead of a Fire Horse, I have a Fire Seahorse. I quilted it with shiny gold and added quilted seaweed around it. I like it!
It's funny how sunlight changes the photography. The first photo is a better match for the colors, but the bubbles and seaweed show up better in the second photo.
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Project Quilting 17.3
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Perfect solution to the PQ 17.3 prompt. Love the simplicity and graphic nature of your seahorse postcard.
ReplyDeleteYour colorful seahorse postcard is a great way to celebrate the year of the fire horse!
ReplyDeleteLove the quilted seaweed and how you quilted the seahorse's tail, too. I think this was perfect for the challenge!
ReplyDeleteHow cute! Your fire seahorse is beautiful, and the seaweed is a great idea too! Thank you for sharing this lovely project and linking up.
ReplyDeleteHi Sally, what a wonderful finish. Your seahorse is so lovely. Thanks for linking up to I Quilted This!
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