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The main piece in the middle will resemble a Chinese pajama. The four pieces on each corner are all hand embroidered.The top left and bottom right are from sister Grazia square. They are actually part of a crib sheet that my mom embroidered when we were babies and was passed down to my niece Isabella when she was born.
I embroidered the bottom left piece. The top right was embroidered by my friend Cheri.
Here is a more detailed picture of the main piece. The collar is from Cristina's (my sister in law) wedding dress fabric. The pocket is my mom's square. The heart on the pocket (you can't really tell from this picture) is from my brother Tommaso's square.
The other pieces will be cut into hearts of different shapes and will be scattered around the blanket.
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You can do it! Get some iron on interfacing from the sewing store (ask one of the employees and they will show you where it is at)and iron it onto your pajama, hearts or anything else you plan on sewing to your background fabric piece. (Think of the interfacing as the jam in between the sandwhich of your background and your pajama or hearts.) It will give each of the pieces a little more stability and prevent them from tearing in the coming years. After you iron the interfacing to the back of each of the pieces, trim the interfacing to be the same shape as your pajama/hearts. I recommend pinning the pieces to the background fabric (don't worry about the raw edges because the stitches will cover them up) and then applique them onto your background. In order to applique, you'll need to set your sewing machine stitch to a zig-zag, the stitch width to a really high number (4-5) and the stich length to a very low number (0-1). Before you work on your actual quilt, it is a REALLY good idea to get the hang of the stitch by practicing attaching one fabric scrap onto another fabric scrap. When you get to the corners, stop the machine and leave your needle down in the fabric while you pivot the fabric to the next direction to sew. It's gonna look great - good luck and congrats on the new little one!
~JLP, Houston, TX
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