Actually this is just to show that Fanny the Fancy Flamingo is Finally Finished! As in, she is no longer prone on the cutting table. LOL. I was worried about wrapping her on the stretcher bars because of her scant fabric length, bu while trying to fall asleep Wednesday night it came to me, “Chris, just add strips to the edges, they will be on the back and no one will know.” Well, duh! So I did.
I plan to tack the edges down with hand stitching,
those gaps on the corners bother me,
even if they are on the backside!
I am still amazed that I made this, considering I was clueless when class started and wasn’t sure I could get through it. But now, here it is, finished and so much fun!
Also finished is the hat I was making for my niece before I realized the colors were not what I was going for. So it will go to a charity my friend sends to across the world. So glad to know my mistake can bring warmth to a child!
I plan to cast on for my niece’s hat using the colors below. But first I need to determine where the colors will go. Do I use the blue as before with the light gray taking the place of the dark gray, or use the light gray where the blue is and the blue where the dark gray is? Well, why not use my Numbers program to see which I prefer?
What do you think?
This morning we are off to a Dr appt for my Mom, hoping we get the last puzzle piece taken care of and she can start being a little more normal. And then gather dogs and people and make the trek back south for a weekend of family and fun. Birthdays to celebrate and a solo for my sister at our previous church. She demanded I sing on her birthday. So I will sing. The nerves will set in about 30 minutes before I perform, but what can you do. I don’t think I ever stop getting nervous, even after 40 years of singing.
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chrisknitssews 
I love going on a course and learning a new skill. I may not be very good at it – the original ‘Jill of all trades and mistress of none’ me – but it is fun to learn, rewarding when I make something I didn’t think I could, and often I meet someone interesting to talk to. Your flamingo is lovely. Hope you get answers for your Mum and have a great weekend.
Thanks! Learning new things is always fun, and being with like minded people makes it even more delicious! > >
Franny is so cute! Glad you figured out the problem of how to get her on the frame. Enjoy your weekend with the family.
love the flamingo and the hat!
and good luck with the singing in public
Thanks! The Flamingo was easy compared to singing in public. LOL!
Cute flamingo, I love that you stretched it onto the bars. Is that a framed canvass like you get at Michaels?
It is not canvas covered, just the bars you put together and add your “canvas”. Thanks
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Hi Chris, that’s a great idea to add inches to your sides for putting her on the stretcher bars. It looks wonderful. Please consider linking up to Free Motion Mavericks at https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com
Thanks Andrée! We quilters are an inventive bunch! I would love to link up!
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Thanks so much Chris for linking up. Your flamingo is this week’s feature. Hope you think of us when you post 🙂
Will do!
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Fanny the Fancy Flamingo is perfect!! and yes – the best ideas come to us in the night right?
Aw thanks! Yes, just when we’ve laid down and are trying to sleep our brains go into overdrive!
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Oh, I like the blue background with the other colors as accents! You sing in public–amazing and wonderful! What a gift to your sister. Nice job on the mounting for the flamingo–genius and duh on the added strips, right?! lol
Sometimes we have pretty bright 💡! Sometimes. LOL thanks
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Hi Chris! That’s so nice that you can sing a solo for your sister at church. I hope you have fun this weekend. ~smile~ Roseanne
Thanks! I will get through it, hopefully with little hiccups.
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OMG! I LOVE the flamingo! I also like your charity hat. Glad it can go to a good cause. As for the next hat, I vote for the blue background. The gray background doesn’t pop.
Thanks ☺️ I was thinking of the same thing!
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I love the idea of putting a quilt on a canvas!!! I was planning on making mom a wall hanging for Christmas… I may have to do it this way!
It almost makes it artistic instead of crafty, although I consider all quilts artistic! > >
The flamingo is darling.
Thank you, but she’s a Diva in Disguise!!! > >
Love the flamingo! And hello fellow singer – I am going to audition for the work talent show. If accepted, it will be the first time I have sung solo for an audience (bar karaoke doesn’t count).
Thank you, Fanny is just so Fotogenic! Good luck! You have a work talent show? How fun!!! > >
A wonderful finish and a great solution to the problem – wouldn’t have occurred to me ever! The hat is lovely, and for the new project, I like either one of them, about the same. The blue might lift someone’s spirits, but the gray might calm the storm, so I think it doesn’t really matter. They are both great combinations.
Thank you. And what a wonderful concept, the blue is calming. > >
What a sweet idea! Your Flamingo looks so cool!
Thanks! I have been wanting to wrap a quilt for a long time, it finally was the one to do it with. > >
Your flamingo looks fabulous! I adore it!
Thank you. She is definitely a character!
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Love your pretty flamingo. Funny how we get a “light bulb” moment in the middle of the night.
And then we wish we could pop up and work on it! LOL
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I love your flamingo!! You did a beautiful job:)
The hat is lovely:)
Good luck singing:)
Thank you for all the sentiments!
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Have a great weekend! Your flamingo is adorable – such a beautiful project! I also love the hat. Of your two options, I like the gray one best with the blue and white for the pattern – though they are both lovely options!
> Thanks! So far it’s been great, still have the nervous part tomorrow, but I pray God will get me through it!! Just found out more people are going to be there, besides all the church goers, so now I am more nervous!!! >
You will do wonderfully! Looking forward to hearing about how you rocked it 🙂
Your flamingo is wonderful, and I admire your knitting skills making that hat. Thank you for linking up to the Peacock Party.
Thank you, you’re a very good knitter yourself!
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