My eye therapist has been so good to me for the past couple of years -- even driving to my home the night of my eye surgery to make sure I had some glasses I'd be able to see with -- that I decided to make her a small quilt (my favorite kind ). She's been given many different dragons over the years, mostly from the children she treats, so I made her a little dragon quilt. Before I could make it, though, I had to take a machine appliqué class to learn a technique I thought I could actually use, so that finally happened last summer. I finished the quilt today, though I still need to sew on the label.
I machine quilted it, with feathers, pebbles and flowing (sort of) lines
-- I'd hoped those last would indicate motion, but I'm not sure I succeeded. The dragon's eye is a garnet bead, and I put a double row of corded piping next to the binding as an accent.
Pictures are posted here: . I hope you like it, but -- even more important -- I hope my doctor likes it! :)