From Squares to Ships

Valentines day was fun. All the girls of the house were gifted with talking stuffed animals and lots of chocolate. Yummm!

I started a new project. Here’s a peek.

It will take me a while to make enough squares for my quilt (Yippee, this one will be for my bed!).

In the meantime I took a day off from embroidering squares to embroider a Navy ship on a pull-over sweat shirt for Jeff. He was in the navy for a few years and served aboard the USS Albany, a guided missile cruiser.

I looked around on internet and found a navy ship design that looked similar to the USS Albany. I purchased the design and tested it on a comparable material.

No problems with the test material so I centered the hoop on the pull-over, this was difficult. The material of the pull-over was thicker and more difficult to maneuver. I used a medium stabilizer backing.

The design stitched perfectly and looks great!

And Jeff liked it.

Thanks for listening ~