And they’re finished! 😀 I used a simple envelope+buttons arrangement for the backs, luckily my favourite haberdashery stall in a local market had just the right buttons in just the right colours:
And here are some close-up shots:
You can read more about the fronts here and here.
I must say a big thank you to the people who offered suggestions on how to finish off the quilting on Elsa, it really was a help! Lifting the “ground” level brought everything together much better. And after doodling around a bit and trying a few of the suggestions (and screaming in frustration at my white rayon, which decided to HATE almost all my assorted needles for some reason – the “right” one turned out to be a microtex 80/12), I ended up with this:
It’s not at all what I thought I’d end up with, but I think it works. 🙂 I got a great tip from Carole Gold about using tracing paper to test and stitch FMQ designs, and although I wasn’t able to use it this time because it turns out we have nothing like that in the house (not-quite-moving house really sucks), it’s a great idea that I’m definitely going to try on other projects once I’ve grabbed myself a roll of baking paper to use. 🙂
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