Africa was a quick sew at 18 minutes. However, the Kaffe woven stripe Thing 2 selected did not adhere to the background very well. I'm not sure why that is, but it could have something to do with the fact that the Heat and Bond directions state that your fabrics should be prewashed. (I rarely prewash. I'm not a rebel; I'm just too anxious to jump right in to be bothered with prewashing, and so far it hasn't been an issue for me.) I used a touch of Elmer's glue to hold Madagascar down while I sewed it, and that seemed to do the trick.
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and New Guinea were also quick - 32 minutes.
I forgot to mark the stopwatch time for Greenland, so I believe it's included in the time total time for the European islands I'll show you tomorrow. Maybe you're finding my stopwatch time reporting to be tedious, but the numbers geek in me finds it sort of fascinating and necessary for proper documentation :)
Just keep stitching, just keep stitching...
Africa: Kaffe Fassett Caterpillar Dusk Woven Stripe
Australia: M and S Textiles Dancing Flowers in Black by June Smith
Greenland: Art Gallery Oval Elements in Eggplant
Background fabric: Andover Fabrics Moonshadow Formica Grey by Kim Schaefer
Total applique stitching time: 3 hours, 12 minutes
Love seeing your progress on this. Fun and different!
ReplyDeleteI too am enjoying following your progress - I love this project!
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit of a numbers geek too so I totally understand you tracking the time per continent. Great progress.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a clever design, though it would be tedious for me. Your interest in time-crunching is fascinating, and deliciously fun for documenting. Enjoy!
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