Finished

 

I wish I had gotten better photos…I was in a rush to snap some & deliver it that night.  I estimate 30-40 hrs total in work time, not too shabby considering how many pieces there are & all that tracing.

It took at least 4 hrs to quilt with flames & meandering.

This is the only part not applique—I cheated with a freezer paper stencil I cut with the Cricut & silkscreening ink.

It’s raw edge applique as you can clearly see in the white oval.  That oval & the beer suds are a cushy flannel fabric.

My favorite section is the pool table.  I backed it with a Hoffman (I think) flames print.

I could have added a little more detail to the food but settled with a little “mustard” on the hotdog with orange squigglies.

It was well received, I hope it makes a profit for the fire company!

Progress

I only have 2 days work in this—almost ready to stack it & start sewing!

I’ll be adding one last bit under the center logo with the name & location of the firehouse.

Yes, in every photo, these are hundreds of tiny pieces all fused to the background.

Each was traced, fused, cut & fused again.

The last one will look better when it’s stitched with some details on the food.