Checking In: A Little Finish

Shew, is it almost Friday again? This week has been incredibly busy so I completely missed out on WIP Wednesday! I managed to get a little sewing done here and there on this little project. My Mom's birthday was on the seventh, so I was able to pull together a little decoration for her when she goes camping.

Some of my best and favorite childhood memories were with my parents on camping trips. We went from tent camping to having a pop-up camper. I thought it was so much fun to help crank it up while we were setting up! Hahaha. As my brother and I got a little older, they graduated up to the fifth wheel camper they have today. By then, it was my parents and I, plus our little Jack Russell. No better way to camp than in the comfort of that trailer in my opinion. ;)

I'm not even sure how I received this; it had my name on it, but I didn't recognize the company at all!

So when I was flipping through a random fabric catalog when I had a few spare minutes, it isn't surprising that I stopped to look over this wall hanging a little closer. The kit was definitely out of my budget, but I figured I could figure something out in time for Mom's birthday.

I just used Heat n' Bond and freehanded the shapes onto it. I ironed all the shapes onto the background before layering it with some batting and sewing around the edges and details of the camper. I hand stitched around the little dogs with black thread along the outline (a great way to hide my uneven stitches!). I knew it had to have dogs on it, seeing how our Jack and their newest addition, a rambunctious little mixed breed pup, are their camping companions now.

I did some big hand quilting around the name and I like the homey feel it gives things. Machine stitching would have been nicer and neater, but it wouldn't have the same feel, you know?

I fit in all in the embroidery hoop and cleaned up the back a little bit before snapping some pictures and taking it with me to work. I ran by after I got off and I'm happy to say she really seemed to like it! She was already excited to hang it in the camper. :)

Linking up with NTT and Finish It Up Friday!