Quilted name tag

I finished my quilted name tag last night.  It's this month's assignment for the AMQG and I was feeling like I really needed to get it done.  I probably should have waited until I figure out what's going on with my sewing machine.  I probably should have taken more time and worked on my technique.  But it feels good to be done.

So... the loops on the top are both decorative and functional.  They can be used to hang it up (as I've done here) hang it from a necklace or lanyard, or hang it from a belt.

I actually love the back so much more than the front.  This was originally my front but the other side is a much more traditional looking front... and it has my name on it.  I was going to applique my name onto this side so it could be a reversible name tag but I can't bring myself to do it because I think it is perfect.

Detail of my quilting and embroidery.  I definitely  need to work on my technique with both but I'm still pleased with it.  Especially with the tension or timing screwed up on my machine right now.  I just can't bear the thought of being without my machine so that it could go get fixed but I probably should do that while it's still under warranty.

The multi-strand line of quilting just above my name isn't a mistake.  I like quilting over the top of lots of threads to make this effect.  I think it would work better on a less busy background but I still like it.  It's all about learning at this point.

And another photo of my works in progress (and my son and his WIP too).  I have finished piecing the red and purple one and I'm putting the backing together - it's in the bottom right corner on my desk.  My other big project is the photo paper sewing (not quilting because it doesn't have three layers (yet)) project hanging up on the left side.  I hope to get these and more like them in a gallery show sometime soon - like in the next year or so.