Monday, June 27, 2016

Applique Blocks

I was learning to use Karen K Buckley`s perfect circles for my 1857
sampler quilt and made few for here as well. I machine appliqued them using a white cotton thread. 


B-1 Bachelor Buttons

 I used a wash away fusable for the tear drops. Above you can see the background fabric through the white, but below you cannot.

C-9  Jane`s Tears
 
I used the fusable for the leaves but not the circles.


F-13  Tour de France

 I was at the Just Takes 2 retreat in Shipshewana back in November and Brenda Papadakis, Dear Jane herself, showed me what I was doing wrong with the back basting technique. I was not using a fat needle to do the basting. With a fat needle, I am using a tapestry 8, the holes in the background fabric become the stitching guidelines. I have used this technique a lot since then and love it. However, it is not so easy to make all sides exactly the same. Hmm. Need more practice.

G-3  Four Leaf Clover

Blessings,
Chris

4 comments:

  1. I love your blocks here. Brenda is so lovely I bet that class was just wonderful. Everything is all just a matter of practice and patience...luckily quilting is addictive!

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  2. Lovely blocks! Nice to see your DJ coming along!

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  3. Very cute blocks. I've never attempted hand applique and think you are doing wonderful work. Please continue to post photos of your project; it will be nice to see the rest of your blocks.

    Thanks for posting to TN&TN's WIP Wednesday!

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    1. Thanks. I did the one by hand but most of them will done by machine this time.

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