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Faye, the center block is scheduled to be posted on Month 12.
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It is beautiful! My quilting friends love my blocks and the spring fabric colorway that I have on my design wall. I was...
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I love your birds and the fly stitches between flower petals. I love your colors.
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Helen, I think I am going to mount it but I have never done a wool project before so will do some research before deciding....
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Midnight 33, I agree with Carol G. Your applique looks good. I had to get my nose right up to my computer screen on the zoom to see the stitching. When I did that I could only see the stitching at all on a few of the lighter colored circles. It looks like you used
a blanket (buttonhole) stitch. Did yo?. Normally if you are using invisible thread you don't do a decorative stitch. You could try
a sample using the invisible thread with a 1.0- 1.0 zig zag. The needle takes a stitch right on the inside edge of the applique,
then the next stitch is just at the edge of the applique ( almost like it is stitching in the ditch it is so close). Personally I think you
applique is great. One more thought, that I noticed when I got my nose up to the screen. When you place your leaves, if there
is one of those little dots on the back ground fabric right at the point it looks from a distance that the point is slightly blunted.
Not something that anyone would notice except us quilters striving to do the impossible perfect quilt.
Just a thought. Your quilt is going to be beautiful. Love the colors you have used. HelenW
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I think this looks great. Machine applique like anything is an acquired skill. Honestly, it's not a bad idea if you wanted to try a different technique in Month 4. BOM's are all about learning different skills and seeing what works best for you after all! I love, love the color choices btw!
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I just completed my first machine fusible applique and like you I didn't like the way the invisible thread looked or felt. I was using a 100 weight. I didn't start over and I changed thread two more times. It is not noticeable. Also, I thought I liked the buttonhole the best on my test piece, but it seemed to m, the piece frayed more, so I changed to the zig zag and it didn't cause as much fraying. After it was done, I don't think even a judge would see all the changes and my 99 year old mother-in-law loved the piece!!
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midnight33 I'm doing machine applique also [karen kay buckley for the circles and the freezer paper method for anything else]. I use a matching polyester thread on top and neutral cotton on the bottom with a small zig zag stitch [maybe 1.2 wide by 1.4 long] so it just catches the applique to background. I got a large set of embroidery thread from amazon, it has 260 colors, but even the 80 color sets offer enough variety and are inexpensive. I sort mine into bins by color and they are easier to handle and match when I need to pull them out. I love this method and by the time this is finished, quilted and washed those stitches will be invisible enough for me. Keep at it, yours looks great and finished is better than perfect!!!
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I finished all the circles, and I used the Karen Kay Buckly perfect circles. I tried both methods. I rode the struggle bus trying to make the leaves. I tried several methods. I will add the other leaves next month after I do the big flowers. So, this is my progress.
Thankful for all the access we have with the quilt show to learn and try different processes.Sandie T.
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Nearly chickened out and started again. Was going to do it in blanket stitch but persevered with needle turn applique and I'm quite happy with the results. Followed Sarah's technique for circles and leaves. Used fusible bias for stems. Love looking at everyone's choices of colors and techniques, it's a great way to learn other ways. :-)
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Faye, the center block is scheduled to be posted on Month 12.
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It is beautiful! My quilting friends love my blocks and the spring fabric colorway that I have on my design wall. I was...
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I love your birds and the fly stitches between flower petals. I love your colors.
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Helen, I think I am going to mount it but I have never done a wool project before so will do some research before deciding....
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Trying to upload progress picture but keep getting error messages. Will
try again later.
HelenW -
I used Kathleen g 's idea of beads on a stem. I did the closed fly stitch with
one bead on each tail stitch. Then... -
Sandy F. It turned out beautiful. Your extra fabric strip on the left was the perfect solution to your cramped dandelion...
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Unfortunately, just as I was pressing the binding on my quilt, I got a rust stain on the actual quilted part. Anyone have...
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I'm so excited that my quilt won this challenge.
Bonnie Tomsheck -
I think I am about finished. Still have a few things to complete and lots of silver French Knots to complete. I settled...
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Month 7 has us making more 4 patch in a Star blocks. My LIVE will be THURSDAY July 3, noon Central Time:
h... -
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https://bbquiltmaker.blogspot.com/20...ternative-bloc... - Loading...
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