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Thank you Helen! I had planned on doing the same thing - old school copy and paste - but this last week really got away...
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Helen, A red door would have been nice, if only I’d thought of it sooner. However, It’s not too late to incorporate...
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Sonia, thank you for your explanation and photos. This will help people with this block.
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This is the hand piecing tutorial I send folks in our Jen Kingwell club at my LQS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L...
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Beautiful block Sonia. This really makes me want to learn hand piecing. Any chance you could also
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Sonia, Thank you for all the pre start effort you are doing. I tried hand stitching half of the block, my outside border...
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This would work, but if you can handle the curve from piece J to K, I think you can stitch the petals in as well! Worth...
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When you cut and mark your pieces, be sure you mark both the dots and the sewing line. To find the line on a curved piece,...
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Here it is sewn up! It wasn't hard -- and I didn't sew it the easiest way. Took me about an evening of sewing -- 3 or 4...
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OK, here's how I think it comes together easiest.
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Thanks, Sandra, for sharing your finished project with us - fabulous! And glad you enjoyed the process of making it - y...
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Thank you Judith for the good explanation. I tried it using a thin line of Elmers glue with a Sharon Schamber tip in the...
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Susan M. Wish I had quilting skills that I wanted to showcase. Your the first one in many years on the forum that I have...
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Helen, Glue stick did not work very well for me. What worked best for me was to use a very, very fine-tipped applicater...
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I love your appliqué!!!
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Brilliant!!!!
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Gorgeous! I love your border!
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Skipped the second appliqué so I’d have a place for some pretty quilting. Used the same fabric from the appliqué da...
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I have worked hard to get month 9 completed before I head off on holiday for a couple of weeks. The birds are eyeless as I am still deciding whether to try the tiny circle or maybe use a button or sequin. It can wait. Looking forward to doing some piecing next month.
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I have made some adjustments to fit my capabilities. I think it looks pretty good.JETComment
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Done !
This round was quite a lot of work
Mostly fun as well as a little bit tricky. I also had to try a while to find the right position of the birds. And I decided to use little buttons for the birds eyes.
Finally I'm very pleased with the result and I'm looking foreward to next month.Quilting forever, Housework whenever!Comment
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Love this pattern and doing my own changes!Comment
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This was a challenging month. Lots and lots of leaves. The placement of all the parts was a challenge and then appliqueing the birds, vines and final leaves on the side borders after sewing the borders on was interesting. I used 2 of the specialty stitches on my machine to make the doves eyes and heart. I sewed them on the doves before appliqueing them on the border. I liked the way that turned out. I am looking forward to the piecing we will do next month!Comment
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I have a bird pinned on, but I'm not really liking it. i'm watching the forum to see if people are putting something else in that spot. Any ideas? This bird wasn't fun to prep.Comment
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Hi Amy, You have a really fun looking quilt. This picture is a Wendy William's pattern. Maybe a cute little fun bird would lookOriginally posted by AmyE View Post
good. HelenW
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I did a search for a different, smaller bird. I'm not home for a few more days, so I can't post a pictureOriginally posted by AmyE View PostCarol in SW MichiganComment
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Your center block with the heart is sweet!Carol in SW MichiganComment
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Month 9 is finally done! I changed the bird to the kind I like, interesting process but lots of fun
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Alice, Your color selections beautiful, and your red head bird is darling and fits perfectly with the rest of the quilt.Originally posted by acwang View PostMonth 9 is finally done! I changed the bird to the kind I like, interesting process but lots of fun
I can't see any stitching on your applique. Totally invisible and the edges are so perfectly turned. Looks like you been doing
this for a number of years.Love your quilt. HelenWComment
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Thanks Helen! We went to Hawaii during summer and saw Red-crested Cardinal birds everywhere so decided to add them into my dream garden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-crested_cardinal
I’m new to appliqué, tried needle turned appliqué several times but couldn’t get it to look good. This is all turned-edge machine appliqué after reading Barbara’s blog and watching Alex’s video, they are super helpful.
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I think the hardest thing I contend with in this pattern is the applique. I’m a big appliquer but I want the flowers etc to look like flowers.lol. It’s been a challenge for me to do the opposite. 
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