MONTH 6 — Show Your Progress Here

[Barbara B.]

Please use this TOPIC to share your progress.

[Sheridan D.]

Decided to give appliqué paper a go this month. It’s a bit more difficult to sew but gave me smoother curves, better corners and it held the fabric firm while stitching. Have not used it before so hoping when washed the paper softens up. Procrastinating over the sharp long snowdrop pieces. Any hints/ tips?
jen spoke about needles getting bends in them, I have included a picture of mine.

[Barbara B.]

I am going to tackle the snowdrop pieces today so hope to have something to share on the LIVE Friday June 7.

[Sheridan D.]

Thanks Barbara. I was thinking of waiting to see what the embroidery was like in coming months to see if the ends could be hidden under the embroidery. Looking forward to the next video, probably not live

[Sheri W.]

I LOVE the black additions to your piecing. They really attract attention and look great.

[Amy G.]

I'm all done! When I start ....I just have to finish! I took some advantage of my embroidery machine for the embellishments and decided to employ some nursery rhythm's , I guess that's a cheat, but further enhances the scrappy nature of this design... On the other hand virtually all of the blocks were sewn by hand. I put them together on the machine.

[Helen W.]

Amy, Your quilt turned out wonderful. The whimsy of the nursery rhythms is so darling and shows your creativity. Excellent job. Having the BOM done the first week of June is incredible. Are you
planning on quilting it yourself? HelenW

[Sheri W.]

Really fun embroidery choices. It looks great!

[laurelomac]

"Pick a Petal" sounds like an invite to a ladybug picnic, so I painted some ladybugs on my finished blocks.

[Helen W.]

Laurelomac, Super cute lady bug idea. Your french knots look great too. I like the realistic
looking flowers. HelenW

[Susan C.]

Your blocks are lovely!

How cute those ladybugs are! A wonderful idea.

[Susan C.]

I wish the patterns for the appliqué work were broken down into smaller pieces!

[Helen W.]

Decided to give appliqué paper a go this month. It’s a bit more difficult to sew but gave me smoother curves, better corners and it held the fabric firm while stitching. Have not used it before so hoping when washed the paper softens up. Procrastinating over the sharp long snowdrop pieces. Any hints/ tips?
jen spoke about needles getting bends in them, I have included a picture of mine.

Sheridan, You might take a look at Show 701 Nancy Brown doing needle turn on pet portraits. She draws the shape on the
top of the fabric and only cuts a small seam allowance section at a time, leaving a larger piece to hold onto. She likes John James
sharps size 10 for a needle. I liked Barbara's idea of just curving the points to make them a little more rounded and easier to deal with. HelenW

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[Helen W.]

THANKS for all the work you do to make the BOM run smoothly. Your LIVE presentations are always so well organized.
Never would have thought that you get nervous before you do them. And you are the Top Gun of The Quilt Show.
HelenW

[Barbara B.]

Thanks, Helen! Maybe I am the Maverick of TQS.

[JANET E.]

This is rows top and bottom. It's a mixture of hand applique and machine applique.

[Barbara B.]

I love your red bird!

[Sheri W.]

Beatuiful choices of colors. Fun and whimsical. Nicely done!

[lholzhu]

So I have been busy, but enjoying all the posts. I wanted to make my quilt larger, so as I mentioned before I used some of the designs from Becky Goldsmith in her 100 Whimsical Appliqué designs for extra border and of course more of the other blocks. Center is sewn, but others sewn in pairs(appliqué). I look forward to the embroidery embellishments and probable will add many more to the enlarged appliqué border. I just had to lay them all out to see the design. So pleased and happy with them. I probably will more some around and start some basic appliqué stitching on”Becky’s” border. A few birds will also be appliqué in future. This is ALL Hand pieced. Will plan on some big stitch quilting as well. I have saved some of the neutral fabrics for a scrappy binding. Not sure of backing yet.
I can see my appliqué has improved since last years BOM. That quilt will be entered in our county fair in August.
Thanks Barbara for all your tips. Becky for the designs. Now off to view the recommended embroidery shows for more ideas.

[Helen W.]

What a fabulous looking quilt. Love the double applique border idea. You have the Australia look of
Jen Kingwell with the whimsy of Becky Goldsmith and it works perfectly together. HelenW

[Debcap]

Oh My Wow I'm in awe what a beautiful quilt I love it Can I get designs from Becky Goldsmith in her 100 Whimsical Appliqué I'm new to all this and this can you tell me where to get them please your work is so lovely

[Helen W.]

Working on my 4th log cabin border. Decided to do way more hand embroidery than I originally was thinking about doing.
Probably would have been easier to do it before attaching the borders. Doing that with the 4th one. Having fun.
It will be fun to see what Alex is going to do for the hand embroidery. She said she would be helping Barbara on
that part of the quilt. HelenW

[Susanne M.]

Flower power! I’m saluting the 60’s with mod flowers for my appliqué round. The embroidery is going to be fun. I’m substituting two alternate blocks for the corners and these are Jen Kingwell’s “Utah” block.

[Helen W.]

Susanne, Love the Utah block. I had to look it up. Looks really hard to sew. When you said it was
Jen's block, I then thought OK templates and hand stitching. It certainly fits in. Your flowers look great too. I am loving how everyone seems to be going off in their own creative directions. HelenW

[Jo Anne]

My June appliqué is ready. Can’t wait to do the embroidery!

[brigitte.wieser]

I finished the applique of the second border and I'm looking foreward to start with the embroidery

[Helen W.]

Working on the next border after the log cabin border. Blocks are not posted in any order, just laying them
down as I do them for now. HelenW

[Barbara B.]

Your blocks are so colorful! Love it.

[Laurie F.]

Beautiful work, Helen! Loved your appliquéd butterflies and swirls, too!

[Sue R.]

All finished and I love it!

[Helen W.]

Beautiful work. Love your appliqué flowers!!! HelenW

[Sheri W.]

Just lovely! I like your flowers too. They fill up the background nicely.