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I decided to do the applique. I use Alex's method for finished edge. Machine sewn on expect for the small circles which...
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really pretty and well done!
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Very nice! I love the blue and white fabric for this.
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I really love your fabric choices for this! Well done.
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They look fabulous, (from someone who isn't even going to attempt applique.)
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Your applique blocks are absolute perfection. You've done this before! lol
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Refresh your browser and try again. Or use another browser. I have no problems with Chrome.
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I have been trying to play the video for month 2 but am told to log in. I have logged in several times but it continues...
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Completed Month 2. I used machine applique. I need the practice as I am not as experienced with this method.
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Almost halfway done with month 2. Those little circles are kinda slow to make.
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You can always make the circles larger which will be easier for you to make. --Lynn
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Your block is wonderful! --Lynn
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I LOVE your blocks, Gloria! Your design really showcases the plaid. --Lynn
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I'm behind but here are my first 2 blocks assembled. It was so much fun sorting through the 365 Kona colors in the kit!!...
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The flowers were made using doilies that my grandmother crocheted many years ago. Four of them were originally coasters...
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Thanks Helen, I was thinking the same thing after watching the show!
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Sandy F. started a blog post What to do with a vintage quilt top and blocks...What to do with a vintage quilt top and blocks...
I have a quilt top and 16 quilt blocks that were hand pieced by my late husband’s Step-Grandmother. The fabric is from his Grandfather Claude’s shirts. Claude died in 1951 so I believe that is when the fabric dates from and the top and blocks would have been made before 1977 when Zoe passed away. I think the top was intended to be a ‘Trip Around The World’ quilt but as Zoe got farther from the center she didn’t have enough of the same fabric to go all the way around and had to add other fabrics. It is approximately 74” x 74”. My plan is to hand quilt and make the binding from my late husband’s shirts.
The 16 blocks are 14” square from the same fabrics. They are made like a Trip Around The World Block but I’m not sure what the name of the block is and I have no idea what I want to do with the blocks. I could divide the blocks between my four grandchildren and make a wallhanging set together with plain fabric blocks. I could make one quilt using all 16 blocks and give one to my son and one to my daughter.
Any suggestions????
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#2 - I had a Dutch Doll Quilt top made by my grandmother using feedsack fabric from the 30's or 40's. The sashing was very fragile and I knew I would never use it as a quilt so I took it apart and quilted and bound each block and I now have six hanging above my bed and I love them. I plan to share other blocks with family. I used Retro Wash and hand washed and air dried. I am no expert but I washed my blocks before quilting. You might consider appliquing the scalloped edge to a border to stablize it.