My Flower Garden Lessons
Dee will teach you how to make all the fabulous blocks and beautiful appliqué flowers that make up this quilt.
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Dee's Saturday Sampler - My Flower Garden - Introduction
It's red...it's beautiful...and Dee will help you make it your own. MY FLOWER GARDEN by Mendy Slone is exclusive to TheQuiltShow.com for now, so join us and make a quilt that will make you smile. In this video, Dee introduces you to how she found the quilt, the suggested supplies, and where to get the kit or pattern.
Dee's Saturday Sampler - My Flower Garden - Lesson 01 - First Two Blocks
It's a beautiful quilt and time to get started. With Dee Christopher as your teacher, even a confident beginner can make this quilt. Dee starts with the first 2 blocks in this video and will get you ready for the upcoming appliqué.
Dee's Saturday Sampler - My Flower Garden - Lesson 02 - Raw Edge & Turned Appliqué
Dee Christopher loves applique. In her tutorial she shows the starch method of applique and the Apliquick glue and turn applique. See how she gets sharp points and what products she uses to work with the applique.
Dee's Saturday Sampler - My Flower Garden - Lesson 03 - Getting Perfect Points
In this lesson, Dee will be showing placement of appliqué on the quilt, reviewing how she gets her points on turned appliqué just right, and sewing down raw edge and turned appliqué. She will also have great tips for sewing the next two blocks.
Dee's Saturday Sampler - My Flower Garden - Lesson 04 - Embellishing the Flowers with Stitches
The flowers are appliqued on, but you have wonderful choices to embellish the flowers with special stitches. Whether you sewing them down by hand or by machine, Dee shows you some of her favorite stitches that work for both raw edge applique and turned applique. She also shows how to use Appli-Stick fusible so that the pieces can be moved around before being sewn down. She talks about 3 ways to make your circles using starch and freezer paper, or Applipops, or Karen Kay Buckley Perfect Circles.
Dee's Saturday Sampler - My Flower Garden - Lesson 05 - Pinning Techniques
Pinning is important when there are a lot of points coming together. In this lesson, Dee will be showing blocks 5, 6, & 8. There are a lot of half-square triangles stuffed together. Precision piecing is vital for these blocks to look good. Dee shows you how.
Dee's Saturday Sampler - My Flower Garden - Lesson 06 - Sunflower, Vase and 3D Appliqué Tips
In this lesson you will work on the Sunflower and the Vase. These are beautiful parts of the quilt and Dee shows you how to place them correctly. Also in this lesson, the petals are appliquéd on and Dee has a special 3D technique to show you.
Dee's Saturday Sampler - My Flower Garden - Lesson 07 - Pinwheels You Will Love
There are a lot of points on a pinwheel quilt block. Dee lets you look over her shoulder as she shows you how to get those points matching to perfection.
Dee's Saturday Sampler - Lesson 08 - Creating the Bird
In this lesson, Dee will be focusing on appliqué, how to embellish your flowers, and creating the cute little bird (including the inking and acrylic painting) for your My Flower Garden quilt.
Dee's Saturday Sampler - My Flower Garden - Lesson 09 - Quarter Square Triangles
The Quarter Square Triangle is a basic building block of quilting. Dee has taught this block for years and will show you how to make it correctly. Even if you aren't making the quilt, you'll want to add this block to your quilter's toolbox.
Dee's Saturday Sampler - My Flower Garden - Lesson 10 - Finishing the Appliqué
Dee walks you through finishing the final appliqué. Buttons, bias tape, ric rac, yo yos, sewing tape, ribbons, strings, and more... This is a special class for everyone not just people making this quilt.
Dee's Saturday Sampler - My Flower Garden - Lesson 11 - Borders, Bindings, and Backings
It's time to put the quilt together. Dee has advice on borders, bindings, and backings. Then she gives you some tips for what to do with any leftover fabrics.