"Flowerland" by Sue Nickels won Second Place - Appliqué at Houston 2024.

Artist Statement: “These are my original appliqué designs. Sampler blocks from my first book, Machine Applique: A Sampler of Techniques, were set around the new center flower basket. It was machine appliquéd using the stitched raw-edge fusible technique with original feather designs free-motion machine quilted in the border. There is some ruler work in the sashing area to complete the quilting. The little bird is a favorite design used frequently in my quilts.”

Techniques: Machine Piecing, Machine Appliqué, and Machine Quilting; Fused Appliqué

Design Source: Original Design

(Main Quilt Photo by Ricky Tims; All Other Photos by John Anderson)