Oh my gosh! I'm loving appliqué and discovering the amazing feel of using silk thread, like running a knife through soft butter. Never doing appliqué before I started with Alex Anderson's book Hand & Machine Appliqué. And then went to
The Quilt Shows website and watched several teaching sessions. From TQS I downloaded
2010 BOM, Hugs and Kisses by Susan Garman. Here is my first block and first attempt at hand appliqué.
From this picture my background looks like a dirty sheet but I promise it isn't. I wasn't happy with the first center flower and ended up making three different color combinations. Ended up with fabric I had in my stash. When I'm finished with the twelve blocks I'm going to be a pro at leaf making... Tons of leaves with little tiny pointy ends, yikes!!
Here's the beginning of the second block.
More leaves to make at least they don't have two pointed ends per leaf.
It won't be a surprise if I change the color combinations as I go. Makes it interesting to see what this fickle person will end up with.
Life is full of surprises, most we can't control.
Those you can control....
Make them happy
Make them colorful
and
Make sure they're memorable!
P.S.
My heart and sincere prayers go out to all of you who were in the path of Irene.
I started that BOM and stopped. Just couldn't get to liking applique. Good Luck on yours!
ReplyDeleteThose are gorgeous blocks! And I love your colours!
ReplyDeleteI also love hand applique but it has been years since I did anything. I am working up my nerve to do a Piece O'Cake design to hang in my freshly painted living room. Your enthusiasm is contagious and your block looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteIf that is your first applique piece, I am really impressed. My arthritic hands don't like hand applique but I am finding I really enjoy machine applique, new to me within the last year or two.
ReplyDeleteYou will love applique, it is so much freer than piecing. And so much freedom in changing colors, and making decisions as you go, you sound like me, things rarely turn out as planned, they usually turn out better!
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