Applique Club
I am a new quilter but have been a sewer all my life. I am also an artist, so when I retired and told my friends it was time to start quilting, they all said I would be good at art quilts. I just wanted to learn basic quilts. Two years ago I saw McKenna Ryann's Forest Hollow quilt with the Owl's appliqued on it, and knew my Aunt would go crazy over it. It seems I will be seeing her in two months in New Zealand, so I've had to start it and hustle. I am LOVING working on it. I am doing machine blanket stitches on all the pieces, then will use some colored pencils to shade for a more realistic look and make it permanent. I expect her to use it, not just hang it, so I wanted it to be durable. I'm using coordinating thread colors for each piece, and may do a little thread painting, too at the end. I have completed one small landscape wall hanging, and that's it, so this will be my first "real" quilt. I haven't sandwiched it yet as there are far too many pieces to blanket stitch, and I think it would be too stiff. I'm planning on doing my own quilting, too. I've done a lot of reading and practicing on FMQ, and will SID for the borders. It looks great so far...will send a pic at the end if all is well lol!
I'll definitely do more applique from now on. I like details, but applique isn't so repetitious so it's moved up in my book!
Sally in Florida