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-   Blocks of the Month and Week (https://www.quiltingboard.com/blocks-month-week-f9/)
-   -   Penny Haren's "Pieced Applique "... 1 block a week begins January 2011 (https://www.quiltingboard.com/blocks-month-week-f9/penny-harens-%22pieced-applique-%22-1-block-week-begins-january-2011-a-t77062.html)

kwiltkrazy 02-01-2011 07:22 AM
Looking forward to seeing your material and blocks, Fromzstore.

jolo 02-01-2011 09:01 AM
I am doing 2 with the group on this board. I wont be doing this one due to the fact I bought the wrong book. I love your blocks and will continue to peek. To anwere the question of cutting the layer out on the back. I dont I think it weakens the top. I have been doing needleturn app. for many, many years and never did. Have no trouble with the hand quilting by leaving it. JO

Jupiter 02-01-2011 10:33 PM
Not necessarily all from a certain line of fabrics, tho some may be mates. I just picked them off of the JoAnns quilting wall.


hugs, Jupiter


Originally Posted by Deecee
Wow Jupiter, love those colours. Are they a particular range or did you pick and mix?

Jupiter 02-01-2011 10:37 PM
Welcome to the group! Looking forward to seeing your fabric picks. Hope your book comes really fast to you.

hugs, Jupiter

Originally Posted by fromzstore
Joined last night can't wait to get book in all your blocks are beautiful.i am hoping after learning this technique that I may be able to use it to do some of the more complicated blocks in the dear Jane quilt I want to start any one ever done a dear Jane before

Deecee 02-01-2011 11:23 PM
Originally Posted by Jupiter
Not necessarily all from a certain line of fabrics, tho some may be mates. I just picked them off of the JoAnns quilting wall.

Great picking :thumbup:

jacquie 02-03-2011 01:53 PM
hi everyone, i ordered my book from amazon, the other day, and hoping to sew along with you guys :)
can't wait to see it and have a look through it!!

Obsessed 02-03-2011 05:17 PM
Hi Jacquie! Welcome!

keelybird57 02-03-2011 05:47 PM
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Here's my first block. I'm not very experienced with applique. The biggest challenge was how rigid the block was. May I ask, what kind of needle you used? I tried 2 different sizes/types.

Deecee 02-03-2011 06:35 PM
Originally Posted by keelybird57
Here's my first block. I'm not very experienced with applique. The biggest challenge was how rigid the block was. May I ask, what kind of needle you used? I tried 2 different sizes/types.
I am not an experienced applique person and I find applique needles too small to hold and thread so I just use the finest needle that I can manage, with a reasonable "eye" that I can thread.

The finer the needle, the smaller the hole it makes which creates a neater line but I usually end up having to compromise on needle size to avoid any frustration with dropping the needle 50 times because I can't grip it.

Obsessed 02-03-2011 08:01 PM
Originally Posted by keelybird57
Here's my first block. I'm not very experienced with applique. The biggest challenge was how rigid the block was. May I ask, what kind of needle you used? I tried 2 different sizes/types.
I totally agree! I'm working on the second block now, and I'm really having a hard time stitching the pieces down because of the stiffness of the two (in places, four) layers of paper and the glue. I'm going to try a smaller needle - I don't have any needles specifically for applique, so I'm just going to do like Deecee and use the smallest needle I have that I can manage.


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