Here is my first try at applique. I really enjoyed making this for my DH as a special Valentine wallhanging. I still have to quilt and bind, but I'm so proud of myself for trying, I love how it turned out. How would you quilt this?? I haven't tried FMQ yet and I'm not sure about stitching in the ditch on this one. What do you think? You can't see the stitching, but I stitched around all of it using a blanket stitch on my machine with matching thread.

Too cute.

Oh that is adorable :thumbup:

I would quilt around the appliques, and just fill in either a cross-hatch in the background, or a stipple. If you aren't confident with FMQ on machine, can you hand-quilt?? Stipple would be easy enough to hand-quilt. Or, just machine a cross hatch, SID the applique and around the border. How about adding a heart applique in two opposite corners of the border???? Just a thought. It is really cute-I'm sure he will love it!!

sew cute

that is so cute, thanks for sharing with us

He will love it!

Thank you! I really like your ideas, thank you for your help. I love the idea about adding a heart appliques in the corners, that will be really cute!

Great Job ! Love it :mrgreen:

That is SO cute!!! GREAT JOB!!

very cute..

Very cute!! Good job!!

I love Sue and Fred. In fact did an applique Sue quilt, still not finished and started an embroidery Sue quilt...not finished yet

I think it is very, very nice. I will be starting my 1st applique piece next week and I can only hope it turns out 1/2 as nice as yours.

How sweet is this!! I have always adored the sunbonnet patterns :)

Cute, cute, cute!!

Sewwww sweet :!:

So cute.

very cute!

It won't help you on this one, but on smaller quilts like this, I blanket stitch the applique edges after I sandwich it. Then it becomes part of the quilting :wink:

I love this wall hanging, good for you for trying yet another technique :D:D:D

Wow, amma, what a great idea! I've been struggling on how to quilt this so it's been sitting. I think I'll echo the outlines of each character both on the inside and the outside of the applique, hope that works and that I don't mess it up :) Sure was fun making this so far. I really enjoyed the applique so I started another project :D of flowers.

Lovely wall hanging!

Cute

What a cute wallhanging. I love the Sunbonnet and Sam appliques. Great Job. I wouldn't know how to tell you regarding the FMQ, but others will be able to tell you.