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Hahaha, just received my book on Celtic Knots!!!! Of course, it is 10 quilts down the line but someday I'll get to it. I'm in the middle of a 6 month appliqué class, we meet twice a month. I's FUN!!! Good job!

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Originally Posted by pumpkinpatchquilter (Post 6066898)

Thank you all!

Didi, you know what? I found these knots on a website that shares tattoo art!!! I printed out the knots in the shapes that I like and traced them onto freezer paper! I used a Clover bias tape maker and double sided fusible tape to adhere them to my fabric for stitching. Then I just used silk thread and a very small stitch to sew them down. :)

thank you so much for exposing your design source, because I too was curious. Now for the quilting part... I would do one of two things to keep your bias design from wrinkling when you wet it to remove your markings. I would double bat or do trapunto so that way the unquilted area of the knot is quite filled with batting and really has no place to go when wet. I would also do just a wee bit of quilting in a matching thread on the knot itself, just in the over/under areas. I may even try to catch the very edge of the applique with the quilting thread to help hold it down even more in areas. I would experiment with a smaller piece first but I really think doing trapunto or double bat with very heavy quilting in the background will solve your issue. Also I would prewash my fabric that I made bias tape out of to get all possible shrinkage out of the mix.

I love what you have done and now you have me itching to try it!

Love Celtic knots! Don't know if I will ever get there but love yours. I hope you will show us more as it goes along.
Feline: Thanks for your recommendations, seems to me your answer would work on all kinds of applique.

Very nice. Celtic knot is my bucket list.

Looks good to me. If this works for you, then don't fix it.

Very nice .. be sure to post a picture after you are done !

Your first ?? attempt?

OMG! Looks like it's done by a seasoned appliqué-et...

Excellent work hope to see more!

Thank you!! Ok - one last update! I finished quilting this - and I hit the applique with an iron...I think that's all it needed as it looks much better!! Thanks for all your suggestions!

Wow! Just when I thought it couldn't get better. Your quilting echos the shape perfectly. Don't forget to keep showing us.