I made a sample block of the snowflake star . It was definitely a fusible web pattern. The fabric would have been too flimsy to really attempt it any other way.
When I make the lap/sofa quilt, I will use more of a bluish gray because that (to me) will look more like a wintery sky.

That is very pretty. I can't wait to see the full quilt!
~Tiffany

It is really nice... I like it alot..

Looks GREAT... how many more til we see a FULL quilt?

Wow that turned out great Vicki :thumbup:

Dawn: It will be a while before I get time to do the whole thing. I have to put the binding on the baby quilt that I have been working on and find the bluish gray for the background fabric and start the DIL's king size quilt. So sometime in this lifetime I hope :!: :lol:

Wow--I didn't know fabric could be made to do that...fusible web or not. I, too, look forward to the quilt. Even if it'll be awhile--it just gives us something to look forward to. :D

I think the fusible web manufacturers would go broke if it wasn't for the tons of that stuff I buy every year! :lol: The stuff with the brand name of wonder under makes a lighter weight one than the stuff called heat and bond. Its a littler harder to find though. :-)

Karla, I've seen the same thing done but instead of making the snowflake out of cotton fabric it was done with brushed suede. The effect was absolutely amazing! I think I can find a picture. ...Yes! I found it but it isn't a good picture. My camara was broken at the time. It does give you an idea. In the light the suede is mesmerizing!
~Tiffany

Yes, I will have to top stitch mine because the fisng probably wouldn't hold up very well w/out sttiching.

Tiffany those are stunning!

It is fused and with suede there is no need to sew down the edges. It's a technique I noticed about two or three years ago in a quilt store in Jackson, WY during our local shop hop. It is slowly catching on, probably slowly because of the expense of brushed suede. I would really, really love to try this technique. The above was done by a little old lady in her late 80's who is a bit arthritic and I figure if she can do it so can I. Now I just need to pry all the details out of her on how she cut it and all that. :lol:
~Tiffany

Tiffany, it was beautiful.. I used a box cutter(razor blade type) to cut mine out. But my fabric was just bleached muslin, so it was fairly easy.

I have an exacto knife and when I actually get to where I can try this technique I hope it works. If not, I'm going to go looking for my husband's box cutters! :lol:
~Tiffany

i like two things about that snowflake.

1. - it's reeeeeeelly nice all by itself so will be more than stunning all over a quilt

2. you are not going to make me feel inadequate by doing traditional needle turn. i still haven't recovered from my attempt to do that one tulip nearly a year ago. :lol:

Tiffany, Somewhere, I do have an exacto knife, but rather than spend several days or a lifetime hunting it, I used the box cutter! He doesn't seem to lose as many thing as I do! LOL

Patrice, I like applique, but I like things done quickly, so I used fusible webbing. I still have to top stitch it in place, but at least I got a real fast idea of what it will look like!

Vicki - did you find the pattern you were looking for or did you design that yourself? It is really a cool snowflake.

Vicki- It looks pretty the way it is now, but I agree on the blue-gray background! I look forward to seeing more!

I tried emailing the magazine several times. First time they said they had no back issues. I wrote back and explained that I had the mag, but needed the name of the designer. They recommended 2 web sites--no luck. Third time, they said they would pass my request on to someone to help me. No response again. I gave up and this is my version. Hope they don't come after me, but I certainly tried my best. The magazine said the pattern was on line, but that was a mistake. It wasn't there. Other patterns from that issue were there, but not the snowflake.
It seems like somebody would know about the pattern since they showed it in the magazine. Whoever is in charge of their email did not know anything about it.

ROFL :lol: I'll tell you the same thing I tell new quilters, there is no such thing as the perfect technique for everyone. I'm not a fan of fusible applique and yet I have friends who turn out amazing pieces using this technique. Thankfully the quilt world seems to be big enough for all of us, those who do traditional applique and even those odd people who choose to use other techniques. ;)
~Tiffany

I stand tall and admit I am one of the odd ones!!!!! I am so glad there are no quilt police to say that my way is the wrong way :lol: :lol: :lol: