Tried my hand at reverse applique!
 

While I was up visiting my Great-Aunt Ruth in Nova Scotia, she answered a million and one quilting questions. There were techniques I'd been interested in trying (machine applique and paper-piecing) that I had a hard time jumping into without a little hands-on instruction. After I successfully completed my first little applique project, she decided I should try my hand at reverse applique!

The tulip pattern was one that she'd made several years ago and thought would be a relatively simple, if slightly fiddly, first project. I completed the whole thing in several hours, even with three separate incidents of binding boo-boo's that had to be unpicked (she also showed me how to neatly and "invisibly" bind).

Not perfect, especially since this was only my second time ever doing any sort of applique, but I think that it turned out pretty! It will be a gift for my Aunt Judy, to hang in her window while she recovers from surgery.

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I think you did a great job!

you did a fantastic job. that's one technique i've been avoiding.

It was deceptively simple with the right tools! Just a lot of tracing and cutting - the cutting was definitely the most fiddly and time-consuming bit. :) And thank you!

Wonderful job!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wonderful job and so pretty!!!

Beautiful!

Great job!!!

Are the edges of the dark fabric turned under? Did you do your stitches by hand or machine? It looks perfect to me!!!

You did a great job! Like the pattern and fabrics

I did the stitching by machine. The edges aren't turned under, but I was going slowly while stitching and catching juuuust at the lip, so the stitches sank down into the fusible fleece interfacing I used as batting and pulled the raw edge along with it.

Beautiful. I'm just finishing a reverse applique quilt. Hope to finish by weekend. I have a feling my dogs think it is theirs.

great job !

looking good

Very beautiful. you did great work.

Great job!

Very pretty! I love the stained glass look!

Great job - I have always wanted to try that. Maybe one day

Very pretty, great job.

Very pretty.

Looks good to me.

You did a great job!

Pretty tulip! You've done a great job on this. Kudos for trying and succeeding!

That is lovely! It looks like stained glass which I love. Very nice.

Very lovely

WOW! I love that! Does your Great-Aunt give lessons? You learn very fast. I could never finish anything that pretty that quickly!

Looking great!

I'm not sure if she's ever had to teach another quilter before. She did an awesome job, though, and her guidance was the 'push' I needed to get out of my comfort zone of straight piecing.

I love reverse applique. I did one 25 years ago and framed it. I really like the process and the finished result. Our teacher was a wonderful woman who had most of the nuckles in her hands replaced. I couldn't believe her talent. She was doing life-size knight in armor for a local hotel in the Chicago area. She also had a beautiful piece over her back door window. It really does give the same impression as stain glass. You did a fantastic job. Lucky you to have your aunt to teach you. Must have been a fun visit. Yolanda Wood River

Looks fantastic to me.

Fabulous! I had a great aunt Ruth who was my quilting mentor/inspiration too!!!!

WOW! That is beautiful!!!

Looks great! I love the look of applique but intimidated by it.

Can we all go to her house for lessons? Great teacher & great student!

Great job.

what a great job! Lovely work.

Great job and fun pattern!

Nicely done!

Love it. I want to try it now. I love hand work of all kinds. Thanks for the eye candy and inspiration.