Zinnias in chenille
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Looks great!
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Very beautiful and such a unique creative way for the sashing. love your fabrics.
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very nice quilt and I love the texture of the chenille--how hard was it to use?
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The chenille is a beautiful offset to all the flowers. You did a beautiful job!
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So glad you were able to post the pictures. It's beautiful and unique.
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I'm going to have to look up "chenille" to see what you did but I love the fuzzy addition to this quilt! The chenille that comes to mind is done with several layers of flannel and then ragged out.
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I love that zinnia fabric! The chenille looks great, it adds a wonderful 3 dimension.
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Originally Posted by illinois
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I'm going to have to look up "chenille" to see what you did but I love the fuzzy addition to this quilt! The chenille that comes to mind is done with several layers of flannel and then ragged out.
I agree that this site isn't as user friendly as it used to be. When it came out with everything thrown together, it seemed to lose my interest and I see a lot of comments about trying to post pictures with great difficulty. I liked the daily digest that I didn't have to sort through the clutter of the categories that don't interest me. I, too, have considered dropping out but occasionally I come across a post that peaks my interest. |
Google a product called Chenille-It. it is a roll of bias cut fabric.
The method I used was to get out my favorite sewing room tool, Elmers Washable School Glue, and tacked the chenille-it down one row at a time because I wanted nice straight lines on the ditch of the sashing. Then sewed that row down and went on to the next row until I finished all I wanted to do. You can overlay the tape at intersections, you don't have to cut and piece it. After sewing, I washed the quilt and the chenille frays and softens. I did have to wash mine twice because I was a little heavy-handed with the glue in some places and it didn't all wash out the first time so go light with the glue if you want to try adding it to a quilt. The anticipation of waiting to see the finished look is worth it. I hope others will give it a try. |
A few other things, I first thought I would do it on the LAM but didn't like how that was working for me, with not a lot of experience but it can be done especially if your blocks are not on point like mine are.
I quilted the quilt first then did the chenille part and then binding. |
Such a cool quilt! Love the texture the chenille adds. A real winner :-)
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Beautiful quilt! The colors are fabulous!
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