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Beautiful blocks, Teen. I love the polka dots!
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You do have some fun polka dots and stripes to play with Teen. This is going to be a very happy quilt.
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Thank you, ladies.... Can't help but be cheerful when sewing with this stuff. And, I doubt I'll even make a dent in the stash.
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Yeahhhhhhh more blocks! Stunning Teen!! So bright and cheerful, I love them!
Jen has more patterns to use up your stash :D :D You might like Spring Fever or Daisy Do (both in Quilt Lovely). |
Teen, you're using the Apliquick method on your appliqués. The fusible stabilizer makes the shapes a bit stiff so how does the trapunto work with the stabilizer?
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Thank you, Anael! The trapunto effect will occur when you sandwich the quilt,which means the applique pieces will have 2 layers of loft. When quilting, you sew around the applique pieces just at the edge of the applique to give distinction. Plus, I counter the stiffness of the stabilizer by cutting out the center's before I fuse. Doesn't have to pretty, just snip away as much stabilizer as you can. Another words, cut your shape, then cut the center out of the shape leaving 1/4" edge that is fused to fabric. I do this on all large applique pieces. The smaller ones will still poof out when you quilt around them as I've shared. Does that make sense? I learned to do this thru Judy Madsen since, for me, the only drawback to appliquick method was the stiffness of stabilizer..hence stiffness in quilt top. Hope this helps...
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Thanks Teen, it does make sense. I will do that in future with my appliqué shapes too because I find them quite stiff. For a wall hanging that's no problem but for a quilt I don't like that.
Now I need to find days with 48 hours instead of the usual 24........LOL |
Great idea for a Jen Kingwell thread. I have almost finished my Gypsy wife...I am considering an inner border and outer border to make it a bit larger than it is.
Anael and Teen, love all of your bright blocks. I am also doing LongTime Gone with group of ladies in a Modern Guild. We have a monthly schedule of blocks to complete. I’ll have to resize some of my photos to post. |
Welcome jmoore!! Nice to see more members here :)
The links don't work. Can't wait to see your GypsyWife and Long Time Gone blocks. |
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