Saturday, June 28, 2008

A Little Hand Applique..


I decided the border needed an appliqued vine and some flowers. So, I started it and I think it is just the thing. I am following a pattern in a book called Quick and Easy Scrap Quilts. The pattern has an appliqued border, which I thought I would do without. I am willing to admit my errors!
Edit to post:
I learned how to hand applique from a great quilter in Ketchikan named Judy Madden. She makes beautiful quilts, but especially hand applique. Her technique is really easy, you draw the vine on the wrong side, bast the fabric on the right side following the lines on the wrong side. Then you trim to the basting stitch about a quarter inch and needle turn the seam under as you applique. I really like this technique. I don't have to pre-cut anything.

2 comments:

Tina said...

Are you hand appliqueing the vine and flowers, or are you doing it on the machine?

Anonymous said...

Very pretty quilt, love the colors and the simplicity of it.... Ronda K Beyer