Sunday 25 April 2010

Applique is nice but...

...it seems to take forever...
 ...and ever...
...to get somewhere...
...but when you do finally get there...
...you realise it wasn't half as bad...
...as you thought it was in the beginning.

Bit like giving birth really but without the pain bit ;-)

Pattern was from here and they got it from here.

I altered it slightly - chain stitched with three strands of embroidery thread the feet and beaks of the birds. Originally, I blind stitched by hand each individual leaf but I didn't think they had enough stick-out-ness to them so then I went round each leaf with the sewing machine to get the added definition I was after. Background is a white linen.
As much as it is always nice to dip a toe into the world of applique, suddenly square quilts are looking very attractive once again!

9 comments:

  1. Absolutely gorgeous! (Followed you here from the Flickr "Fresh Modern Quilts" group!)

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  2. I came over from Fresh Modern Quilts as well - beautiful quilt, gorgeously done. Don't you just love Kellie's designs?

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  3. Me too, and me too! Just gorgeous!

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  4. Followed from FMQ - I absolutely love this quilt, it is beautiful.

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  5. Thank you thank you. All credit to Kellie at Don't Look Now for a fab pattern to follow.

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  6. Wonderful - you must have spent ages on that. Applique is on my todo list but I keep putting it off.

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  7. I think this is the most beautiful quilt I have ever seen! Amazing! Great job!

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  8. Oh my, this is breathtaking! I love love love it! What a beautiful quilt.

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  9. oh wow! just discovered your blog through the quilt festival and i'll be back! this quilt is exquisite and an inspiration. love doing applique but i've never done anything that big or detailed.

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