This quilt top was given to my local quilting group, Night Owl Quilters. We have decided to use it as a raffle quilt for Our Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser……It just needed to be quilted and bound.
I tried to keep the quilting simple as the Kaffe Fassett fabrics are so beautiful and vibrant, they need to shine. It is quilted with Superior Threads Magnifico, colour Elegante. All in the ditch and straight line quilting.
You can find the instructions and pattern outlines for this quilt in the current issue of Quilters Companion magazine #108.
I made the quilt for my granddaughter, Zoe, when she progressed to a big girls bed. It is raw edge machine appliqué using blanket stitch with a scalloped foundation pieced border. The quilt is constructed as a quilt-as-you-go project. I used a range of colourful pink batiks on a white on white background.
The quilt was awarded first place Large Quilts Professional at the Canberra Quilters Annual Exhibit in 2019 and best use of Batik Fabrics.
It is a great project for refining your machine appliqué skills.
We had a fun morning last Tuesday at Night Owl Quilters.
Anne Hunt, one of our members, very generously ran a workshop where we experimented with positive and negative shapes. Using fusible web we created 5 inch square designs, one positive, one negative. I used a small machine blanket stitch in a colour to match the fabric for the raw edge appliqué.
Finished result ….a small table topper and 2 smaller ones for the coffee tables.
My goal is to finish some of those UFO’s hiding in my cupboards. This quilt top was made a few years back when I was determined to use up all the jelly rolls I had collected. This pattern is called ‘Garden Trellis’ from the book ‘Jelly Roll Quilts’ by Pam and Nicky Lintott. I have finally finished the quilting using straight line quilting with the aid of a ruler, following the pattern lines. The fabric range is Peace on Earth by 3 Sisters for Moda.
I am really enjoying my new project as it slowly takes shape.
The needle turn appliqué comes to life as each layer is added. I am using up all my scraps and left over pieces of Japanese yarn dyed fabric, and hoping that I have enough of the pinks in my stash of scraps to complete the blossom flowers……I bought them in Japan a few years ago.
The subtle colours all bounce off each other and bring the design to life.
On their own they look pale and a little insipid, together they blend perfectly and compliment each other. I am using silk thread in a colour that matches the fabric and a fine milliners needle for the appliqué. The colonial knots are made using Japanese Sashiko cotton. I am also happy with my choice of background fabric with its soft spot design.
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