I think this is one of the cutest quilts I've ever done. The pattern is Poppin Posies by Izzy and Ivy. The fabric is Just Dreamy designed by Riley Blake. It took a day to finish the quilt top, most of the time was spent on the center because of the applique flowers. I first traced all of the center pieces on Heat n Bond Lite. I then cut them out and placed them on the fabric, pinned them in place and cut the heat n bond and the fabric. After everything was cut out, I pressed the fabric and heat n bond together. I laid everything out and placed the green ric rac where I wanted it and then sewed it on. After that I removed the paper backing from the bond and then pressed all the flowers and petals in place. I used a blanket stitch on my machine to sew on the applique and I think it looks quite nice. When I was picking up the ric rac and backing for this quilt, I forgot to get matching thread for all of the colors. Luckily I have a box of thread my mother had given me years ago and I was able to find the right color for each flower, petal and ric rac. This quilt ended up measuring 40x52. I'm not sure how I will quilt this, any ideas?
I love this fabric so much, so when I found out it was also printed in flannel I ordered some to make a rag quilt.
Last week when we were coming home from Vegas, we stopped at Miranda's in Cedar City. She wanted to put a quilt top together for a friend who is expecting in April. We both worked together, me cutting and her sewing. This is the result from just an hours work. Next time she comes home we will get it quilted and bound and it will be ready for a sweet baby boy.
2 comments:
i had to admire your applique by zooming in on the stitches. i have to say i used to think i would get around to applique while you were still enjoying piecing, but you didn't wait around for that. your machine has a really nice blanket stitch. was it very hard? there are some quilt patterns involving applique which i would like to try, but just haven't. i don't know why i'm not as motivated as you are. when i see your end products i really like them. how, exactly, did you do the applique? did you sew it down with the raw edge exposed and then do the decorative stitch over it? that wouldn't be as difficult as folding everything under. i'd like to see that quilt top up close. i'll have to come up or catch you when you're quilting it. how big is it?
OH my gosh! That turned out so cute! You really whip those quilts out! I don't know if I have any suggestions for how to quilt it but it will turn out cute however you do it because the quilt top is so wonderful.
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