applique designs as quilting motifs

Fiddling with Fabric 13, 14 from Virtual Quilter

I don’t know too many quilters who don’t fiddle with fabric every chance they get, and I think most of us get a little fidgety if we go too long without touching our fabric stash!

All the designs in this project file would be fairly fiddly to make up, but I guess it would give us an excuse to fiddle with the fabric.

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Strawberries and Chocolate 9, 10 from Virtual Quilter

Yum! All that chocolate!

Delicious!

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Ferns and Flora 29, 30 from Virtual Quilter

Dainty!

Still dainty, but with heavier borders. This is the one I would make for our bed … if we didn’t already have three queen size quilts.

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EQ Mix ‘n’ Match 5, 6 from Virtual Quilter

This project file uses block designs from the Electric Quilt Library which I have added to by mixing up the pieces and leaving some out elsewhere to make border blocks.

I like using block designs as quilting motifs and I show them in contrast thread, but I would add more quilting, but not too much, to fill the background space in a thread to match the background fabric.

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Tiled Applications 13, 14 from Virtual Quilter

The low contrast in these designs would make a very restful look in a bedroom.

How ever, there are only 2 designs left in the project file and I think I will play with the colours a bit!

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Aunt Flo’s Quilt 49, 50 from Virtual Quilter

Soft and pretty, like Aunty Flo’s tatted lace.

The second is also pretty and dainty, and I think it might be my favourite of the two designs.

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Judy’s Jumble 7, 8 from Virtual Quilter

This project file is a real jumble of some of my block designs … sort of a playground for a virtual quilter, or perhaps a crazy quilter.

These designs need some quilting to fill in the spaces between the applique and quilting motifs. I would suggest a simple but small grid, or small bubbles, or stippling Perhaps some trapunto for the applique and the motifs just to add another dimension.

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Pieced Patched and Pretty Quilted 17, 18 from Virtual Quilter

Interesting design, especially the quilting … simple, but very effective.

In the second design the quilting motif in the first is an applique design!

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Fiddlebobs OP 23, 24 from Virtual Quilter

I had a glimpse of some antique quilts a week ago, and these designs would have blended in well.

I love the second one.

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Petal Power 13, 14 from Virtual Quilter

Wow! So pretty! A great combination of applique and quilting.

I like that the blocks have room for quilting to shine without getting too mixed up with the colours.

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A Spoonful of Christmas 21, 22 from Virtual Quilter

Love the first design for today.

I wasn’t happy with the way my day started … no internet, so today’s post is rather late, but I had plenty of time to play with quilt designs while I tried to work out what was wrong, and wonder if it was something I did, or the internet in general. Still don’t really know, but I am attached to the web again.

Designs like these would make it really worthwhile to make the bed every morning!

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Red and White Applique 5, 6 from Virtual Quilter

Red and white together looks stunning, but not something I would like in my bedroom. My favourite design today is the first one.

However, a lot of sporting fans barrack for teams who wear red and white, so there may be a lot of people who would love a red and white quilt on their bed.

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Virtual Wholecloth Quilt 9, 10 from Virtual Quilter

A puzzle for today …. find the lines which should be changed. I love the overall design, but have noticed a few of the lines based on pieced blocks which are not quite the way I intended them to be.

This is an old project file, and was done before I had access to wide fabrics, so added a small border to cover up some of the joins I would have to include to get a king size quilt.

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Aunt Flo’s Quilt 45, 46 from Virtual Quilter

So, so pretty!

I think I write that every time I open this project file to share a couple of designs!

So, so beautiful!

I love the second design!

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Di’s Dream Time 3, 4 from Virtual Quilter

The design above was a mistake. The design below was what I intended to do.

I much prefer the first one! Sometimes mistakes are beneficial.

Which one do you prefer?

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Red and White Applique 1, 2 from Virtual Quilter

Once I had found some red and white pieced designs for yesterday’s post, I thought I should start an applique project. The first design above is not the first design I did, but I did a lot of changes to every design and the order got mixed up quicker then the fabric choices.

I found that the hardest part was finding assorted red and white fabrics as some are too pink, some have too much yellow and look orange, but I eventually found a small collection of red and white fabrics which had similar reds, but with enough variety ...

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Q and A Fine Iron Lace 25, 26 from Virtual Quilter

I love iron lacework on old buildings, and love the idea of quilts made with similar designs.

Not a lot of applique in the second design, even the border is quilted only.

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Anna Karena 27, 28 from Virtual Quilter

Very nice.

Also very nice!

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Classy Pieces 11, 12 from Virtual Quilter

Cheerful colours, interesting design.

This project file was started while demonstrating at a quilt exhibition a few years ago. I selected some blocks, added colours, then started designing quilts. Spent more time talking to friends old and new than concentrating on playing with the blocks, but did spend some time talking about the Electric Quilt program and what is can do with those who wanted more information. I know at least one of them is now using the program.

All of the above plus some quilting!

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Tangled Irish Chain Apps 17, 18 from Virtual Quilter

More Irish tangles, with both applique and quilting included. The pieced blocks are easy, the applique is only a small portion of the quilt.

Love the first …

…. and the second!

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