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Where did the year go? Again... from twiddletails

Well, here we are again. It's the end of October and I haven't posted anything since May.

I'm not sure anyone even still reads blogs, but I do love documenting and sharing my sewing adventures.

My "Chirp!" project is on target to be finished by the end of the year. Probably not quilted, but the top will be done.

A block update:

Are they cute, or what?

I cut one block too small (of course). Fortunately, it's the center block, so maybe no one will notice?

There was no way I was going to redo it!

added by Anina 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under applique , chirp quilt , hand applique , sue spargo , wool applique

March 2024 Short List and OMG from Quilt Paint Create

Numerous deadlines took up most my time the first part of the year, but I’m aiming for a more normal blog schedule now.

In February and March to date, I finished Gather, Trinidad and a small request from a co-worker. I am moving on to a new list.

I started The Short List many years ago to create goals to work toward and a way to focus. I change things up as my goals and interests change.

Project 1 (Stitching): Candle mat. This was a program at a quilt group I haven’t belonged to in years, found ...

added by quiltpaintcreate 9 months, 1 week ago. under applique , challenge , embroidery , group challenges , group quilt , hand applique , omg , quilting , short list , the short list , ufos , wool applique (Comments)

Learning Hand Stitch Applique ~ One Day at a Time from Life in the Scrapatch

Here is the layout for my

Vintage Flower Sampler Quilt

Only the strawberry piece is prepped for stitching.

I washed out what I had done the previous day and started over.

After a few attempts using the freezer paper technique

that so many quilters online find tried and true,

I eliminated the freezer paper.

I am using a brush to dampen the 1/4 inch seam allowance,

letting it dry and become stiffened

and then I am turning and pressing the edge under.

Tomorrow I hope to get the leaves prepped and ready

so I can begin hand stitching.

Hopefully ...

added by Scrapatches 10 months, 2 weeks ago. under hand applique , vintage flower sampler quilt

Flourishes BOM Update from Quilting through Rose-colored Trifocals!

As promised, here are all twelve finished blocks from my 2023 year-long BOM project.

This was a stash-busting goal -- the patterns with fabric kits have been in my stash for over 10 years and before that, they were in my Mom's stash for about the same length of time!?!

The pattern is Flourishes, designed by the Piece O'Cake duo of Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins. They released it as a BOM with a fabric line at the same time with one of the original quilting cotton fabric vendors, P & B Fabrics.

I worked on one block each month ...

added by Mary Huey 11 months ago. under flourishes bom , hand applique , stash busting

3 years later... from Wendy's Quilts and More

Wow! It appears to be about three years since I last worked on this quilt!!

And it's quite close to being finished. So today I chose my leaves for the second panel and glue basted them down so I can hand applique them when the mood strikes.

I did enjoy making the wool felt applique flowers.

I'm hoping to get this top finished before Christmas and then I can add it to the hand quilting pile because I already have ideas of how I want to quilt it. And as I mentioned a few weeks ago, our guild ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 1 year, 2 months ago. under don't leaf me , flying fish kits , hand applique , material obsession , wendy williams , wool felt applique

New England Quilt Musem from Humble Quilts

I was fortunate to be able to visit the New England Quilt Museum in 2022 and 2023. Lowell, MA is a town with so much history. The west coast is young and I do appreciate the differences in areas of the USA. The above photo is now apartments but used to be a fabric mill.

The New England Quilt Museum is in a wonderful historic building.

Lowell, MA

Beginning September 12 and running through December 30 the special exhibit will be

Marston Retrospective Exhibit

I am honored to have 2 quilts in this exhibit, both started in a class with ...

added by Lori 1 year, 4 months ago. under basket quilt , gwen marston , hand applique , new england quilt museum

New Projects for 2023 from twiddletails

I signed up for a couple of BOMs this year, actually in 2022. I also may have started a couple of other new projects...

This is how I circumvented my self-imposed rule of not starting any new projects in 2023. Clever right?

The first one is "The Secret Garden" by Sarah Fielke.

The colors and fabrics I chose are completely out of my comfort zone, but I love it!

I also actually purchased some fabric for this project, which I haven't done in YEARS!

Next up is The Quilt Show's 2023 BOM, called Homeward Bound. This was also ...

added by Anina 1 year, 9 months ago. under block of the month , bom , from my heart to your hands , hand applique , homeward bound , lori smith , martha washington's finest , needle turn applique , sarah fielke , the secret garden , wool applique

Benartex Ambassador group Totes from Nestlings By Robin

Welcome back everyone!

We invite you to join the

Ambassadors as we show

off our fun group project...

TOTE BAGS:)

There is some

adventurous stitching!

Our mission was to

reinterpret the logo

shown below and

that was really the

only rule other than

making a bag:)

Look at these gorgeous

fabrics we had to play with.

This is the Wave Texture

basics line by

Jackie Robinson

Based on the logo, I chose

Sky, Fuchsia, and Lime.

I love playing with this

simple petal shape and

I knew that I would

do hand applique'

with embroidery,

so here is BloomX:)

I ...

added by Robin 1 year, 10 months ago. under benartex llc , bloomx , hand applique , hand embroidery , nestlings by robin , sewing with vinyl , tote bags

Mary Witherwax Swap from Collector with a Needle

My friend Deb told me about a swap she and her stitching friends are doing.

Of course, we love that they chose Mary Witherwax blocks!

Her group has existed for years, bonded in friendship and love.

They’ve moved all over the country and still retreat together when they can.

They all do hand appliqué and don’t have too many ‘rules’ for the swap.

Having a history of many group projects they know what they like.

Their ground fabrics will all be scrappy shirtings - each member making duplicates of the same blocks.

In the end - they will each have ...

added by Dawn 2 years, 3 months ago. under applique pattern , applique quilt , group quilt , hand applique , mary witherwax , quilt , quilt book , reproduction quilt , swap blocks

Appliqué Academy: Woodland Reverie—Owls and Wood Roses from Telling Stories Through the Needle's Eye

It is that time of year again! The catalog of classes has now been published, and we can finally reveal what we will be teaching at the Academy of Appliqué in Williamsburg, Virginia in 2023. Check out that catalog of wonderful offerings, and you will have a difficult time deciding what classes to enjoy: there are so many amazing instructors with a wide variety of techniques and skills presented. We do hope you will keep scrolling all the way to the end (p. 58) to see our classes, but we will show you a bit of detail here, too.

In ...

added by Teri and Kara—Through the Needle's Eye 2 years, 4 months ago. under academy of appliqué , applique , class , embellishment , embroidery , hand applique , hand embroidery , ribbon flower , woodland reverie

Woodland Reverie at the Academy 2022 from Telling Stories Through the Needle's Eye

As always, we came home from the Academy of Appliqué exhausted and excited, ready to start new projects and jazzed by the inspiration of the many people we met and stitched with during the week. Our first session was these two blocks from our Woodland Reverie series: Butterfly and Trillium and Cascading Creek. The class was roughly divided in half, so we got to watch both blocks coming to life.

Kara is working the quilt on a black background, and Teri is using the neutral background. It is amazing to see the difference that even that change can make in ...

added by Teri and Kara—Through the Needle's Eye 2 years, 9 months ago. under academy of appliqué , applique , embellishment , hand applique , ribbon embroidery , ribbon flowers , woodland reverie

The 100 Day Project for me from Charm About You

I fell for the Merrow Croft pattern at the Festival of Quilts in 2019, where I met Margaret Mew and was enchanted by her work. My wonderful friend Michelle very kindly (and sneakily) bought me the pattern and gifted it to me later, just when I really needed something to smile about. It's taken me some time to start working on it but my plan was to finish a couple of other things first - they're getting there! With everything that's going on though I decided I really needed something that was no pressure, that I would enjoy ...

added by Lucy | Charm About You 2 years, 9 months ago. under #100daysofmerrowcroft , #the100dayproject , 50 weight , 80 weight , applique , aurifil , back basting , hand applique , hand piecing , invisible stitches , margaret mew , merrow croft quilt , patchwork , sewing , thread

February's UFO Challenge from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

It has been determined that this year is the year I am finishing some of my UFOs. One of my friends agrees with me and has challenged me to see who can finish the most. We are taking turns drawing numbers and each of us are working on each project. Last month's project was finished last week. This month is going to be a bit more challenging for me.

I have five of these Basketweave blocks that I started making in 2014.

And I also have 6 completed (and a few more started) of these applique blocks.

I was ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 10 months ago. under basketweave star , hand applique , wips

Minnesota, Here We Come! from Telling Stories Through the Needle's Eye

We are beyond excited to announce that we have been invited to teach and lecture at the 2022 Minnesota Quilters Annual Quilt Show and Conference in St. Cloud, MN. Registration opens for the general public on February 1, so you have time to plan. We would love to see you at the show! Take a look at what we will be teaching. And then click the link above to see what this great show has in store for you!

Floral Elegance

Class: Wednesday, June 15, 2022; 8:30 AM–4:30 PM

This elegant vase of flowers is a wonderful ...

added by Teri and Kara—Through the Needle's Eye 2 years, 10 months ago. under applique , class , embroidery , hand applique , in the garden , lecture , quilt show , ribbon flowers , wool applique

Happy Holidays! from Telling Stories Through the Needle's Eye

From our homes to yours,

we wish you the happiest of holiday seasons!

Fun Fact: Did you know that the very center of the poinsettia is the actual flower,

which is surrounded by red and green leaves?

We will be taking a short blog break for our family celebrations, but we look forward to stitching with you in the new year!

added by Teri and Kara—Through the Needle's Eye 2 years, 11 months ago. under applique , embroidery , hand applique , hand embroidery

Dressing Up - a modern tile qal from Sew Sunshine

"Dressing Up"

Modern Tile Pattern by Mell Meyer

27"x 27"

made from upcycled textiles

hand appliqued shapes on all the blocks

hand quilted with big stitch in med gray

I used all black or black gray textiles. I have always wanted to do dark on dark and thought by making this pattern smaller I could accomplish it and keep my sanity. Sewing with dark thread on blacks requires lots of natural light for me.

As you can imagine with the different textiles - denim, shirting, slippery shirting, skirt weight and stretch denim it was a challenge. Some areas have really ...

added by Kris 3 years, 1 month ago. under black on black , hand applique , hand quilting , mell meyer , modern tiles , qal , textiles , upcycled

Velvet, Anyone? from Telling Stories Through the Needle's Eye

Ahh, velvet . . . even the name has a warm, fuzzy feeling. As textures go, it is hard to beat, with its softness and shiny nap catching the light, making the color sing. Since we love to mix fibers and textures in our work, we were thrilled to discover this new product—a hand-dyed stretch velvet, by The Velvet Hook. We first tried this velvet a couple of years ago, when we began our Woodland Reverie series. We thought it would be perfect for our pussy willows and mushroom caps. And we were right! This unique fiber does not fray, so it ...

added by Teri and Kara—Through the Needle's Eye 3 years, 1 month ago. under alsatian urn , applique , embellishment , hand applique , velvet , woodland reverie

A Rose by Any Other Name... from Telling Stories Through the Needle's Eye

If you have been reading our blog for a while, you will know that Teri and I (Kara) have a love for all things vintage, especially quilts. Over the past few years, our collection has grown, and while most of my quilts are still in storage, that hasn't stopped me from purchasing a few more since I have been back stateside. My most recent purchase was a quilt style that I have been hoping to add to my collection—an appliqué quilt—and the Rose of Sharon block is one of my favorites. This Rose of Sharon quilt may ...

added by Teri and Kara—Through the Needle's Eye 3 years, 1 month ago. under antique , antique quilt , applique , hand applique , quilt , rose of sharon

"In the Garden" Again: A Final Walk and a GIVEAWAY from Telling Stories Through the Needle's Eye

What better way to wrap up our revisit In the Garden than with a giveaway? We have been thrilled to see some of the blocks you are creating with these patterns, and are so grateful to those who have shared their progress in our Hopeful Stitchers Facebook Group. It is never too late to join our garden visits. Printed patterns with ribbon are still available, as are digital PDF downloads, and we have shared our original post below, which includes photos of each block.

(needleseystories.com/shop.)

To celebrate our gardening, we thought we would offer a free pattern set ...

added by Teri and Kara—Through the Needle's Eye 3 years, 4 months ago. under applique , flowers , giveaway , hand applique , hand embroidery , in the garden , lovely botanicals , ribbon embroidery , ribbon flowers , wool applique

FLOURISH: New QAL from Nestlings By Robin

Well-Loved Ladies was a Huge success
and we still have many that are
working on it because it really
isn't a quick project:)

As promised many moons ago,

a smaller more attainable project

would be next so that those

intimidated or not up to the

task of WLL would be able to

join the quilt along fun and

sharpen their skills for when

they are ready to tackle WLL.

Twice a month starting July 1st,

I will present a tutorial via a

post here & FB that prepares us

for the next step in the quilt along.

You will need ...

added by Robin 3 years, 5 months ago. under embroidery , fabric , flourish , flourish qal , flying geese , fusible applique , half-square triangles , hand applique , nestlings by robin , pdf downloads , piecing , quilt along , quilt patterns , well-loved ladies

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