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Foundation Paper Piecing + Needle Turn Appliqué: The Notorious R.B.G. is Ready to Join Her International Sisters from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Do you remember seeing "a little secret sewing" on my to-do list last week? I had SEW much fun making this "Notorious R.B.G." block for my quilting friend Preeti, based on her popular International Sisters Block Tutorial (find it on her Sew Preeti Quilts blog here).

My Notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg Block, Ready to Join Her Sisters

If you haven't seen Preeti's International Sisters blocks yet, you should pop over to Preeti's tutorial to read how the block came about. Preeti stumbled upon a quilt block called African Queen a few years ago and drafted ...

added by Rebecca Grace 4 years, 1 month ago. under broderie perse applique , hand applique , international sisters block , needle turn , notorious r.b.g. , paper piecing , ruth bader ginsburg

LEAVES from Nestlings By Robin

I love designing them,

looking at them, &

making them!

Sometimes getting them just

where I want them can be

a bit tricky so here are a few

tips for better alignment.

Remember nature isn't perfect

and we don't have to be either!

Here is my traced

leaf with my lines going

way beyond where my

template would have been.

I do this so that I can

measure 1/4" past the

point for my seam allowance.

To place leaves, put a pin

straight through at the seam

allowance point and into the

vine where you want

them to ...

added by Robin 4 years, 2 months ago. under autumn leaves , gingko leaves glue baste , hand applique , needle turn , nestlings by robin , robin's rocking needles

Sweet Persimmons from Nestlings By Robin

I have never had a persimmon

and maybe I should try

one now that I have named

a quilt after them:)

New in the November

issue of AQ Magazine

meet Sweet Persimmons.

This sweet design started

out in a 30s rendition.

Once I started thinking in Autumn

colors, I came up with this palette.

Still really like it and may have

to put this grouping to work

in another project!

Looks great, right?

Sometimes I can't see past my

own vision but I also had

this Sandy Gervais print sitting

around that I had been wanting

to use in ...

added by Robin 4 years, 2 months ago. under aq magazine , aqs , half-square triangles , hand applique , hand work , labels , needle turn , nestlings by robin , pom poms , quilt magazines , quilting , rotating cutting mat , sandy gervais

Slow Stitching Sunday: Preparing Leaves for Last Two FrankenWhiggish Rose Blocks from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Good morning, and happy Sunday! I haven't mentioned my needle turned applique project in awhile, mostly because it's dragging on FOREVER and, since I'm making 9 identical blocks, it feels like treading water without ever actually making any progress.

For those of you who haven't been around that long, I started this project in March of 2014. I'd just completed my first appliqué project, my Jingle quilt using Erin Russek's pattern and fabulous tutorials using the starch and press prepared edge method (nope, that one's not finished yet, either, but it's at ...

added by Rebecca Grace 4 years, 5 months ago. under applique , frankenwhiggish rose , needle turn , piece o'cake designs , quilt design , quilter's newsletter magazine

NEW PATTERN Fig Leaf and Flowers from Collector with a Needle

Pattern Cover

We are pleased to announce our new appliqué quilt pattern, Fig Leaf and Flowers.

The pattern is a reproduction of a 19th century quilt quilt in our collection. The quilt finishes at 80" square. The original quilt is not perfectly aligned by today's standards - but the pattern is! The outer edge has a bit of a wave - the pattern does not.

For now, it is a digital download only, available on the pattern page here and on our Etsy shop. It is designed to print on your home printer - no enlargements needed. The full size pattern includes ...

added by Dawn 4 years, 6 months ago. under antique quilt , applique , fig leaf , fig leaf and flowers , medallion quilt , needle turn , quilt , quilt pattern , reproduction quilt

Monday Updates: Spirit Song Quilt, Frankenwhiggish Applique, a New Fabric Shop, and a Puppy Portrait from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Hello and happy Monday! The "little one" (my 6' tall 16-year-old son) is back to high school today, but I still have my 19-year-old son home for a few more days before he heads back to college. Now that it's Epiphany and Christmas has officially ended, Bernie is taking down our Christmas trees today. I've been sewing 4" Birds in the Air blocks together over the weekend for my Spirit Song quilt (whose color palette was inspired by the contemporary choir dress code colors for which I never have anything to wear).

First 16 inch Block Sewn Together ...

added by Rebecca Grace 4 years, 11 months ago. under fabric , frankenwhiggish rose , hand applique , liberty of london , lqs , needle turn , otto , paintings , piecing , quilting , sewing , spirit song quilt , stash charlotte

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