quilting motifs based on applique designs

Iron Lace Borders Q’n’A 21, 22 from Virtual Quilter

I like these block designs as applique, especially if it becomes trapunto style, and as quilting motifs. As the latter they make a nice change from feathers!

I would do the background filler in thread matching the background, and do a on point grid.

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Ferns and Flora in Possum Park 1, 2 from Virtual Quilter

This project file must have got lost under a pile of ironing … I played with it for a while, but then hid it away several years ago! Amazing what you find when you are looking for something else.

Not many designs in the file yet, but now I have it open I will spend some time playing! I love both designs, and the colours too.

Ooops! I got carried away playing with the designs, and forgot to press the schedule button, which means you get two posts today.

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Q and A Iron Lace 15, 16 from Virtual Quilter

Love the first design, though I haven’t added any quilting motifs, but that is because I would keep it very simple, in black thread on the black background.

Love the second design for today too … and I have had a thought that I would make two tops and add wadding to both and quilt, then tie the two together back to back so it is fully reversible. That would give me the problem of working out which side should be every time I made the bed!

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Dear, Dear it’s Quilted 33, 34 from Virtual Quilter

I got sick of picking out blocks to use, so just added quilting motifs and love the results.

It would be interesting to see a lot more quilts with less piecing and applique and more quilting based on the pieced and applique blocks. Something to consider when I start another quilt!

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Di’s Dream Time 7, 8 from Virtual Quilter

Pretty to look at, and pretty fiddly to make.

Just a thought … if we all made quilts as fiddly as these, we would save a lot of money spent on fabric!

I love both of these … maybe the second one is my favourite.

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Hearts Growing 13, 14 from Virtual Quilter

Interesting, and it would have matched my Mum’s house, and garden.

I like the second design! A lot!

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Patch Play Quilted 29, 30 from Virtual Quilter

Some interesting quilting motifs amongst some pretty applique designs.

I should have added more quilting motifs to the second design.

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Quilting Queen Blocks 5, 6 from Virtual Quilter

Love the first design for today.

Love the second one too … might be something to do with the colours …. my Mum’s favourite colour was purple, my Dad’s was green. My favourite colours are their favourite colours.

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Anne’s Autumn Annuals 7, 8 from Virtual Quilter

Very pretty, but would be very fiddly to make.

Second design is very pretty, and would be less fiddly to make, either because there are less blocks, or the blocks can be bigger for a larger bed..

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Judy’s Jumble 5, 6 from Virtual Quilter

Should have named this after my Mum … purple was her favourite colour.

Mmm! I didn’t turn all the quilting motifs around the right way … though perhaps I couldn’t decide which way was right!

I think I like the way it is on the right.

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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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Bendigo Laceworks 7, 8 from Virtual Quilter

I love buildings with iron lacework around verandas and balconies, and enjoy dreams of seeing quilts, and maybe carpets made using variations of the designs used by the ironmongers.

The shapes also make great quilting motifs. I love the second design.

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Amazing Asters 5, 6 from Virtual Quilter

Pretty and purple designs today, but still flowery like yesterday’s designs.

Like yesterday, I cannot pick a favourite as I love them both, but I think I would enjoy making yesterday’s designs more than todays … cutting all those petals would drive me insane!.

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Anna Karena 31, 32 from Virtual Quilter

Looks old fashioned to me, but I like old fashioned so that is ok.

Some rather fiddly blocks, and if it was a real old quilt it would have all been done by hand.

I like the first one best because there is more quilting being shown off.

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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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Aunt Flo’s Quilt 47, 48 from Virtual Quilter

Oh, so pretty!

I think I have made that comment many times, often about designs in this project file.

I think I love the second one just a little bit more than the second.

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Iron Lace Borders Q’n’A 19, 20 from Virtual Quilter

Only one border, and the whole quilt has only a few applique blocks, and the other blocks are quilted. I think i would applique the whole of the outer row of blocks leaving just four blocks to be just quilted.

Only parts of one border are applique, the rest of the two borders are quilted only. With all the designs in this project file the quilt only areas could be appliqued, but I like to see some areas of any quilt with quilting designs which are based on both pieced and applique designs filling some of the blank spaces.

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Fiddling with Fabric 11, 12 from Virtual Quilter

I love fiddling with fabric, making clothes, rag dolls, Christmas tree decorations, even a Christmas tree or two, as well as fiddling with designs for all of the above, and beads and buttons …. a fiddling addict!

Sometimes I actually finish a real quilt, but as I prefer hand work that is not an every day occurrence!

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Annie Clover Quilted 29, 30 from Virtual Quilter

Very dark, but very interesting.

I wonder if these designs would be as interesting if they faded a lot.

Even darker, but I like it!

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Judy’s Jumble 3, 4 from Virtual Quilter

A mix of applique block designs. I usually use just one floral design, but in this project file I have mixed up the floral designs and all their variations.

I am even mixing up the colours of threads used in the quilting motifs, which are based on applique designs.

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