Round One!
I'm participating in my first round robin with an online group I belong to. This is a bit scary because I have to add a round around the piece sent to me and most of these ladies are awesome quilters. I have one month in which to do it and then it gets sent to the next person in my group. She puts another round on it and sends it on. This happens 4 times and then you get a finished quilt top back!
The first one I received was a pretty stenciled basket of flowers. I figured if I was going to do applique it would have to be on the one that I was first rounder because otherwise it would be too big to add applique to a later round. I used the fusible applique method using Lite Steam-A-Seam 2 to keep the pieces soft and light. I used a fusible thread on the bias to place it where I wanted it and stay in place. That was a challenge because the thread is very thick and I had to adjust the machine accordingly. I decided to use a straight stitch 1/16th from the edges as the faster way to get this done. Here is what I came up with:
What do you think?
The first one I received was a pretty stenciled basket of flowers. I figured if I was going to do applique it would have to be on the one that I was first rounder because otherwise it would be too big to add applique to a later round. I used the fusible applique method using Lite Steam-A-Seam 2 to keep the pieces soft and light. I used a fusible thread on the bias to place it where I wanted it and stay in place. That was a challenge because the thread is very thick and I had to adjust the machine accordingly. I decided to use a straight stitch 1/16th from the edges as the faster way to get this done. Here is what I came up with:
What do you think?
13 of us in the Raincross Quilt Guild contributed blocks. I put it together and Trina Andrews quilted it with a wonderful all over heart motif. Thank you all!
