I had been hankering to make a very low contrast quilt. I love the way some quilts have faded so much, almost the only way to see the detail is in the texture of the applique and not in the colour. This range of Cabbages and Roses comes already washed and bleached out so is perfect for this project.
I have prepared the applique in exactly the same way as I do for invisible machine work. I even pieced the outer edge of the applique by hand before stitching it down.
I think finding a hand applique method that works for you is the best thing.
ReplyDeleteFirst time I tried hand applique, I hated it because it was the wrong method for me
hope you soon feel better and that the therapy of working with your hands continues to help x
ReplyDeleteLove the soft palette you have chosen Sally and hope it helps with the emotions.
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful, Sally! I don't suppose the heat helps a lot either - I hope you have somewhere fairly cool to stitch. Your work is perfect whether you do it by hand or machine!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful work, Sally. Glad that you are finding it soothing.
ReplyDeleteHi, Sally! I just learned this method for machine applique recently, in Harriet Hargrave's machine applique class, and I had been wondering if it would work for hand applique as well. I've been working on a BOM hand applique project using the starch and press method with heat resistant templates, but some of the block designs have TINY pieces that I'm struggling with and I thought the freezer paper might make prepping those shapes easier. So, when you're finished, you just take a tiny slit in the background fabric, you don't trim it away to the edges? I haven't decided "To Trim, Or Not To Trim" yet. I think your low-contrast fabrics are lovely and very soothing. Beautiful workmanship (workwomanship?) too. :-)
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