Supervisors in shoeboxes!
I’ve broken out of the “block” on appliqué. Now I make the fused appliqués and when I have a stack decide where to place them for a design. This is one piece of cool green fabric in ombré rows. The critters are appliquéd to the top same as the blocks. It’s made using freezer paper printed templates and remains soft. Though I used Fray Block, there is some raveling- depends on the fabric type. Pattern is Woodland Critters from https://shop.shinyhappyworld.com/collections/quilt-patterns
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| Woodland Critters |
This Waterside Canal are designs I’ve worked from free license clip art or traced photo’s so I can print them in various sizes. All use HeatnBond Lite fusible. The raveling after wash/dry is very minimal. The inside centers are cut out so as to keep the quilt soft. This quilt was totally quilted and binding finished before the appliqués were sewn on using Superiors Monopoly invisible thread. (The black stitching on critters was done before sewing the appliqués on the finished quilt.)
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| Waterside Canal |
I have truly bonded with the Vectornator app on the iPad! I trace a photo or recreate the free license clip art in vector image form and draw changes to make the stitching easier e.g. gentle curves, rounded corners, fewer details. Then patterns are made indicating underlay areas layouts in print size. It’s a process and well worth it as I can print out the patterns easily in different sizes on freezer paper or a fusible.
Isn’t he a cute alligator?
Just completed a coloring book and first reader featuring cats Jack and Jon Snow.
The simple drawings are traced from photos. Hope the grandkids will love it. I sure had fun selecting photos and learning the graphic apps to create it.
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| Jack and Jon’s Coloring book A first reader too |