For the next block in the Teacup Quilt Along, it is time to applique! This is a mixed techniques quilt, so let's stretch a bit this month. Applique is not my forte, I can do an invisible whip stitch as well as anyone, I guess, but the turning under part is what is difficult. So, …
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Applique Quilt Repair
Repairing a well loved quilt is one of the things I really enjoy doing. Sometimes a quilt is just used to the point of falling apart, and really, what better tribute to a wonderful quilt than for the owner to wear it out? I'd much rather see that than a beautiful quilt wrapped in tissue …
Spotty Hen Wool Applique
I have had this cute kit for quite some time, and I really wanted to work it up as a wall hanging, maybe for the kitchen, or some other spot where it makes sense. Working on a kit means I don't have to think much, and keeping hands busy is a way to stave off …
Basket Quilt UFO
This basket quilt was made about seven years ago, and I keep getting it out and putting it away. I need to applique some flowers in the baskets to finish it off. Indecision is the theme here! The thing is, my deadline is February 11. I foolishly put this project on my UFO Challenge list …
Spring Basket Wool Applique
You meet the nicest people in the quilting world! I have recently made a new blogging friend over at Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals and she sent me a darling pattern for a wool work applique that she designed. Just a gift because she wanted to. How nice is that!! I finally finished it, so …
Spring Floral Wall Hanging Wool Work
One of the challenges this year for our local quilting group is a President's UFO challenge. We are to list four projects that are in progress or not yet started, that we agree to finish before February 2015. One of mine was to make a Spring Floral Wall Hanging. I knew we were going to …
Wool Work Valentine Penny Rug
I enjoy all kinds of needlework, but there is a special place for wool work. I don’t really know what it is about it, maybe because it is so easy and fast, or maybe it is the charm of it. Either way, it is fun to do. I wanted something with hearts for February to …
From My Carolina Home 