Looking for some cute kids' decor? Learn how to make this beautiful felt applique swan banner for a kid's room or nursery with our DIY pattern and tutorial.
Are you considering taking up applique embroidery up as an art form, either as a hobby or as a profession? We are aware of the fact that the art of embroidery does not quite enjoy the same valued place as it used to in the past but they are nevertheless an interesting one. Applique embroidery is the art of placing small bits of clothing to create a pattern on a contrasting fabric to form interesting patterns on it. This form of embroidery can not only make something plain and simple into something special but also adds a textural aspect that makes it very interesting. Some people like to hand embroider the appliqued bits to form a design while others can resort to machine embroidery to make these designs. In some instances, people feel that the look of the applique work comes into its own, only when done by hand. The thing is when you hear about applique, you realize that it is not all as straight or as simple as it sounds. In fact, you will realize that the many variants of applique embroidery are used across the world using many techniques.
Radiant - Block A - Summer - Applique © 2014 Patricia E. Ritter APPROX. FINISHED SIZE: 11.25 inch x 11.5 inch block NOTE: Background fabric is NOT included. Laser cut iron-on fabric applique pieces backed with Steam-A-Seam 2 (a fusible webbing that is not permanent until pressed). Pieces can be temporarily placed and re-positioned as necessary! For further information on using Applique Elementz - Please see "What are the best techniques for fusing Applique Elementz" on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
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I leave for Quilt Market tomorrow and I really wanted to get this post done before I left. It’s almost midnight and I just finished my last two quilts, got them quilted and the binding sewn …
I'm busily working on a new embroidery pattern. It's been a long time since I originally played with this idea and I'm excited to be finally revisiting it! Felt appliqué is so versatile and I love exploring the endless ways to use it in my work. Hop on my email list to find out when
Are you considering taking up applique embroidery up as an art form, either as a hobby or as a profession? We are aware of the fact that the art of embroidery does not quite enjoy the same valued place as it used to in the past but they are nevertheless an interesting one. Applique embroidery is the art of placing small bits of clothing to create a pattern on a contrasting fabric to form interesting patterns on it. This form of embroidery can not only make something plain and simple into something special but also adds a textural aspect that makes it very interesting. Some people like to hand embroider the appliqued bits to form a design while others can resort to machine embroidery to make these designs. In some instances, people feel that the look of the applique work comes into its own, only when done by hand. The thing is when you hear about applique, you realize that it is not all as straight or as simple as it sounds. In fact, you will realize that the many variants of applique embroidery are used across the world using many techniques.
Dragonfly - Batik - Applique © 2015 Patricia E. Ritter APPROX. FINISHED SIZE: 5.75 inch x 5.25 inch Note: Background fabric is NOT included. Laser cut iron-on fabric applique pieces backed with Steam-A-Seam 2 (a fusible webbing that is not permanent until pressed). Pieces can be temporarily placed and re-positioned as necessary! For further information on using Applique Elementz - Please see "What are the best techniques for fusing Applique Elementz" on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Once upon a time in the 17th century tulips became quite popular to the point of mania and prices went through the roof and this craze occurred in a low tech wo
Oh dear, busy me, four months since I've posted here. Lots of quilting, a little beading, some travels, and recently several sets of house guests have made "retirement" a bit of a joke. For now, since the La Conner Quilt Festival is just around the corner (October 2-4), my subject is one small exhibition on the first floor at the Museum, which is currently up, and will remain through the Festival. Last year at the Festival (and again this year!) Sue Spargo taught workshops on her wool applique embroidery methods. Those of us who were lucky enough to get in were invited by the Museum to exhibit our finished pieces. These marvelous creations are the subject of this post. Uneven lighting makes it difficult to get good photos, so please forgive poor color or tone on some of these photos. In case you are unfamiliar with Sue's work, below is an example of her work. Students in her class could choose to make chicks, circles, or flowers. Most chose the chicks. Eight of her students are showing their work in the current exhibit. My vote for the most awesome-creative piece goes to Bunny Starbuck for She Has Flown the Coop! Here it is: Having put my chicks all in neat rows similar to Sue's example, I find it amazing that Bunny's mind took the idea and made a whole different story of it... a coop full of chicks, with two in line on the roof ready to follow the one already in the air. Don't you just love the way the lines divide the space?! Note Bunny's use of whispy yarn to suggest little chick feathers, her use of snaps for eyes, the one chick turned full front, the one with a bead-tassled braid and glasses, and the one with beaded loop fringe and a gathered yellow ribbon (?) yo-yo. I love them! I'm in awe, Bunny! Below is Chicks on Parade by Dorie Benson. It's so fun the way they are so close together, with two of them going in a different direction, just as you might see in a little cluster of chicks. If you click the photo to enlarge it, you can see some of Dorie's excellent stitching and hand quilting! The next one is Chicks by Glenys Baker, who not only did all 36 chicks but also made a second quilt featuring circles (shown further down). Awesome work, Glenys! And next is Birds of a Feather Can Dance Together by Lorraine Jones. The fun of the title is matched by the fun of Lorraine's embellishments, including her border treatment. (You'll have to see this one in person, because the light from a table lamp, made the lower corner of the photo look terrible.) I guess most of us like to "swim the other way," as you can see in the next piece, Chickadees, by Carrie Unick. I thought many of Corrie's embellishments were especially fun and creative, so I've also included a couple of detail photos. Last of the chicks is my piece, simply named Chicks. It was so much fun, that I made another small piece (also in the exhibition), shown at the top of this post. Both are displayed in shadow-box type frames to protect them from dust and moth damage. Glenys Baker, in one year, made not only a 36-chicks quilt (shown above), but also a 48-circles quilt, Circles. How she keeps thinking of new embellishment variations I can't imagine. Yet each of her circles is completely unique! Her choice of border fabrics is perfect for the quilt, complimenting the flow of color among the circles. I love the fun color combinations and the way the beads enhance her embroidery on Nancy Anders' Bodacious Blooms, a joyful wall quilt if ever there was one! (Again, I couldn't quite get the color right in the photo, so you'll just have to go to the Museum to see it in person.) The name of Roberta Roberts' flower quilt, Memories, invites us to look closely at the flower with three ladybugs. I don't know the story, but I can tell there is one here... and I love that. Her embellishments are varied and fun as well. There you have it... 10 quilts by 8 students who learned some methods of wool applique and embroidery from Sue Spargo, last year at the La Conner Quilt Festival. I'm so grateful to be one of them!
Today I am starting a new series of posts I am calling Appliqué Lessons. This is just a brief primer on my preferred method of appliqué which is sometimes called “starch and press”. I LOVE this method of appliqué because it gives you a lot of control over your shapes and I can sometimes be a little, shall we say, anal about things. I designed a block that demonstrates a variety of techniques I use in my designs to help you learn this method of appliqué. (You can download it here) This is my first attempt at putting a file...
This is my local guild’s show, the Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild-I LOVE show! We are rich with talent in every genre of quilting. I spent only one day at show this year and I was so thrilled w…
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Sail Away - Applique © 2015 Patricia E. Ritter and Sarah Ann Myers APPROX. FINISHED SIZE: 6.75 inch x 7 inch Note: Background fabric is NOT included. Laser cut iron-on fabric applique pieces backed with Steam-A-Seam 2 (a fusible webbing that is not permanent until pressed). Pieces can be temporarily placed and re-positioned as necessary! For further information on using Applique Elementz - Please see "What are the best techniques for fusing Applique Elementz" on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Przydomowy karmnik jest znaną i lubianą formą pomocy ptakom. Pozwala na obcowanie z dziką przyrodą bez wychodzenia z domu.Niewłaściwe dokarmianie może jednak przynieść więcej szkody niż pożytku. Dlaczego? Do karmników przylatują zwykle przedstawiciele gatunków pospolitych i niezagrożonych – sikory: bogatka i modraszka, dzwońce, wróble, gile . Dokarmianie nie uchroni natomiast gatunków ptaków, których egzystencja jest na prawdę zagrożona. Karmniki mogą stwarzać zagrożenie dla korzystających z
Zen Garden - Block #8 - Applique © 2015 Patricia E. Ritter APPROX. FINISHED SIZE: 12 inch block Note: Background fabric is NOT included. Laser cut iron-on fabric applique pieces backed with Steam-A-Seam 2 (a fusible webbing that is not permanent until pressed). Pieces can be temporarily placed and re-positioned as necessary! For further information on using Applique Elementz - Please see "What are the best techniques for fusing Applique Elementz" on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Here is Block 1 of my 2010 Block of the Month: Florabunda. I’m a little new to putting patterns up on my blog so if you have any trouble downloading the pattern let me know by leaving a comment. I have the pattern in two forms. The first is a full size pattern (12” square you can download here ) that you can save to a USB drive and take to a copy place to have printed. The other is a ¼ size drawing (download here) that should print on a regular printer. You can make 4 copies of this...
Hi Everyone, Miss Emilies is really starting to come along...this month you will make another four blocks. Here is a photo of Month 1 and Month 2. We hope you are enjoying making this little blocks, the finished quilt is going to be beautiful. The blocks from Month 1 are...
Tapestry - Block - Applique © 2016 Patricia E. Ritter APPROX. FINISHED SIZE: 13 inch x 13.5 inch Note: Background fabric is NOT included. Laser cut iron-on fabric applique pieces backed with Steam-A-Seam 2 (a fusible webbing that is not permanent until pressed). Pieces can be temporarily placed and re-positioned as necessary! For further information on using Applique Elementz - Please see "What are the best techniques for fusing Applique Elementz" on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
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Hummingbird - Batik - Applique Set © 2015 Patricia E. Ritter NOTE: Background fabric not included. Laser cut iron-on fabric applique pieces backed with Steam-A-Seam 2 (a fusible webbing that is not permanent until pressed). Pieces can be temporarily placed and re-positioned as necessary! For further information on using Applique Elementz - Please see "What are the best techniques for fusing Applique Elementz" on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
For the last few years I've participated in the 100 Day Project. Last year was the first year I actually finished it. :-) The 100 Day project is awesome. Participants decide on any creative activity they want to pursue for 100 days. It can be ANYTHING! A few that I remember off the top of
I know I haven't posted in a long while. My mom has been asking about it. So here is a quick post with some of what I've been up to in the last year. This quilt is Radical Rose and Reel - pattern by http://collectorwithaneedle.blogspot.com/ I finished handquilting it in May 2022. Surprisingly it wanted green binding. I always like to quilt in the date and my initials :0) I finished this quilt just this week. I took some pictures of it out in the yard today. There is no pattern - it developed as a way to use my collection of 1 1/2 inch squares. It had been tucked away in the ufo bin for a long while. I decided to finish it and gift it to my sister. I hope she likes it! I machine quilted it with feathers and straight line quilting. It should be nice and cozy with a flannel backing. Extra long to cover tall people! This is another project I finished recently from the ufo bin. A little table topper project from a guild night. I quilted similar machine feathers on it. This quilt was made in a week! My second oldest daughter wanted to make a T-shirt quilt from her camp T-shirts. I did most of the cutting, she did all of the sewing. I did all of the machine quilting in just one day. Lots of whimsical free motion quilting. The backing was brought around to the front for binding - a super quick way to get something bound. Last week I also made a new bike bag for myself. I had an old bag given to me as a gift - I had used it for years. It was time for a new one - with zippers - so I don't lose important stuff... There have been other projects worked on in the last year. I will try to share them as they become finishes. Thanks for still being here! Happy Quilting!!
Zen Garden - Block #9 - Applique © 2015 Patricia E. Ritter APPROX. FINISHED SIZE: 12 inch block Note: Background fabric is NOT included. Laser cut iron-on fabric applique pieces backed with Steam-A-Seam 2 (a fusible webbing that is not permanent until pressed). Pieces can be temporarily placed and re-positioned as necessary! For further information on using Applique Elementz - Please see "What are the best techniques for fusing Applique Elementz" on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
