I was just over at the Tattered Garden looking at the gorgious quilt Nancy had just finished called Hearts and Flowers. Check it out, it is simply fabulous!!! I left a comment and she emailed me back to tell me to look up a fairly new blog called Glorious Applique IF I liked Kaffe Fassett fabrics. What?? IF?? There is no IF about my love for Kaffe's fabrics as anyone knows who visits my blog. So, I checked it out and it is a fun, fun blog!!! It looks like the blog is a compilation of work by many different contributors and its all about applique using Kaffe fabrics. Click on the picture below and take a look, you won't be sorry:
Now, I must say, I have shied away from applique except some machine applique around the hearts I make for an on-line group called Love Quilts that I belong to:
But other than that I have been real apprehensive. I did purchase the pattern for Aunt Millie's Quilt:
and the blocks in this quilt are yummy and would probably be great in Kaffe fabrics:
But am I a brave enough soul???
You can do it! I never thought I would be able to do needle turn applique but after taking a quick little class I was off and running. Like anything else the more you do it the better you get. It's so relaxing and you aren't tied to your sewing machine.
ReplyDeleteOh - excellent book. My MOM has it and uses the patterns regullarly. I think they would be stunning in Kaffe fabrics and I think you would certainly be capable of doing them. Watch some U-Tube tutorials and just take your time - remember to breathe. It's all about having fun.
ReplyDeleteI know you will like it if you give it a try. I did Aunt Millie's and it was fun.
ReplyDeleteYou should try Kim McLeans Lollypops. The pieces are large and no little points or inner curves.