There was no slow hand quilting going on at my house this week. I needed to mark five more blocks on Baltimore Garden before anymore stitches could be taken. So during the good light of the day I was busy marking. In the evening I pulled out Trailing Vines to add some more leaves. The third panel was about half way done, so I decided I would continue stitching till it was finished. The final stitches were put in this morning.
So today, I am going to start a new applique project. I am a little late starting this one, as many bloggers started this project last October. But better late than not starting at all is my motto when it comes to an applique quilt with a botanical theme. Shenandoah Valley Botanical fit the bill.
I am going to make this quilt using 9 inch finished blocks. So, I have decided to do the whole project using back basting to prep my blocks for needle turn applique. I found a great background fabric at my LQS right before Christmas. It has honey bees all over it, without these little creatures our gardens would just not be the same. So, I thought it would be wonderful to honor them and all the hard work they do!
Back basting is a great method to prepare the pieces to be appliqued since it places the pieces in the exact location on the block. The pattern is traced to the back of the background fabric. I use a light box to do this, and then the fabric is place on the right side but basted from the back side using a hand quilting thread and a large needle. I like to use an embroidery needle. The thread and the larger needle leave holes in the piece that is going to be needle turned and helps it to turn right where it needs to. Sentimental Stitches has a great tutorial on back basting in case you want to try it.
My first block is a pineapple block. I have one prepped, but there are three pineapple blocks in this quilt so I need to get the other two block traced and prepped. Looks like there are plenty of slow stitches to get done today. Hope you will join the group of slow stitchers that link up at Slow Stitching Sunday and share your project.
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| I just love how the bits of scraps play off each other! |
So today, I am going to start a new applique project. I am a little late starting this one, as many bloggers started this project last October. But better late than not starting at all is my motto when it comes to an applique quilt with a botanical theme. Shenandoah Valley Botanical fit the bill.
I am going to make this quilt using 9 inch finished blocks. So, I have decided to do the whole project using back basting to prep my blocks for needle turn applique. I found a great background fabric at my LQS right before Christmas. It has honey bees all over it, without these little creatures our gardens would just not be the same. So, I thought it would be wonderful to honor them and all the hard work they do!
Back basting is a great method to prepare the pieces to be appliqued since it places the pieces in the exact location on the block. The pattern is traced to the back of the background fabric. I use a light box to do this, and then the fabric is place on the right side but basted from the back side using a hand quilting thread and a large needle. I like to use an embroidery needle. The thread and the larger needle leave holes in the piece that is going to be needle turned and helps it to turn right where it needs to. Sentimental Stitches has a great tutorial on back basting in case you want to try it.
My first block is a pineapple block. I have one prepped, but there are three pineapple blocks in this quilt so I need to get the other two block traced and prepped. Looks like there are plenty of slow stitches to get done today. Hope you will join the group of slow stitchers that link up at Slow Stitching Sunday and share your project.
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