My boss went to Amsterdam meeting up with one of our loyal online customers. This lady does amazing hand work...in fact she will have a quilt in Quilt Mania soon and I don't think it's the first time! She showed Carly how she prepares her bits for hand stitching....a tracing wheel and a piece of leather!
(I used a piece of pleather...worked fine.)
Carly knows I love to do handwork and not only showed me this new way but bought me a lovely wooden handled tracing wheel. All you do is trace your pattern piece on the wrong side of the fabric and the edges curl up....turning under so easily!
Makes appliqueing a few leaves for a baby quilt a snap!:)
Used some of the Chenille-It to add the wee ones initials and embroidered the year to the left.
Now our girl needs to send it to her friends in Canada!:)
Set the last quilt top hanging in the closet free...now it is basted awaiting hand quilting.
It's just too hot right now!
But the temperature is perfect for peppers!
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5th finish of the 3rd quarter. The List.
What a brilliant idea!! Where do I get one of those cute rollers?? I need one and so do my students!! I have been appliqueing leaves too - check out the 'recently on Instagram' bit at the top of my blog to see a photo! xx
ReplyDeleteHere in the US you can get a plastic handle one from Dritz. My wooden handled one (which is sooooo nice) was purchased in Amsterdam but came from Japan!:)
DeleteLove your leaf wreath...will have to remember that for a Christmas project!:)
Oh goodness that pattern wheel is almost out of the Ark. I used to have one to transfer markings from patterns onto fabric with a carbon type paper. I wonder where my one ended up, may have to see if it's still hanging around somewhere. Your veggies look good too.
ReplyDeleteIt is similar but this is a smooth wheel...not serrated.
DeleteBeautiful finish, and what a clever way to do applique!
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