medallion quiltalong – round 3: applique
Round 3 for the medallion quiltalong was applique. Applique is not usually my scene. It involves detailed design work and precision, not just sewing bits of fabric together according to another clever person’s pattern. So I decided on simple, large, bold, raw edge applique. Except I’ve only fused it in place and haven’t appliqued it yet. That will take my mother’s fancy schmancy sewing machine during the January holidays.
Birds! As you can see, this quilt is getting big. Fast. Those eight inch blocks will do that. Anyway, the applique round was for November, so I am up to date. Sort of – the December theme is circles. And I don’t have enough fabric left to do them justice, so I’m going to sit out December. But I’m loving how this is coming along!
That looks lovely. I’m envying some of that Australian, hand-printed fabric there too, I see Pippijoe, Yardage Design and Ink & Spindle.
Doesn’t “just sewing bits of fabric together” require precision too? Getting all those points to match, and all that?
That was a throwaway comment of mine really! I suppose that I am so used to matching things up when dressmaking that I do it fairly automatically when patchworking. Whereas I have to think a lot more for applique. I guess that it all depends on what you are most used to doing!
Hanging up it looks so different to lying it down! Great fabrics in there- can’t wait to show you my Ink and Spindle one (will be blogged after the sister gets it, in case she peeps!)
It is a gorgeous quilt and I especially love the bludbird in the middle
Love it!!!!