Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Love Entwined compass Crown and Flowers

I had been waiting for a parcel to arrive so I could continue with the next stage of Love Entwined, a 1790 marriage coverlet Esther Aliu is offering as a free BOM.  Esther has suggested using a wash away fusible applique product I have never tried before.  I was unable to find the Floriani brand she suggested but did manage to buy a product that does the same thing, Wash Away Applique Sheets by C & T publishing.  I trace the pattern piece onto the sheet , cut it out sans seam allowance and iron it to the wrong side of the fabric eyeballing a seam allowance.  I then use Elmers glue stick to glue the seam allowance over the edge of the wash away fusible then stitch it as I would usual applique.  Once the quilt top is made you wash it and the fusible wash away does just that, it washes away leaving just a little fibre which gives the applique a very very slight puff, barely visible.  So far I am loving this. I have recently been using freezer paper in the same way but you have to cut away the back of the applique and background to remove the freezer paper, this new technique makes it possible to avoid that step, suits me!

Here is where I am up to now, the triangles forming the crown are just glued in place ready for stitching down, but I am so pleased with the result so far, I am enjoying this so much.  Those little stems were tiny little suckers!


The little flowers, someone said they look like they are blowing in the wind, lol.


I still have to stitch the tiny circles around the compass, after the crown triangles, ahem!

I have also still been appliquing my Whig Rose blocks, I am on the home stretch of block number 2, it's going to be lovely, I think.

Happy stitching,
Rowena



5 comments:

  1. I have not tried the wash away sheets I must look for them and see what they are like - sure would come in handy with this quilt.

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  2. Wow! That is looking amazing!

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  3. You are making beautiful progress on L.E.
    Your fabric choices are wonderful, just like your handwork!
    I really like using wash away sheets to prep my applique's. It's a great time saver and looks very neat.

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  4. This is coming along beautifully, Rowena! I'll have to try those sheets.

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  5. Your LE is looking so fresh and spring like! Very pretty.

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