One of the classes I did at the National Quilt Festival in August was on mastering hand applique with Marline Turner. I have been quiet about this because I am daunted at the idea of starting an applique piece. This is not to say that I don’t want to master this art and that I did not learn an enormous amount during Marline’s class. It’s just that I haven’t started the work. I also have no photographs to brighten up this post. A lonely stem, a leaf, and a half a flower (all the I accomplished during the class) are hardly photogenic.
Marline Turner’s winning quilt Royal Doulton Delft or Wedgewood received the Usha Award for Excellence in Quilting at the India Quilt Festival this year. It is breathtaking and was an inspiration to all of us during the class as the quilt was hanging in the room. Alas, I did not take a photograph of it and have also not been able to download one off the web. If you would like a peak, the link is https://www.indiaquiltfestival.com/iqf2019-winners
We are off to the mountain for ten days and I have packed various half finished handwork projects. Hopefully when we get back I will be able to add a few more photographs to the “finishing line” section of my post.
Finishing LIne
Last week I wrote about the classes I did at the Dias Spring Show. Before my enthusiasm waned and the projects went cold on me, I finished the embroidery and strung that handful of beads. Here’s the evidence:
(How is this for a new take on a “selfie”?)
These are lovely! Have fun in the mountains. I am looking forward to seeing more of you handcrafts. I love that necklace!
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Greetings from the mountain and thanks for your enthusiastic comments. Hope your finger is on the mend
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Thank you. It is healing.
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What wonderful finishes…the camera angle is a winner, too!
Enjoy those mountains – don’t stress if those handy to pack half finished projects stay packed, though!
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Ahh, thank you, and for the advice too. Will take it easy and enjoy the rarified air
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Enjoy your time away. I enjoyed seeing your finished pieces.
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Thank you Carol
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Both your projects look great! After seeing what you’ve done, I’ve put fabric beads on my bucket list.
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Thanks Mary. It’s fun to make fabric beads, especially if you don’t mind sticky fingers. We used wood glue to make them and then sealed them with clear nail varnish
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Your completed embroidered pouch looks amazing!
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Why thank you — it was an amazing class
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Wow M, I can’t wait to see the appliqué piece after seeing what you did with the Fabric beads and the embroidery pouch. Go girl!
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Thanks K. I fear you will have to wait a while !
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