Sew & Tell Friday
Dots & Daisies, Dizzy, Ditzy Dots & Daisies!
The theme this month is Alphabet Mania, and I was assigned D. This seemed like the perfect chance to try out some new techniques from Rebecca Wat's book, A Fresh Twist on Fabric Folding. These petals start with a kind of origami-folded rectangle; with a single line of stitching, it's all transformed into a petal and appliqued down on a background.
For the background, I tried out the crazy 9 patch block tutorial by Jenny B at allsorts. Of course, I can't quite follow directions--I only used 3 fabrics instead of 9, which added some difficulty. But I was fairly happy with the 4 blocks I used for the background.
My main goal was to use as many dots as possible and make the focus as blue as possible because blue is what Peg likes! I would do some things differently, but overall, I think it's fun & pretty, and I hope Peg likes it!
Check out all the great Sew & Tell finishes over at amylouwho's!
Gratitudes
- True spring weather (wind, cold, sunshine!).
- The first crocus have bloomed right next to the back door.
- Looking forward to an evening with 20 middle schoolers--confirmation mini lock-in (only until 11:30 pm). They are much more fun than they get credit for.
17 comments:
Beautiful! Your daisy looks so good.
That's a pretty sweet daisy! Looks like a fun technique:)
I remember the lock-ins! The kids were always very well behaved and really fun to be around.
Oh that is just cute! I love the little ric rac stem. I am going to have to check out that book, your petals are so pretty!
i'm blown away! that would have taken me about 1 year to sew! i love how it's so spring like.
~visiting from sew & tell
I LOVE this! I'm so impressed that you found a way to make those daisies pop off the quilt like that! Too many exclamation points... Sorry.
Loving that daisy!!! Great job!!! Thanks for the tip on that book, I hope my library has it.
Blessings,
KT
i REALLY love this. i am always looking for new ways to make raised fabric flowers. this is too beautiful.
this is adorable...i love the quilting and the flowers are so cute!!!
How fun and creative! I love your use of the rick rack as the stem. Great finish!
I love the flower, and the background with only 3 fabrics!
Wow, this is so cool! I love the flower.
Very impressive for a first attempt. Looks great.
The raised flower is sweet! The dots and the rick rack are darling.
This is absolutely adorable. I love daiseys and the ric rac stem makes me smile.
Beautiful daisy!!! Is the fabric folding hard? I like your take on the 9 patch background. Great quilting lines as well.
What a beautiful flower, I love how the folded petals look.
Hey Kolleen! I told you how much I LOVED my pretty mini at Flickr, but I'll say it again here: it is without doubt the nicest and most beautiful thing I've ever been given. Thank you so very much! (and thanks, too, for being so nice about my wretched attempt...)
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