This blog is dedicated to applique. Glorious applique!!! The focus here will be hand applique, but there is room for machine applique too. Kim McLean is the designer whose patterns and quilts we will be working on together. Are you ready?! Let's SEW!!!
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Friday, January 21, 2011
wool applique
These two glorious wool applique cushions were a gift from two dear friends. The appliques are wool, the background is linen, the borders are cotton patchwork.
What wonderful ideas both to work in wool and to do parts of Kim's patterns! I just love the animals and that particular tree. Lucky you, Liza and thanks for sharing.
Those are gorgeous pillows, they look very cool in wool. It just goes to show that the panels are versatile for all sorts of things. You have great friends!
What a wonderful gift! I love the wool..is that polka dot wool?! Early on, the squirrel panel done in wool was posted on this blog. I loved the idea of using wool..and isolating just a section for a finished piece.
The polka dots are tiny applique dots on the pig. The whole thing is buttonhole stitched raw edge applique. One of them was done by the same person who did the squirrel panel in wool that I posted some months ago. I just LOVE these cushions.
WOW! They are FaBuLoUs...the friends AND the cushions!!! ; )
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. It's great to see other ideas for Kim's patterns - thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThey are wonderful--what a great idea! Lucky lucky you!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the horses. Great cushions and where did you say your friends lived? LOL
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful ideas both to work in wool and to do parts of Kim's patterns! I just love the animals and that particular tree. Lucky you, Liza and thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteKMcL in wool? Love It! You have great friends (and are birds of a feather, I'm bettin')!
ReplyDeletewool...great idea!
ReplyDeleteHow can I add to the comments above? What a great way to use Kim's designs. We all would love friends like yours, you lucky girl.
ReplyDeleteOMG!! I just love them cushions!!
ReplyDeleteGot my new sofas yesterday and I think I need some cushions. It's suede beige and bare. ( where was my brain when I ordered this difficult fabric )
Where would one purchase the woolen fabric though?
Lucky you Liza - love them, Kim McL
Some of the fabrics came from this vendor:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mfwoolens.com/
She was at Houston and had the most gorgeous stuff.
Those are gorgeous pillows, they look very cool in wool. It just goes to show that the panels are versatile for all sorts of things. You have great friends!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful gift! I love the wool..is that polka dot wool?!
ReplyDeleteEarly on, the squirrel panel done in wool was posted on this blog. I loved the idea of using wool..and isolating just a section for a finished piece.
The polka dots are tiny applique dots on the pig. The whole thing is buttonhole stitched raw edge applique. One of them was done by the same person who did the squirrel panel in wool that I posted some months ago.
ReplyDeleteI just LOVE these cushions.
the pig is THE BEST!
ReplyDeleteThe plaid horses are awesome!
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