tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54385207129843215822024-03-04T23:11:29.343-05:00Glorious AppliqueThis 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!!!Piecefully Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17984767264496705062noreply@blogger.comBlogger857125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-49107377385337689432016-09-28T12:43:00.001-04:002016-09-28T12:47:45.964-04:00A Finish!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Bk7qq1TXMnRGak8nloiq5xDr7EtjBkpOOUYw9EyUmus8V3hRadrlPDcKGDGBUVFclnk8x2LrEThv8rDGDOMfwj3k0rMhSAlWDNODIifhkg7LHNCRQiy-WqCWFYFG-8tN3keG1Ta0QxM/s1024/Photo%25252020160928114259379.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Bk7qq1TXMnRGak8nloiq5xDr7EtjBkpOOUYw9EyUmus8V3hRadrlPDcKGDGBUVFclnk8x2LrEThv8rDGDOMfwj3k0rMhSAlWDNODIifhkg7LHNCRQiy-WqCWFYFG-8tN3keG1Ta0QxM/s500/Photo%25252020160928114259379.jpg" id="blogsy-1475081243543.5137" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="420"></a></div><p> My version of Kim's beautiful pattern is finally finished! I have always thought of the the little song "All God's Creatures Have A Voice In The Choir" when working on this quilt and while I don't often name my quilts that is definitnately the name of this one. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu84bNzHbTqx_YKLmWH084fwYFEF8Uu3Fm96AivgHfc-Mj-03nyyAQ2Rad2O2FataftmunbBNVpd7h-feehyphenhyphenKeCC14Wda8ZzVVU0pAElsPBAPQb_IBwSnjj7vlvtd_ekz-b_PKGLFp5fQ/s1024/Photo%25252020160928114259537.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu84bNzHbTqx_YKLmWH084fwYFEF8Uu3Fm96AivgHfc-Mj-03nyyAQ2Rad2O2FataftmunbBNVpd7h-feehyphenhyphenKeCC14Wda8ZzVVU0pAElsPBAPQb_IBwSnjj7vlvtd_ekz-b_PKGLFp5fQ/s500/Photo%25252020160928114259537.jpg" id="blogsy-1475081243526.5574" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="346"></a></div><p>I am a hand appliquer but I chose to machine applique this one. I used a blanket stitch and King Tut variegated thread. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQelWP8kalve8nu7xF-lnveCrtdKouIPF4-lVMZRATFHMBr_-4qC5tBffB2MT-ZX0MhT6d4HfXzmlKfZ1j2Pz8QytAYWaQjppwjCgL6RQWD7M2K5jMh-NBjcaYzVRlYq9ysCO6D8EA1o/s752/Photo%25252020160928114259613.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQelWP8kalve8nu7xF-lnveCrtdKouIPF4-lVMZRATFHMBr_-4qC5tBffB2MT-ZX0MhT6d4HfXzmlKfZ1j2Pz8QytAYWaQjppwjCgL6RQWD7M2K5jMh-NBjcaYzVRlYq9ysCO6D8EA1o/s500/Photo%25252020160928114259613.jpg" id="blogsy-1475081243523.245" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="380"></a></div><p>It did not speed up the process one bit, I started it six years ago, but it has been a joy to stitch and looking at my blog noticed I had 27 different posts with Roseville Album mentioned with progress and process pictures.</p><p>I did change up the outer border with more circles and semi circles. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk34xpgNfEYPkEyQi5qCTZ6KZl_hvLKXayHjljktkXYGLze8WHv_u6xU7_zVg4HeyGK4CNHZcqEodY7inzgGDAOuU0kN7Q-VKs257vzkckrgQtt-LPhcmkiCzRsw6S-OBPcpmyLdtMYOE/s1024/Photo%25252020160928114259834.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk34xpgNfEYPkEyQi5qCTZ6KZl_hvLKXayHjljktkXYGLze8WHv_u6xU7_zVg4HeyGK4CNHZcqEodY7inzgGDAOuU0kN7Q-VKs257vzkckrgQtt-LPhcmkiCzRsw6S-OBPcpmyLdtMYOE/s500/Photo%25252020160928114259834.jpg" id="blogsy-1475081243517.2964" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p>I finished it by quilting my initials and the year over the house at the top.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK49gclClIQBJ2pJVwPOal1xd1yTv-9Vy-w9kxLXSOL2bnYTDfJQU50i2IzKeZj4u1SNpxyT__o1qzz4Dem0TlcwPrDEfm32MMBmLQwFnsTinzhIf8IE38pH7jSwmjfLtaSLIXJYOIE20/s590/Photo%25252020160928114259894.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK49gclClIQBJ2pJVwPOal1xd1yTv-9Vy-w9kxLXSOL2bnYTDfJQU50i2IzKeZj4u1SNpxyT__o1qzz4Dem0TlcwPrDEfm32MMBmLQwFnsTinzhIf8IE38pH7jSwmjfLtaSLIXJYOIE20/s500/Photo%25252020160928114259894.jpg" id="blogsy-1475081243566.8506" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="476" height="590"></a></div><p>Again, it has been a joy!</p><p>Happy Stitching All,</p><p>Cheri</p><p>underquiltedcovers.blogspot.com</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101991296242088371noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-46730512743062725792016-09-11T09:30:00.002-04:002016-09-11T09:30:25.845-04:00Hello everyone,<br />
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A lot of people have had a lot of problem posting in this blog.<br />
Liza has just made a Glorious Applique Facebook group.<br />
Please join us and post all your applique projects there.<br />
We'd all love to see your work!<br />
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1767976173491670/kim mcleanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186608831103237503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-48986886885935138262015-12-06T19:37:00.000-05:002015-12-06T19:37:22.193-05:00An Error in " A Boy and a Girl" quilt pattern, please note.Hello Everybody,<br />
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Thank you to Nancy M for alerting us to the mistake on page 1 in the instruction sheet of the pattern " Boy and a girl, an album"<br />
At the bottom of the page 1: it should say:<br />
For the " Boy and Girl" block, cut<u> 4 bias strips 18" x 7/8"</u> for the ribbon joining the flowers and use the "9mm" Clover gadget to iron the bias stems. The finished width of the strip is 3/8" after ironing with the Clover bias maker.<br />
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My senile brain wrote 18" x 3/8" !!! this is of course totally incorrect.<br />
My apologies to everybody, if you know someone who is doing this quilt please pass on the message.<br />
I hope everyone gets to read this post.<br />
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Also keep an eye out in Liza's Face Book ( I don't have FB, yet, I need someone to walk me through it) for our Glorious Hexagon Along starting in January 2016. It is done in conjunction with Paper Pieces ( see their website) and Katja Marek's book " The New Hexagon". It will be fun to do. Liza and I have done a hexie quilt each using the different hexagon shapes in Katja's book and Kaffe Collective fabrics. Amazing how many interesting hexagons you can get using 3 yards of fabric like " Feathers" - it's unreal. My 3 yards was totally demolished, didn't leave much scrap at all, it all went into the quilt. Liza will tell you how to cut this 3 yards, and the process of preparation. <br />
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So long, please pass on this error message to other people, not sure how many people are reading the blog these days. Many thanks and my sincere apologies. Cheers, Kim<br />
<br />kim mcleanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186608831103237503noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-71965252443857484482015-10-13T02:56:00.000-04:002015-10-13T02:56:30.983-04:00A finished quilt<br />
I'm posting these photos on behalf of Ruth Ann Joslin. The quilt is Kim's Pandemonium pattern, and its turned out magnificently.<br />
Thanks to Ruth Ann for sharing this quilt and she'd like to state that she loves all of Kim's patterns but could do without circles on the next one.<br />
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045225648259636672noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-67569645008580612532015-08-10T23:01:00.000-04:002015-08-10T23:01:34.617-04:00Pandemonium, lower part of the top, finishedYeah, got the bottom blocks of this quilt done and together. I love the mixture of piecing and applique. I used all Kaffe fabrics, which I love......I do needle turn applique, even all those little circles. I trace the design right onto the fabrics then needle turn it. <br />
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now to get the rest of the top done. I'm already working on the next row up.....the Large block is the one that took quite awhile.Paula Hensley Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170970505745640490noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-69336619923140678412015-04-28T19:44:00.003-04:002015-04-28T19:44:57.686-04:00Finished at last!Well, my Roseville Album is finished at last. I left off the border ( obviously) as I decided it was large enough as is. The background is a Reece Scanell shot cotton and the applique fabrics are all Kaffe Fassett. Beautifully quilted by Naomi Hynes.<br />
I am really happy with the end result.<br />
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<br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17955962389976567385noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-63337463648602841412015-04-06T11:13:00.001-04:002015-04-06T11:13:45.892-04:00My first 4 Pandemonium SquaresI'm Lovin' Kim's Pandemonium Quilt. Finished my first 4 squares!<br />
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Paula Hensley Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170970505745640490noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-16710830881493018782015-03-31T10:25:00.001-04:002015-03-31T13:33:22.139-04:00We have sold over 1000 Flower Pot patterns without any negative feedback until this week. A customer found an error and she is indeed, correct. The printed tissue paper pattern for the top and bottom borders (with the birds) measures just under 59". It should measure 58". This means that you may need to slightly move the birds to fit within the correct size. <br />
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We are guessing the reason we have not heard about this before is that applique has a way of shrinking up the background. Most people sew onto a larger than needed piece of background and after stitching, measure and trim to size. <br />
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The customer who found the problem fused the pieces so the usual shrinking didnt happen.<br />
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<br />Lizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14125222032745592018noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-49897067812419845742015-02-17T23:04:00.000-05:002015-02-17T23:04:01.690-05:00The Village - paper piecing the hexagons tutorial Hi All,<br />
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In case you haven't done any paper piecing hexagons, the following is the way I do mine. Undoubtedly there are many ways of doing it. The one thing though is that it is rather addictive!<br />
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In the Village quilt,( Liza has it for shipping now http://www.gloriouscolor.com/store.php?cat=574 ) there are quite a few hexagons. The Grandmother Flower hedge has hexagons which have 3/4" sides and the outer border have 1/2" sides. You will need to buy these hexagon paper pieces, check with your local quilt stores or order them from paperpieces.com, also, they have the acrylic cutting templates with 3/8" seam allowance. This is a better seam allowance for paper piecing than the usual 1/4".<br />
If you would like to see the fabrics I've used in these hexagons, go to the Pinterest, the address is www.pinterest.com/km/0089/<br />
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There is this gadget made by Marti Mitchell which allows you to see what your hexagon or your star will look like when it is assembled. Put the template on the chosen motif or area of the fabric and then pop the 2 mirror sides snug on the template and look, voila!<br />
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choose the motif on the fabric, place the template, it has 3/8" seam allowance from Paper Pieces.<br />
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mark the motif on the template with texta pen so that you can find this exact area in the fabric, you will need to cut at the exact spot 6 times. the 7th one is the centre. the texta pen marking can be wiped off using acetone, the nail polish remover.<br />
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pin the paper hexagon to the fabric<br />
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sew across diagonally with the knot of thread on the RIGHT side of the piece for easy removal later.<br />
fold down the seam allowance and stitch all the way around.<br />
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completed paper pieced hexagon.<br />
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As you are cutting the hexagons, thread a needle with a quilting thread and place each stack of 7 fabrics on this thread and knot each lot of 7 pieces, you won't loose them then.<br />
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do the same with the paper pieced hexagons<br />
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to assemble the hexagons, you might want to try this.<br />
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sew the outer hexagons to the centre first so that you can make sure that they are attached the correct way, then stitch the rest, on the wrong side.<br />
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So, there it is, have fun, K<br />
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<br />kim mcleanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186608831103237503noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-7603990899027922122015-02-16T00:26:00.000-05:002015-02-16T04:45:24.783-05:00The Village Quilt, hand piecing the house blockHi All,<br />
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Now that Liza has the pattern ready to ship:<br />
http://www.gloriouscolor.com/store.php?cat=574<br />
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I'll go through the way I do hand piecing, of course the block is easily pieced by machine, I tend to hand piece as I'm not good with the machine.<br />
If you would like to see the fabrics used in my quilt, please see in Pinterest:<br />
https://www.pinterest.com/km0089/<br />
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So here we go, firstly, this is the block diagram:<br />
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Then you make the sewing templates (without seam allowance), I use the Mylar plastic, it is thin enough for easy cutting and firm enough to have the sharp pencil (2B) go aound the template.<br />
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I put notches on my sewing templates, these notches will be registered on the fabric when I'm marking the pieces with pencil, and later, when I'm sewing, I can line up the pieces easily, for example, on these:<br />
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and on the roof front, put a notch on the base of the triangle, the three sides almost look the same.<br />
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In the pattern pack, there is a chart for cutting up the pieces, follow that and cut up your selected fabrics. This chart includes the 1/4" seam allowance.<br />
I would start by choosing a fabric for the largest piece, the roof and it might be nice if you can fussy cut this one.<br />
Then choose the roof front. In many of my houses, I've used this same fabric for the H piece.<br />
Then choose a fabric for the building, then the contrast. Don't over agonise when choosing fabrics, it will take too long and usually your first choice is the correct one anyway. I've kept the chimney and background constant. The background I used was Spot - in Apple Green, it's a brilliant fabric, it is a warm colour even though it is green, if that makes sense!<br />
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Using the sewing templates, mark all the pieces and lay it out and check that you have all the pieces.<br />
( oops, the photo does not show the correct placement, but they are all there) <br />
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And close up, you can see the notches marked on the sewing lines:<br />
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to sew, place the pieces, right sides of fabric together and on the wrong side, put a pin through the two layers on the end points<br />
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sew, and check the other side that the sewing is on the line.<br />
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sew the A to B to C to B to A<br />
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then sew: K to M to L to D<br />
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Unlike sewing by machine where you sew over the seams, in hand piecing you leave the seam allowance loose.<br />
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Follow this method and sew the other pieces together,<br />
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All done, back view and from the front:<br />
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It's pretty easy isn't it. Also, I don't press hand pieced blocks, I've found that they tend to stretch. The block will flatten out by itself when they are joined together into a a big quilt. You can press then, before you layer the quilt top with the batting and backing fabric ready to baste and quilt.Now, all you have to do is sew 25 of these little babies! Have fun and post your photos, I'd love to see them.<br />
If you have any question, please let me know and I'll try and answer. Cheers, K <br />
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<br />kim mcleanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186608831103237503noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-28263352500290494182015-02-12T17:36:00.000-05:002015-02-12T17:37:02.393-05:00The Village is in stock and available to ship!<br />
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Lizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14125222032745592018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-9041106047812712892015-02-09T00:12:00.000-05:002015-02-09T00:12:58.353-05:00The Village QuiltTHE VILLAGE QUILT.<br />
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Hello Everyone,<br />
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Thank you to Liza for posting the preview of the Village Quilt, I'm sorry I haven't posted anything for a while, not sure where time went these last few months.<br />
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Many years ago, I found a photograph of an old quilt with houses and trees and the borders were festooned with swags and bows, I love that quilt. Now, after many many years, I decided to design a quilt with lots of houses and trees. Some of those trees look like flowers but they are meant to be trees, it's just that I can't draw that well. Tree pictures are usually full of detailed leaves and that is a bit of a hard thing to applique, so, my tree shapes are confined to more of an outline.<br />
I thought I'd do a housing estate with trees and surround it with a fence of hexagon florets ( they are 3/4" hexagon sides) then this is further enclosed by a stone fencing to keep the wild things outside the fence, hence the village.<br />
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The Kaffe Fassett Collective fabrics are great for this quilt, you can fussy cut interesting bits of the fabric for parts of the block. The rest of the block are easily cut using the rotary cutter. In the pattern pack there is a chart showing what strips to cut and how many pieces. Basically, for each block you'll need to choose the fabric for the roof, the roof front and contrast fabric for the windows and doors, I've kept the chimney and background constant. First, choose the fabric for the background and keep this on hand when selecting the other fabrics, mine is the Apple in the Spots fabric line. Next, I'd choose the fabric for the roof as it is the biggest piece and it would be good if you can isolate the most interesting part of the fabric and fussy cut. The same for the roof front. Many of my houses have the roof front and the large rectangle separating the lower parts of the house cut from the same fabric. Put your chosen fabrics on top of your background and see if they work.<br />
I have hand pieced my blocks, only because my machine sewing skill is not that great.<br />
If you would like to do some handpiecing, I'll be doing a tutorial on this in the next couple of days.<br />
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The original border was supposed to be four long ones, then I did a massive blooper in cutting. I looked at my lay out diagram and saw the previous border and then I forgot to add the corner mitred sections!! so the cut borders were mighty short. Memo to me: one must not talk on the mobile phone when cutting major pieces of fabric. I went back to the drawing board and re did the drawings, now it has 24 blocks with rather odd dimension. Actually, now, I prefer this configuration and I think it worked better as a whole, plus that now the quilt is totally portable during construction. To separate the rectangular blocks, I did strips of 1/2" hexagons in scrap fabrics with the middle hexagons done in the KF Collective Kim ombre stripes, I think it looks quite effective. If you can't be bothered to do these little hexagons, you might want to use 1" finished size strips in different fabrics. These hexagon strips were appliqued on after the rectangles have been joined together. <br />
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A week or so ago, my daughter set up a Pinterest account for me and she has placed a few boards showing photographs of this quilt and others with close ups of the fabrics. I'm still very new to the Pinterst and I don't really know how it works. This is the address on Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/km0089/<br />
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Here are some close ups:<br />
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Will post the handpiecing tutorials soon, Cheers, K<br />
kim mcleanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186608831103237503noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-88032101541176092782015-01-01T20:56:00.001-05:002015-01-02T06:49:49.307-05:00The VillageHere is a preview of Kim's next pattern, the Village.<br />
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Lizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14125222032745592018noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-12577697370602116772014-12-18T00:35:00.002-05:002014-12-18T22:08:11.290-05:00PANDEMONIUM<br />
Hello all. I'm so happy to be able to post now. Here's my biggest applique achievement so far. I started it a few months after it was published. First, I thought "No way!", but my husband told me I simply had to make it as it is so fabulously crazy. Crazy in a fun and wonderful way! The blocks took approx. 1 year to finish. Then I had a break for a few months, but finally got it all put together last spring. I entered "Pandy" at a local quilt show in Stafford/Houston in September. It won "Best of Show", "1st Prize" and "Best Workmanship". The quilt was too big for the wall and the organizers folded the top over so it wouldn't lay on the floor, hence top rows not showing. I didn't leave them out! LOL The detail photos are not necessarily in their right places as they were not yet sewn together at that point. <br />
I saw Kim's original Pandemonium at the Houston Quilt Festival in October. It was awesome! People who saw it were floored in amazement. ;) I'm so grateful for Kim's patterns and for my husband who pushed me to make this one.<br />
I'm curious who else has made, or is making this quilt?<br />
Happy Holidays!<br />
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sylvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09163093787658443761noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-67164394303570561382014-10-22T08:26:00.000-04:002014-10-22T08:26:13.224-04:00Flower Garden Quilt <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A few years ago I started Kim's flower garden quilt and then I just stalled out<br />
there was something wrong and I couldn't figure it out. Finally I realized I just didn't like the background fabric. So I gave away all my blocks and Sunday I started over. I finally found the perfect shirting background and started with one of my favorite blocks! I just love this quilt and look forward to starting my second block today…<br />
Yes I am doing mine again in Reproduction fabrics! don't look too close at the appliqué stitching haven't done any appliqué in over a year….. but I wanted you to see the fabrics up close, I hear these are lovingly referred to as Old Brights…..in the reproduction fabric style.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-20896317952558416742014-10-21T15:08:00.000-04:002014-10-21T15:08:04.874-04:00Roseville UpdateFinally finished the top panel. It took a long time since I worked on it at the same time as the bottom panel and some other blocks, which I hope to finish (and share) soon.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It took four years to completely finish my Roseville Album, but what a thrill it was to receive the ribbon for Best of Show at The Berrien Towne and Country Quilt Guild quilt show today. Hanging under the big purple ribbon is a second ribbon for Honorable Mention in the Bed Quilt category. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> One has to drive at least 90 minutes to find Kaffe Fassett fabrics in this part of the Midwest, but my quilt drew so many good questions about the fabric and the designer that I am betting some of the people who attended the show are on line right now seeking patterns and fabric. Donna Kooistra, an AQS certified quilt appraiser</span></span>, <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so admires the fabrics, and she loved the quilting, done by Heather Broehm. Thank you, Kim, for your beautiful pattern, and thanks to all of you GA subscribers who have been unfailing in your encouragement along the way.</span></span>Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196020487971921675noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-44070678806266954502014-09-08T11:53:00.002-04:002014-09-08T11:53:51.747-04:00The Applique SocietyI don't know how many of you know about The Applique Society. We're an international group of applique lovers and makers. <a href="http://www.theappliquesociety.org/" target="_blank">www.theappliquesociety.org</a> Come check us out.Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791592886458322904noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-72806492781827679052014-09-01T20:43:00.000-04:002014-09-01T21:22:19.448-04:00For a long time I have wanted to learn to do needleturn applique, and been an admirer of Kim McLeans quilts, and was lucky enough to get into one of her classes at the Taupo {NZ} Symposium last year. Had a lovely day learning to do needleturn and admiring Kims quilts"in the flesh" as it were, and being glad that I hadn't jumped in the deep end by trying Pandemonium first up!<br />
And twelve months later here is the reult of that day, I have so much enjoyed making this top, which is off to be quilted soon. Oh, the outer border has since been added. The hardest part was cutting and joining all the 2 1/2" square, some dont quite match, but they are my Amish pieces. I have no idea what will happen when it is finally finished, probably join all my other quilts stacked on beds and chairs around the house!<br />
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I am ready to add yet another completed Roseville Album to our blog. Although the quilt has been finished for many months now, I am just now finding a way to photograph it. This quilt marks my journey through breast cancer surgery and recovery; its four "pink" corner blocks were my way of remembering that time in my life. Having Kim's beautiful pattern to applique has been soothing and rewarding. It is, to date, the most ambitious project I have attempted, but now it won't be the last.<br /><br />Marionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196020487971921675noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-69687316618905206352014-06-07T22:13:00.000-04:002014-06-07T22:13:28.078-04:00Green Country Quilt Guild show June 6, 7thThank you Kim for making such a wonderful pattern! I just won the Viewer's Choice today at the show. This quilt is needle turn applique and hand quilted. Mostly Kaffe fabric, some hand dyeds.<br />
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Paula Hensley Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170970505745640490noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-30758924310331333792014-06-01T09:00:00.000-04:002014-06-01T09:00:18.293-04:00A boy and a girl, an album pattern is out <br />
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Hi, thought I'd let you know that the pattern for this "a boy and a girl, an album" is out now, in Liza's website www.gloriouscolor.com, enjoy! Cheers, Kim McLean</div>
<br />kim mcleanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186608831103237503noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-43404542963969377502014-05-25T08:52:00.003-04:002014-05-25T08:52:35.954-04:00finished - after 3 years - will you vote for me?Friends: After 3 years, I finally finished my Roseville Album. Well to be honest, I still need to finish the hand quilting on the very last, bottom block. But I am calling this a victory. <br />
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I have had my own blog for about a year and I found this great online blogger quilt festival at Amy's Creative Side.... and I entered Roseville into this festival. Will you go there and vote for me?<br />
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<a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2014/05/16/bloggers-quilt-festival-applique-quilts-3/" target="_blank">Go here</a> and find my image, then click on the heart in the upper right hand corner to vote. Very simple. That's it. You also might want to look around at all the fabulous quilts here... I heard there are over 650 entries!<br />
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<a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2014/05/16/bloggers-quilt-festival-applique-quilts-3/" target="_blank">Find this image to vote:</a><br />
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Here are a few other images for fun. These are also posted on my blog with more info about the festival and links to my other entries in the art quilt category: <a href="http://thirdfloorquilts.com/">thirdfloorquilts.com</a></div>
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Thanks friends. It has been a long journey. So proud to have reached this point!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020374885923408021noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-72414520317424658242014-05-23T23:34:00.000-04:002014-05-23T23:34:36.373-04:00True confession. What would you do-----if you were trimming the s.a. on the last miter using a ruler and cutter and CUT an uneven triangle out of the border!!! I usually use a scissors and trim one side of the seam at a time. This time I decided to use the ruler so the s.a. would be even as the background is light and the s.a. will shadow through. It has been a week since the dastardly deed was done. I cut off the end of the border and re-mitered it, but I have not felt like adding the corner applique as yet. Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250905898981790159noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438520712984321582.post-41217283030327474772014-05-22T17:58:00.002-04:002014-05-22T17:58:25.242-04:00Baby Quilt using Kim's pattern Trees of the 4 SeasonsI fell in love the the animals on this pattern, here is what I did with them. Lella Rose will be so happy with her animals...much love to Kim for her wonderful designs<br />
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