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August 25, 2010

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Christina

I saw something yesterday that made me think about this project of yours and wondered how it was going - thanks for the update! Looks lovely from here.

Carmen

Coulda fooled me! Looks great, I'd say:)

Emily

It looks awesome!!! :) Love the colors and the layout!

Jandi

It looks great! I am digging the orange.

Tamar

I think it's beautiful! I'm almost inspired to try some hand applique myself.

Audrie

It looks really good! We're all critical of our own work but give yourself some credit!

Dree

I think it is gorgeous--and it looks good. Now, my hand applique is truly bad. I need Wonder Under for any hope of eliminating puckers.

Alice R.

I think it's beautiful! The other thing that is beautiful is the enormity of your open heart to give this type of effort as a gift to someone you just picked. I'm truly moved. It's a wonderful antidote to my dismay over the selfishness I'm seeing daily elsewhere. Thank you.

Melissa Corry

It looks wonderful!! I love the orange!

Annette

I think your stitches look great. Your colors and fabrics are very nice and so pretty.

Megan

Yay! I was wondering how this was going - and it looks great! It's amazing to me that you tackled both hand applique and all those curves.

margaret

My best pointers...
Always use a thread that best matches the applique, not the background. Use a 60 wt thread because it will disappear the best (common ones I have found are a bottomline quilting thread by Superior and ones by Mettler). And take very tiny stitches, only grabbing 1-2 threads of the applique fabric each time!

Keep it going - love the orange :-)

greetingarts

You feel about handwork the way I feel about the sewing machine... But I'd say you're doing just fabulously! Keep at it, are you at least enjoying it a bit?

Jill Majers

It looks great to me. Your color choice are lovely!

Liveacolorfullife

I have dubbed today Orange Wednesday (long story), so how fun to see this! I have a love/hate relationship with applique. Love the way it looks, but it stresses me out to do it. I took a class from a master applique artist at my LQS thinking I just needed to learn technique. Still stresses me out. But I sure love the way it looks!

Debora

I usually don't care for needlework, too detailed for me, yet handsewing the last part of the binding is my favorite of the entire project...after picking out the fabric, of course!

Nice work!

wishes, true and kind

I can be kind of fussy about my handwork, too; especially since I did lots of handwork (different types of embroidery and needlepoint) before I started quilting. It's kind of like FMQ in that with practice, you get into a kind of rhythm and it becomes a joy rather than a chore or a frustration :)

joan

Suzanne

Slow going is much better than no going. Can't wait to see it when it's complete.

VickiT

Even if you think differently, I think even without pressing that it's a beautiful start. I'm jealous of what you have done so far. Can't wait to see the finished quilt

Jen

Well I think it's FABULOUS! I can't figure out how you do your stitches. They look so perfect on the front and back. i've never tried hand applique. I'd love to someday. I just don't know how. Do you have a post on here explaining how you do the stitches? can you share that w/ me? Thanks!

Katy Yo

It looks great and I love the orange! Hang in there, Elizabeth!

Jessica C

I feel the same way about applique. I find it tedious and can't often force myself to finish things. However, I do LOVE the way it looks. I love your Clementines quilt.

kelley mcdonald

check out this book by Ami Simms. You will love it. http://www.amisimms.com/inap.html

Another quilter taught me this method at the International Quilt Festival in Houston when I was working on the Dear Jane Quilt. Good luck. I love your blog!

mille

Very inspiring to see that someone else also have dove into hand applique! I did so myself this week after falling in love with an antique quilt I saw on another blog... I'm one square down, probably have another 34 or so to go, who knows! I'm hoping that my technique will improve as I go, this being my first attemt at it...

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