Blooms Cut 2 or B ep Seve ul Dass hy tne es Loonie blooms fui es, bn Digiweoke euilts weve sade ene — UBD Oe Inner Border -2 2.3/2" x28" & 1-2/2" x8 42" Outer border- 2-3 3/4"x 29" 82-3 314" x35 112" Various Scraps for applique shapes Green print for stems 3" x17" Binding - 3- 21/4" x 42" strips Tabs -2-3 314" x8.2" Heat Bond Lite Fusible Web Backing and Bating- 28°38 2-281 self covered buttons blooms Cut 2 or B Teams Boono” Poe FineLoonse. blooms bn seoké Guilt DesianS ae oe Size: 1S? x 25 2Loon. blooms “This pattem hasbeen designed using the rede appliqué techrique.. any ther methods wil require you to make adjust ments as necessary, Remember that this is your design and it is OK te put on as many flowers or leaves on it as YOU want. Add buttons or bead forthe flower centers ~ make 20'Leni’ an you want (Oh | eget to tl you about the name of the design... the Larger centre circle in the middle of the bloom was traced from a Canadian 4100 Loonie - | decided the 42.00 Teele was ust to bis) Flowing the supply Usk included onthe template sheet et and Layo all our background border eces and grand shape. | used many cuter toren pris from the one ine of fabri and the scrappiness of it appeals to me cut 32/4 18 V2" 30 if you have a piece of fabric that fits, put it inl My fabrics came from a MODA Scrap Bag, except for the flower pot which wa> cut from a charm square and of course the background, backing and binding where cut from yardage, This project would be a great way to use up some fabrics from the scrap bin - remember these Little pieces you just threw in there ~ ig them aut 1 efering ta the projet phot, sew the border te the backoround fabric - note that ‘the round shape in nerted before the auter Borders are sewn on. Once all borders have been completed give itll a good pressing vnrar tartar | VE x 2] see] | f 3 cuter toe cut 32/4 KP cut 32/4 xP 2. Trace all of your chosen appliqué shapes on ‘the paper side of the Lleat & Bond fusible web. Roushly et out the shapes Leaving a small allowance on all siden Ion tothe wrong side of all your chosen prints ~ cut auton the drawn Lines. Loonie. blooms Sigireske. quilts J tener borer Cut | 72" x 2" tener borer Cut | 72 x 22 2D Stems cut a 3°27" pace of eat & Bond and press it onto the outer borer ‘wrong side of your green stem fabric: Cutt 9 9/4" x15 V2 Let cool and then cut 5 strips either Ys or 3/8 strips by the 7" lenath - ahichever with you prefer Lee Bloms- Pape Oe cori Site Oil Doss by Meta Bes‘A. Now that you have the backoround all pressed and ready and you have your ‘tem and appliqué shapes all ready to got time te start positoning things ‘where YOU wart them to ge. | found that to get the nize curve on your stems is ‘easiest done by raring it from the bottom up - gently curing the stem as you preset | found that by starting with the centre stem and werking your way out 's eas. Take your time and get thins inthe spcts where you want them. IF you forget te position a leaf you can usualy go back and reheat the stem with the iron and then gently it the edge and slip the Leaf shape under. 5. Once all of the pressing io done its now time te aver your aut: Prepare ‘your backing fabric ard Layitout with the wrong side up ~ spray-baste and position vour batting in place. Spray-baste the batting and gently psitin and smecth owen your gut tp, 6: used a zig-2a9 stitch to stitch down the stems but 3 machine blanket stitch would work as well 7. Nowit’s time to stitch your shapes. Set up your machine for free-metion «quilting and drop your f2ed dogs 8. Find matching threads forall your fabric and use a bobbin thread that matches your backing 9. Lower your needle into the shape (fairly lose to the edge) and then raise the needLe and gently pull on the kop thread to bring up the babin ‘thread tothe top Ueld onto your vo threads and Lawer the needle up and down in the same spst te secure the threads. This can create a bt fa thread lump onthe backside so | lke te dam in my ends... | nowt takes a bit Longer but think it does give a more finished Lok. | usually ‘top my stitching after doing afew shapes and darn in those ends - this helps eliminate stitching oer the Loroe threads Lie Blam Page Too ony Sipe Oat Desa by Marlane Bes10. Now start free matin quilting around the edge of ‘your shape. | actually went arcund my shapes three times - no reason but that was just the Lok | lead You can do only two or even choose more if you wanted ‘This method does take abit of practice and I find that by going around your shape more than ance kind of fills in the seuigly, meandering stitches that we all make - it would take a lot of practice to not have the stitches age helterskelter like some of mine! Yeu can also add detalls to your Leaves, Rowers or stems if you feel. that you want to branch out from the rawedge stitching, Stitch in some vein lines on your Leaves or some petal shapes on your flowers - anything you choose adés even more deta. 12. You could also make some curly or stitch some feee-form Leaves - anything ges so have unl 1B. lused a cream top thread and meander quilted the reot of the ault top: alting around not over, the appliaue shapes, A. Once all the stitching is complete. prepare your tabs. Layer the 3 3/4 «8 YF print and background pieces right sides together fold in half horizontally and place the 60 degree line onthe flded ade. cut a5 ‘shown to form the Little peint Stitch MA" from the edges, Leaving the straightedge open for turning. Turn right side out and press IS: With the right side ofthe tabs facing the wrang side ofthe top of ‘the wal hanging, baske the tabs apprasimataly 24 in from aach side Flip the tab over tothe right side to make aure ts facing the riht way 16. Now prepare your binding strips and stitch tothe front side of your wall hanging mitering comers as you 92 17. Land stitch the binding to the back side |B. Make the little buttons following the instructions on the package. Stitch the tabs and buttons in place 19, Label and ener! Lowi Blame Pa Tee crit Sipe lt Daisy Me Bs