{"id":698,"date":"2013-02-08T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?p=698"},"modified":"2013-12-02T14:18:45","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T22:18:45","slug":"on-my-design-wall-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2013\/02\/08\/on-my-design-wall-20\/","title":{"rendered":"On my design wall"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DSCN0425\"<\/a>The VMQG February challenge is to create a block (or blocks) for a group quilt, using bright pinks and oranges, with a background of natural colored linen.\u00a0 The second part of the challenge is to try something new.\u00a0 Working with linen is a new experience for me, but I decided to take it one step further.<\/p>\n

I’ve been looking for an opportunity to try\u00a0Rose Hughes’<\/a> Fast-Piece Applique technique.\u00a0 Rose has written a book<\/a> about the technique, called Dream Landscapes, and you can find a link to a video tutorial here<\/a>.\u00a0 It’s a way of doing raw-edge applique without using fusible web.\u00a0 She recommends couching over the raw-edges after sandwiching the quilt.\u00a0 Because I was making blocks for a group quilt, instead I satin-stitched the raw edges, using tear-away stabilizer.\u00a0 First I made a block with one heart, then – because I love a challenge! – I made a block with 3 interlocked hearts.\u00a0 I like the technique and will definitely use it again.\u00a0\u00a0 Here are photos of the front and back of my blocks.<\/p>\n

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