Anyway, I am so glad to finally have this done. (I still need to bind) I started this top in the Spring of 2002 when the Baltimore Album Bee was first formed in my guild. It is the first hand appliqued project I ever started and the first one I ever completed. This is a pattern from a Mimi Dietrich book. This was truly a learning experience for me. I tried so many different ways of hand appliqueing. I really tried to like hand-turned because the hand applique police say that is the right way to do it, but I did not like that method. I believe I have settled on the freezer paper method. But my real preference is machine applique. Hand work just takes too long.
I now have many hand applique projects started. My taste in fabric has changed a lot since I started this.
2 comments:
It is absolutely gorgeous - so hard to believe this is your first applique project. I also have no patience for hand sewing - that's why they make good sewing machines! Thanks for sharing.
It's beautiful! I particularly like the colour you chose for the border hearts.
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