Today at the GCQ
regular monthly meeting, Nancy Brannon gave a trunk show. After lunch she taught a class in hand appliqué. We practiced 2 methods for making narrow
stems and then we practiced needleturn appliqué of points and valleys with a
heart shape. She had us practice with red thread to see how well we were stitching.
She gave us many useful tips. I learned more in today’s 3 hours than in the all day class last
fall in Houston. Here is one example of
her work.
For the Christmas
in July monthly challenge I pieced a tree made up of 32 template pieces. I fused a small bird for my touch of
summer. It did not finish at the size
stated on the directions but I am not sure how I could make it. I don’t think I will be making any more of
these trees.
Wow, that is some lovely applique in Nancy's work.
ReplyDeleteI love that tree! Templates, huh? I wonder if it'd go easier paper pieced. It would make a nice Christmas wall hanging. Pale blue batique for the snow and a darker blue background (maybe snowflake print?) for a night sky, and a red cardinal as the bird. Wouldn't that be dramatic? :)