I got brave today and pulled out my "Spring Storm" horse applique kit. I've been dying to do it, I just wasn't sure how to do all the pieces. Plus I worried about running out of fabric and tracing all the pieces. The fusible webbing I have is really thin and comes apart from the paper just by moving it. It's all my LQS has as the ladies love it. I like the heavier stuff but that requires a trip to Lincoln or Omaha.
It was SO easy! Big Fork Bay Cotton Company had several pages that fit perfectly under the fusible applique. They were already reversed (THANK YOU) and you just traced and labeled the pieces. They had labeled the fabric as well. They also provided a full size picture of the horse. THANK YOU!
I had some projector sheets, taped 4 together and traced the horse template to position the top pieces. I taped down the background fabric (I'll do the borders after the horse is done) and taped the top of the sheets over it.
What I didn't think of earlier was to put the pieces in bags from 1-9, 10-19, 20-29 up to 100 until several hours later..LOL. Duh. At least I did think of it.
Here's the horse with the clear template over it:
I'm up to the 50's now. Halfway there! I used my small Clover iron to press the pieces in place. I've been doing this since 2pm and it's now after midnight. My house is a wreck. My kids had to fend for themselves for food.. Yep. I'm a quilter.
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5 comments:
My oh my, good luck with this project. Make sure you don't lose any pieces along the way. :)
Wow! You're doing a great job!!!!
Hi!
My name is Traci and I work for Bigfork Bay Cotton Company, You are doing such an amazing job!
Can't wait to see the finished quilt. You just have to send us the photo and we will put it on our blog!
Hello, where did you order your fabric, and do you have a picture of your finished quilt??
How will you quilt this when you are done? Surely you won't edge stitch all those pieces!
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