Leftover blocks, English paper piecing scraps, and bits of wool felt come together in this hand stitched mini quilt. Four specialty threads add texture, shine, and detail from the piecing stage through the final binding. This project turns a box of studio odds and ends into a wall-worthy finished piece.…
What a fun week it’s been playing with different machine applique techniques using a few of the great variety of versatile threads offered by WonderFil. If only this week could be little longer! I would have loved to play with some of the other WonderFil threads with such tantalizing names…
Welcome back! When we completed appliqueing our leaves using InvisaFil thread yesterday, the little Joyful Wallhanging is looking more and more ‘joyful’… Today we’ll add nice, puffy, clouds to our quilt top using another WonderFil thread:Silco. Silco thread is a 35wt cotton thread, but, unlike other cotton threads, this one…
I hope you enjoyed my tutorial yesterday about the 1 foolproof method for perfect, smooth and clean applique edges. It’s a method I use often. When I finished appliqueing the hearts to the quilt top, I stepped back to admire my handiwork; the little quilt is starting to take shape!…
I’ve come to the end of my week of stitching 3 inspirational wallhangings. At the beginning of the week I shared how I used WonderFil DecoBob 80wt polyester thread for perfect piecing. I then shared how I used WonderFil InvisaFil 100wt polyester thread for quilting the blocks and adding texture to the…