nancy devine

Yesterday, we laid out and appliqued all the elements of our Autumn Harmony wall quilt. Today, we’re going to bind the finished piece, as well as create a label and a hanging system for it. Press the quilt on the top side with lot of steam. Don’t iron it. Press …

Welcome back to QUILTsocial as we continue our sewing work on the Autumn Harmony wall quilt. We’ve created all the elements for the quilt — four branches, eight leaves and 19 berries. Now it’s time to put it all together. This quilt began life as a doodle on a scrap …

Yesterday on QUILTsocial, we created green batik string pieced fabric for some fanciful fall foliage to grace our Autumn Harmony wall quilt. Today, we’re going to create leaves that are prepared for needle turn applique and bias strips for tree branches. Let’s get started on the leaves. Download leaves template …

Yesterday on QUILTsocial, we created a quilted canvas to showcase some fanciful fall foliage in color-soaked batiks. Today, let’s get started on creating the fabulous leaves that will be a focal point on our Autumn Harmony quilted sampler. Begin by cutting 2″ wide strips from various green batik scraps. These …

“There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky, which through the summer is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as if it had not been!” — Percy Bysshe Shelley I love autumn, that season of color. As quilters, we appreciate the vivid …