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August Applique

Posted by on 13 August 2019 | 0 Comments

The flower for August is Gladiolus - such a beautiful flower in so many colors. When I made my collection of flowers, I definitely included a gladys as we often call them, but this week I decided to make a second block using pink instead of my original red.

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Applique Crocus Block

Posted by on 11 February 2019 | 2 Comments

Tags: flower, applique

I'm thinking spring despite these hot summer days we experiencing. Spring sounds much more cooling don't you think? Thinking about spring, I decided it was time to make a new flower block. A crocus comes to mind as I remember seeing these mostly popping up in early spring, although apparently, they are also a winter and autumn flower too.

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My Adventure with Stained Glass Applique

Posted by Ruth on 12 September 2018 | 0 Comments

Tags: class, pattern, applique

Throughout its thousand-year history, stained glass has been known as colored glass outlined in black - usually leading - and found in windows of churches or other religious building. Stained Glass is still popular today and often referred to as art glass.

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King Protea - new flower applique

Posted by Ruth on 8 May 2018 | 1 Comments

Tags: pattern, applique

applique tips Congratulations go to Sue for suggesting the King Protea flower block. Our pattern will be coming your way.

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A New Flower to Create

Posted by Ruth on 1 May 2018 | 9 Comments

Tags: applique, pattern

Last week I posted a blog for a Flower Block competition - what a lot of fun I had collecting your suggestions in both email and blog comments. I've made a selection and begun work on the new flower - but I won't tell you what it is just yet! Perhaps you can guess from my fabrics...

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Applique Tips for Fusible Applique

Posted by Ruth on 10 April 2018 | 0 Comments

Tags: applique, workshop, pattern

April is World Autism Awareness Month. In New Zealand, autism affects one person in every 100. That's around 40,000 of us! And every year during April, I put out a new animal block to add to the collection of animals drawn by my son who is autistic.

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What's Under the Needle

Posted by on 27 February 2018 | 1 Comments

Tags: applique, pattern, BOM, workshop

This is the first post in my new blog series called "What's Under the Needle". Basically, I am going to share with you what I have been working on during the week since my previous post. At times I will be giving away free patterns or tutorials, presenting new projects and offering challenges among other things. I hope it will be as much fun for you as it will be for me, with some learning experiences along the way! So let's get started with this week....

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Need new ideas for 2 1/2" strips?

Posted by Ruth on 26 July 2015 | 3 Comments

Tags: pattern, quilt, applique

If you need a new way to use those 2 1/2" strips you have been collecting, you want to give this pattern a try "Flower Boxes". There are multiple layout and border options to make any size quilt you need and this technique is definitely a new one. Include the flowers or not, the inspiration can lead you into a new world of creativity.

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