Friday, May 8, 2015

A Spring Petals Finish

In Full Bloom
The Spring Petals Quilt Along at  The Crafty Quilter
This week, I was able to finish up my Spring Petals Table Topper !  This is my second Quilt Along completion in the last few months.  (The first project was my   Irish Chain Twist Quilt , sewing along with Melissa at Happy Quilting.)  Both have been "sew "fun and great learning experiences!


I only had one  "uh- oh" incident while finishing up the topper-

I thought it would be pretty to have a simple fleur-de-lis  pattern quilted  in the corners.   I found  a gray varigated thread, which will blend in nicely with the background fabrics and binding, and still contrast a little  with the yellow corners. 

I appliqued the petals onto the background, using a small  blanket stitch on my sewing machine.

             - Aurifil 50 Wt  cotton from a special box of Color Me Happy  (V and Co.) threads
             - Stencil  -  with fleur-de-lis pattern
             -  Frixion pen   ( iron and it disappears)


My corner is  all marked with a Frixion pen  waterproof pen

Oops!   After I marked it and started to admire the pretty classic shape , I  realized that I had used a waterproof pen that I use for making quilt labels!   My heart sank!
Then I remembered that,  fortunately,  I started to mark the quilting lines on a corner piece of fabric!  (I had originally been  thinking about starting in the center  with something  from the stencil!)
I simply ripped the stitches out from that  yellow corner piece, cut out a new triangle, and replaced it!  Whew!


I used my walking foot to quilt along the lines made with my Frixion Pen



I added this little box in the  the open area around the center flower in green


I couldn't wait to iron the Frixion marks off , after some  simple quilting touches were added to my topper.  (My scrappy fabrics   {Summersville Spring   charm pack }  are pretty busy, so I chose not to compete with the fabric designs and bright colors.)

The binding , with its unusual corners was a initially a bit  intimidating to me, but  Julie's excellent tutorial took me right through the process , in Lesson 5.  { Here }
Now I can tackle this kind of binding!  Thank you , Julie, for your awesome tutorial!

Referring to Julie's tutorial,  I was ready to attach the binding.  I grabbed a cup of coffee, and  sewed the binding 'raw edge' to 'raw edge' on the back side first.  Then , after a good pressing, I held the binding in place with my handy- dandy Wonder Clips.   


I love using these little Wonder Clips  (Clover) for sewing on binding 

I machine stitched the binding on the front side of my topper.   Before  I knew it..... the binding was finished!!





Susie's Sunroom





Spring Petals Table Topper     by Susie's Sunroom














Spring Petals Table Topper    by Susie's Sunroom




This Spring Petals table topper is a great project that can be completed in a week or a weekend, and makes a beautiful gift.   It is truly fun to make!!

Julie,  The Crafty Quilter  ,has  a Link Up showcase ,  where you can see everybody's Spring Petals Table Toppers .   {here}   

It's not too late to get started and make one of your own!  You have until June 6 to enter a Spring Petals topper.   Julie has even added a second  topper pattern... with  no applique!  { Here }     And,  to enter the link up, you don't have to have your topper quilted.  Just have a finished top!

I am going to look over the rest of my  Summersville Spring charms pack, and try to make the non - applique' table topper.    I think my Mother wants this first Spring Petals for her Mother's Day gift!!     


I'm off to my sewing room!

                                                        

Linking up at:       Spring Petals  QAL @ The Crafty Quilter               and
                           Can I Get a Whoop Whoop @  Confessions of a Fabric Addict  and
                          Let's Bee Social  @  Sew Fresh Quilts    and
                           Fabric Frenzy Friday @ Fort Worth Fabric Studio    and
                            Sew Darn Crafty @ Sew Many Ways

14 comments:

  1. Your Spring Petals table topper turned out beautifully, Susie! Love those bright happy petals! What a close call with that marker, eh? Phew! Glad things all worked out okay! Happy Mother's Day!!!

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  2. What a lovely table topper! The colors are perfect for spring. Amazing what can be accomplished with a walking foot, isn't it? Have a wonderful weekend!

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  3. Yay for you Susie, doing such a great job with your quilting! Love the corner treatments. Your table topper is so cheerful and pretty! Yikes, what a scare with the pen though. Be careful with the Frixion pens too, I have found that they lighten the fabric wherever the pen line was. It shows up on dark fabrics...lighter colors seem to do fine.

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  4. Your table topper is very pretty...

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  5. Very pretty and springy! I love to get inspired by your work-- I keep thinking of starting this new project, but a little daunted because of all my other projects in process-- then again, why not?

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  6. Your petals are great and your table topper has turned out wonderfully. I'm keen to start a petal project soon too and am debating whether to blanket stitch them or hand stitch....oh the dilemma....thanks for sharing! Jen

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  7. Your Spring Petals table topper is so cheery. I'm quite a fan of Summersville too. Your selection of fabrics is colorful and springy!
    Janie
    Isabella's Whimsy

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  8. I love those bright, happy colors! What luck that you marked the easiest piece to replace with that permanent marker. I can imagine how your heart must have been racing when you realized what you'd done! Someone was watching over you so you didn't start in the middle instead!!

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  9. It's beautiful, Susie! The colours are so lovely. Thank goodness that you were able to fix the mistake so easily!

    -Soma

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  10. Love it Susie. I am not at all surprised that your Mom wants it. Thank goodness that you were able to rescue it from the permanent marker. I love the Frixion pens - ingenious.

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  11. This does not look easy but you pulled it off with springtime perfection. Great job! Can't go wrong with yellow, it's the happiest color!

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  12. I'm not sure why I didn't see this blog post before, but here I am, a little bit late but very happy to see all of the details that went into your table topper. It's beautiful, Susie! Thanks for adding the links to my tutorial.

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  13. Your table topper is gorgeous. Love the bright and cheery colours!

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  14. Congratulations! Very pretty and cheerful!

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