In Full Bloom
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| The Spring Petals Quilt Along at The Crafty Quilter |
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)
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| My corner is all marked with a |
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!
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| I used my walking foot to quilt along the lines made with my Frixion Pen |
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| 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.
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| 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!!
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| Susie's Sunroom |
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| Spring Petals Table Topper by Susie's Sunroom |
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| 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!!
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| 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
Let's Bee Social @ Sew Fresh Quilts and
Fabric Frenzy Friday @ Fort Worth Fabric Studio and
Sew Darn Crafty @ Sew Many Ways
