Sunday, July 31, 2011

Appliqué Frolic Wall Hanging

First of all, welcome to all my new friends and followers! I can't believe I have officially passed the 500 followers mark (WOW!) - thank you for visiting - I will be hosting a giveaway in the near future to mark this momentous occasion, so stay tuned...

Over the last several evenings, I have been working on several birthday gifts for friends and family - one of which is this small appliqué wall hanging quilt...August is a busy birthday month and we all know how I like to make the majority of my gifts. After picking the pattern, I went through my stash and found some gorgeous fabric - the majority of the fabric is from the line "Bliss" by Bonnie and Camille for Moda. The entire quilt was cut using my AccuQuilt GO! fabric cutter - the pattern uses 4 different sizes of GO! Strip Cutter dies, along with the GO! Heart die, the GO! Round Flower die, and the GO! Critters die....and the design is actually a free pattern that accompanies the 6 1/2" Strip Cutter die. I had so much fun putting this together - I really enjoyed the machine appliqué and playing with these beautiful fabrics. It all went together smoothly for me - I did the cutting, appliqué, and piecing in one evening...and the quilting and binding the next. I added a sleeve to the back for hanging...and my husband made me some more wooden strips with sawtooth hangers so I could include one with this gift. All in all, I was quite pleased with how this special wall hanging turned out!

9 comments:

  1. Good golly, Belinda! Your wall hanging is precious! Love the fabrics and the "motifs". Way to go!

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  2. Sorry, I forgot to sign my name! Too 'trigger' happy with the send button!

    Robin

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  3. wowwwwwww i really love it so much..with my heart.well done xx

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  4. Wow, that's really pretty.
    Marilyn

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  5. I love it! I loooove the materials, so happy they are!

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  6. The quilt is beautiful, BUT, I've just seen your new release pics for mid-August and I love them! Quilted Garden and Moonlit Midnight are two of my all-time favorites...that is, if I could even pick a favorite :)
    hugs,
    babs

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  7. The lucky birthday person who receives your beautiful quilt will be absolutely thrilled to receive it! Love the colors and motifs!

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  8. You just never cease to amaze me!! Wow, it is just gorgeous. Love those colors and a nice assortment of motifs. As always, a lovely job. Does your family know just how lucky they are to receive your wonderful gifts? I sure hope so.
    Judy

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