Cotton Blossoms

One of the classes our quilt guild offered was appliqué.  Although I've done a couple appliquéd pieces in the past I was interested in learning some pointers and possibly a new technique.  Unfortunately, the day the teacher offered the class I was unable to attend.

The appliqué technique I've used in the past was a blanket stitch or a satin zig zag stitch on my sewing machine.  Determined to try a new technique, a book by Kim Diehl called "Simple Whatnots II" caught my interest.

Of all the patterns offered in this book wouldn't you know the Log Cabin background appealed to me, called Cotton Blossoms.  I'm in a Log Cabin rut lately.  This is a wallhanging measuring 24 1/2" by 24 1/2".  

I added this wallhanging to my current UFO list, #6.  In November UFO # 6 was picked.  It was time to get serious about Kim Diehl's spin on appliqué.  Being a wallhanging my thought was this would be a simple and quick project.  A good start on my UFO list, especially since we're coming into the holidays. 

I quickly gathered fabrics from my stash.  The Log Cabin background went together rather quickly.  Now the appliquéd section certainly slowed me down with all these tiny pieces.  I followed the directions, which I must say were easy and thorough.  

I wasn't too sure about her technique of appliquéing with invisible thread.  But it was a snap, you can't see the thread and I'm sold.   Now that I have her technique somewhat conquered, I'm excited to tackle another one of her patterns from this book.

I still need to finish by making a hanger on the back so it can be proudly displayed on my wall.

This was a win, win, win project.  I learned a new appliqué technique, I completed UFO #6 and it was all made from my stash fabrics.  I'm off to a great start this year.

There's more waiting on my list to conquer.  Be back soon!