Floral applique quilts

Romantic and timeless vintage inspired quilt patterns designed by Verna Mosquera owner of The Vintage Spool.

There were over 400 quilts at this years Sydney Quilt Show. So many amazing, beautiful, outstanding quilts. This is just a small selecti...

I didn’t take near the amount of photos as I normally do at a show as Jessica and I were talking the whole time – Melanie had to cancel at the last moment so I drove up by myself. It didn’t rain a…

The Sierra Gold Quilters Guild meets in Pine Grove, Ca and I think I’ve lectured/taught there 5 times? It is a small and mighty guild with an abundance of talent. They put on a great show eve…

Can't resist a quilting challenge? Explore the extraordinary beauty of Putting Down Roots Quilt, a stunning flower quilt pattern made with the Hometown fabric collection. Embark on this journey of crafting, filled with intricate appliqué blocks that unleash your creativity.

Earlier in the year, I appliqued a block called "Miss Kelly" designed by Erin Russek. I have decided to finish it in a "Round Robin" sort of fashion. I wanted to start by designing an applique border for this piece, first I scanned a few my own flowers/buds and leaves that I planned to work with. After a little tweaking on the computer, I printed out several pages of these elements (actual size) in greyscale. Now I could cut them up and start arranging, a little dab of LAPEL stick ( I love…

I actually really LOVE the art of appliqué! Even though I don't use it that much (practically never) but I do love seeing others' works on the Internet and appreciate the artistry so much :) My October project that I've mentioned earlier in this post is also appliqué-friendly and, personally, I'm going to experiment a little in this field! So I thought if anyone wants to try the same I should tell a bit more about the methods of applique in advance. Method 1 So, the first thing you should…

We were very fortunate that our tour coincided with the weekend of the Malvern Quilt Show! Well, actually brilliant Helen organised it that way. It was held in the Showground surrounded by the beautiful Malvern Hills. Not too many photos today, too much shopping happening, but here are a few pics of some of my favourite quilts on show. Bali Botanical Sampler by Alison Stothard. Encompassed Star by Rebecca Collins. Pippen's Flight by Janice Jenkins-Bulgin Wonderful detail. Nearly Insane made…