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| What a Girl Wants is a whimsical look at our favorite things: hearts, roses and chocolate. The quilt is made up of appliquéd blocks that are set “off-point”. Easy raw-edge fusible machine appliqué makes the quilt quick and easy. Make sure to find an especially sweet print for the quilt backing – mine is a box of chocolates, some in heart-shapes. The original quilt was made with batiks and printed fabrics. You may do yours in a variety of combinations. I love doing quilts in the scrappy-look, using as many different fabrics as I can to achieve the colors I chose. Materials needed: • 1 yard of background fabric • An assortment of ¼ yard or Fat Quarters for roses, rose centers, leaves, chocolates and hearts ( l like using a lot of different fabrics for the scrappy look) • 1¾ yards of fabric for sashing and binding • 2½ yards of focus fabric (borders and blocks) • 2 yards of paper-backed fusible web (like Wonder Under or Steam-a-Seam Lite) • 2 yards of batting (I use Hobbs Heirloom Cotton 80/20 in all of my quilts) • 4 yards of backing fabric. Thread to match all of your applique fabrics. Make bobbins for each of the thread colors that you will be using ahead of time. Because I use so many bobbins, I like to keep them organized in a Bobbin Saver ring. Other items you will want to use are: • Sewing Machine that has a ZigZag, Blind Hem or Blanket stitch, with an open-toe Applique foot • Pins • Rotary cutter, ruler and mat • One sheet of Template plastic to make appliqué templates • Scissors for fabric and paper • Pencil • Spray Starch You will need a design wall or a piece of flat batting, such as Warm and Natural or Pellon Fleece, to use as a design wall to organize the placement of the blocks for sewing and keep them in order. This is an essential part of constructing the quilt, so it will have an organized topsy-turvy look. Either of those battings will work like a flannel board and will stick to the surface without pinning. |
Price: $8.00 |
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