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Quilting: Mom's Flowers
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Mom's Flowers

back of wall hanging

Instructions

Based on a demonstration of the "Snippets" technique by a guest at our quilt guild.

Difficulty:

Category: Quilting

Type of item: Home Decor

For: Home

Style: Cute, Hipster, Outdoorsy, Funky, Whimsical


Materials

Scraps! Our quilt guild had a program on a technique called"snippets". It involved applying fusible on the back of fabric and"snipping"it,then ironing onto a background fabric to formr a picture.Then it was quilted. I added some thread painting to mine.My project was based on a photo of some flowers at the side of my Mother's house,

What was your inspiration?

Flowers at my Mother's home.

What are you most proud of?

The thread painting. This was my first attempt at that.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Don't over think this.Let yourself be creative.Have fun.Do something new!

 

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Betsy Up. on craftsy.com
May 29, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Your one talented chickie!!
Machelle on craftsy.com
May 29, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you! My mother loved this.She said" great, if you ever have to put me in a nursing home, take this with me so I can remember I once had pretty flowers in my garden!"
MarianneG on craftsy.com
May 29, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
very nice!
Machelle on craftsy.com
May 29, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
thank you!