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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

March Wall Hanging

According to my calendar, I am a few days late--but i was able to take this to my Mom today!
I intend to make a fun panel for each month to button on this scrappy background.
 
February was when this monthly project started. You can see how it began here.

While I used a pattern for February, I was not loving the March pattern--so I created my own design.
I wanted typical "March" emblems incorporated into the design.  Here, this cherry little sun is chasing away the clouds, making the rainbow appear. The wind is blowing the clovers all around . . .
. . . and down by this lucky 4-leaf clover, is a pot of gold!
The sun is actually an Ohio Star that I pieced and then appliqued a circle over the center.  When I determined where I wanted everything, I cut a strip from the background, inserted the star block and reassembled the fabric.
I save all my little applique webbing scraps in a storage box. Sooner or later, I will end up using them for projects. I used lots of these scraps for this quilt. 
This is my favorite applique iron-on webbing. I buy it by the 10 yd. bolt.
It's very light weight and doesn't stretch too much.
As with most iron applique products, after it's ironed, just scratch the paper with a pin and you can easily tear off the backing from the fabric.
Best of all, I can use a #2 pencil to draw the design and when it's ironed on, the pencil does not disappear.  I have used other products where the pencil marks vanish with the iron.
I used scraps from my box for these coins.  I ironed the webbing on the wrong side, then with my water soluble blue marker, used a salt shaker to make random overlapping coins.
After trimming the top layer of coins and ironing the coin strip onto the quilt, I use the blanket stitch to go over the upper edges. 
 For the second row, I straight stitched down to the starting point of the first coin, pivoted 180 degrees . . .
 . . . and with the blanket stitch, sewed back up the straight stitches using the same holes.  I did the same with each curve as I worked my way across this row.
This way, I got a pot full of coins without making individual circles.
I have drawers under my ironing table where I keep scraps smaller than a fat quarter.  I just dug through a couple of drawers and came up with all the fabrics for this project!
I have lots of thread left over from garment making.  I have not purchased this type of thread for over 10 years, I am still using up this collection.
 
It takes a collection to applique a quilt like this too!
Here is the end result on her door.  It's so bright and cherry! 

8 comments:

  1. I love it too Ann. Perhaps you should market your pattern.

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  2. You're right!! It is bright and cheery!! so talented you are!! The quilting is awesome too!!

    Have a great day!!

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  3. It looks really great. And I'm really loving your ironing table!

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  4. It's beautiful, and your Mother will enjoy this daily reminder of your love.

    Thanks for sharing the process, too.

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  5. Ann, Your work is amazing. I've nominated your blog for a Liebster blog award, hopefully you accept.


    http://cindyloussouthernsewing.blogspot.com/2012/03/liebster-blog-award.html

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  6. It's never too late. If you'd gotten it to her the last day of March, then it'd be early for next year. Really cute.

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  7. Beautiful March mini! You put quite a lot of work into this but your mom's smiles and your satisfaction with your design is worth it! Thanks for all the little hints and 'splaining how you did it :)

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  8. Cute mini and design. Transweb? I've never heard or used this product. I like to do fusible applique when I'm in a hurry. I generally use "soft fuse" which can get expensive. Where do you get your product and is it pricey? I do like your idea of keeping your scraps in a container, I think I might reuse your idea. Thanks for sharing.

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