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Old Age and Stealth
The pattern Snugly Bugly, Stella Divine by Amy Bradley called to me. The
pattern calls for what we call raw-edge appliqué - not acceptable with the probability of brutal laundry so I'm forced to improvise. When I came to the eyes, after studying them a minute, I realized that they are a circle that is ½ red (for the eyelids) and ½ white for the eyes. Aha! I stitched together a skinny strip of red to a skinny strip of white. Pressed. Centered a nickel on the seam, traced around, cut, gathered and tadah! The eyes are done and quite sturdy, methinks. Stella is such a funny bug. You can see her (maybe) at http://www.amybradleydesigns.com/abd175.html or you might be seeing the weather report for Montana which is not so good just now. Polly |
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Old Age and Stealth
Stella is a lovely snugly bugly. G
-- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/m...host=community "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... The pattern Snugly Bugly, Stella Divine by Amy Bradley called to me. The pattern calls for what we call raw-edge appliqué - not acceptable with the probability of brutal laundry so I'm forced to improvise. When I came to the eyes, after studying them a minute, I realized that they are a circle that is ½ red (for the eyelids) and ½ white for the eyes. Aha! I stitched together a skinny strip of red to a skinny strip of white. Pressed. Centered a nickel on the seam, traced around, cut, gathered and tadah! The eyes are done and quite sturdy, methinks. Stella is such a funny bug. You can see her (maybe) at http://www.amybradleydesigns.com/abd175.html or you might be seeing the weather report for Montana which is not so good just now. Polly |
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Old Age and Stealth
That is one cute bug! Love you solution.
Nothing better than a happy bug and bug maker. TAria Polly Esther wrote: The pattern Snugly Bugly, Stella Divine by Amy Bradley called to me. The pattern calls for what we call raw-edge appliqué - not acceptable with the probability of brutal laundry so I'm forced to improvise. When I came to the eyes, after studying them a minute, I realized that they are a circle that is ½ red (for the eyelids) and ½ white for the eyes. Aha! I stitched together a skinny strip of red to a skinny strip of white. Pressed. Centered a nickel on the seam, traced around, cut, gathered and tadah! The eyes are done and quite sturdy, methinks. Stella is such a funny bug. You can see her (maybe) at http://www.amybradleydesigns.com/abd175.html or you might be seeing the weather report for Montana which is not so good just now. Polly |
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Ooh! A chance for you to do some more eyelashes, methinks!
.. In message , Polly Esther writes The pattern Snugly Bugly, Stella Divine by Amy Bradley called to me. The pattern calls for what we call raw-edge appliqué - not acceptable with the probability of brutal laundry so I'm forced to improvise. When I came to the eyes, after studying them a minute, I realized that they are a circle that is ½ red (for the eyelids) and ½ white for the eyes. Aha! I stitched together a skinny strip of red to a skinny strip of white. Pressed. Centered a nickel on the seam, traced around, cut, gathered and tadah! The eyes are done and quite sturdy, methinks. Stella is such a funny bug. You can see her (maybe) at http://www.amybradleydesigns.com/abd175.html or you might be seeing the weather report for Montana which is not so good just now. Polly -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Old Age and Stealth
Now that is one cute bug, Polly! :-)
-- Michelle in NV http://community.webshots.com/user/desert_quilter "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... The pattern Snugly Bugly, Stella Divine by Amy Bradley called to me. The pattern calls for what we call raw-edge appliqué - not acceptable with the probability of brutal laundry so I'm forced to improvise. When I came to the eyes, after studying them a minute, I realized that they are a circle that is ½ red (for the eyelids) and ½ white for the eyes. Aha! I stitched together a skinny strip of red to a skinny strip of white. Pressed. Centered a nickel on the seam, traced around, cut, gathered and tadah! The eyes are done and quite sturdy, methinks. Stella is such a funny bug. You can see her (maybe) at http://www.amybradleydesigns.com/abd175.html or you might be seeing the weather report for Montana which is not so good just now. Polly |
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Old Age and Stealth
Mz Polly -- if you don't to raw edge applique (fusible?) -- then how do you
do it? Surely not needleturn by hand? What magic trick(s) do you have for increasing washability of applique quilts? And Stella is Stunning.... I mean simply DEEE....VINE!! -- Kate in MI http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... The pattern Snugly Bugly, Stella Divine by Amy Bradley called to me. The pattern calls for what we call raw-edge appliqué - not acceptable with the probability of brutal laundry so I'm forced to improvise. When I came to the eyes, after studying them a minute, I realized that they are a circle that is ½ red (for the eyelids) and ½ white for the eyes. Aha! I stitched together a skinny strip of red to a skinny strip of white. Pressed. Centered a nickel on the seam, traced around, cut, gathered and tadah! The eyes are done and quite sturdy, methinks. Stella is such a funny bug. You can see her (maybe) at http://www.amybradleydesigns.com/abd175.html or you might be seeing the weather report for Montana which is not so good just now. Polly |
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Old Age and Stealth
I put 2 pieces of fabric right sides together and stitch around the piece,
cut a slit and turn it. This works for almost everything except tiny circles. Next I machine stitch around the appliqués with a variation on the stitch that's used for hems (3 straight stitches forward, one zig). Sometimes I load two threads on top and do a blanket stitch. If I'm having a serious attack of 'cute', I stuff little bits of batting under some pieces for puff. So far as I know, this method survives baby use and Daddy helping with the laundry. Don't know which is rougher. I do dearly love to see needleturn at the quilt shows; they're lovely. Polly "Kate G." wrote Mz Polly -- if you don't to raw edge applique (fusible?) -- then how do you do it? Surely not needleturn by hand? What magic trick(s) do you have for increasing washability of applique quilts? And Stella is Stunning.... I mean simply DEEE....VINE!! |
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Old Age and Stealth
In article ,
"Polly Esther" wrote: The pattern Snugly Bugly, Stella Divine by Amy Bradley called to me. The pattern calls for what we call raw-edge appliqué - not acceptable with the probability of brutal laundry so I'm forced to improvise. When I came to the eyes, after studying them a minute, I realized that they are a circle that is ½ red (for the eyelids) and ½ white for the eyes. Aha! I stitched together a skinny strip of red to a skinny strip of white. Pressed. Centered a nickel on the seam, traced around, cut, gathered and tadah! The eyes are done and quite sturdy, methinks. Stella is such a funny bug. You can see her (maybe) at http://www.amybradleydesigns.com/abd175.html or you might be seeing the weather report for Montana which is not so good just now. Polly That's *so* cute, Polly! -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net |
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Old Age and Stealth
It's got to be the funniest appliquéd crib quilt I've ever done. It was
mighty slow-going but worth every minute. Glad you enjoyed it. Polly "Sandy" wrote in message ... In article , "Polly Esther" wrote: The pattern Snugly Bugly, Stella Divine by Amy Bradley called to me. The pattern calls for what we call raw-edge appliqué - not acceptable with the probability of brutal laundry so I'm forced to improvise. When I came to the eyes, after studying them a minute, I realized that they are a circle that is ½ red (for the eyelids) and ½ white for the eyes. Aha! I stitched together a skinny strip of red to a skinny strip of white. Pressed. Centered a nickel on the seam, traced around, cut, gathered and tadah! The eyes are done and quite sturdy, methinks. Stella is such a funny bug. You can see her (maybe) at http://www.amybradleydesigns.com/abd175.html or you might be seeing the weather report for Montana which is not so good just now. Polly That's *so* cute, Polly! -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net |
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Old Age and Stealth
Well done! Darling pattern -I love the idea of being able to throw
your arms up and put your hands on your hips at the same time. Kind of a visual pun. Roberta in D On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:50:51 -0600, "Polly Esther" wrote: The pattern Snugly Bugly, Stella Divine by Amy Bradley called to me. The pattern calls for what we call raw-edge appliqué - not acceptable with the probability of brutal laundry so I'm forced to improvise. When I came to the eyes, after studying them a minute, I realized that they are a circle that is ½ red (for the eyelids) and ½ white for the eyes. Aha! I stitched together a skinny strip of red to a skinny strip of white. Pressed. Centered a nickel on the seam, traced around, cut, gathered and tadah! The eyes are done and quite sturdy, methinks. Stella is such a funny bug. You can see her (maybe) at http://www.amybradleydesigns.com/abd175.html or you might be seeing the weather report for Montana which is not so good just now. Polly |
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