Sunday's Pleasure #1- Applique

Ms. Limo: What's in there?

I smell something not quite yummy

as my favorite treats...

Since we came back from our trip

to Southern California,

I've been really busy with all sort of

new projects inspired by our trip :)

There are two more shop visits

I'm planning to post here,

but before getting there,

I thought I should share some of

my latest ones first...

Ms. Limo: Can you believe she've started

the applique project?

I rememeber she said

she won't get there any time soon

after her last two applique projects!

#1

#2- The 3rd pic from the top.

"Fit to Frame: Pattern Thirteen"

by Lori Smith@ Quilt my heart to your hands

Monthly mini kit@ Temecula Quilt Co.

This mini applique sampler block

was offered a part of Monthly Mini at TQC

earlier this year or so

and I was fortunate to have found

the leftover kits in the shop

on our visit the other day.

I love her monthly minis

with Sheryl's fabric selection.

It totaly gives the projects

a different new look!!

I've learned quite few new things/techniques

to me on our shop vists this time

and this is one of them

to use the quilting thread for

any applique projects!

Yes, any- Wool or cotton fabrics.

Sheryl suggested this YLI Quilting thread

after I heard that,

I saw many many applique shop samples

were done by either this thread

or the regular sewing thread.

Even for the wool projects!

One of the benefits of using this quilting thread

is it is so nice and smooth.

You don't need Thread Heaven over it!

Ms. Limo: Ok, what else?

And another benefit seems to be

it's not quite as slippery as my favorite

thread for the applique projects,

YLI Silk #100 thread.

I think for the traditional fine work,

YLI Silk #100 thread

with Blind whip stitch looks better,

but I really like this quilting thread

stitched with Primitive whip stitch!

Yes, Primitive whip stitch is another new thing

introduced to me during our trip.

I tried that stitch for my applique block

 in the above pictures with

the quilting thread.

It certainly gives "that" kind of look!

I really like it for my primitive projects :)))

and using that with another one of

my WIP I'll show you later ;)

-- Posted from my iPhone