Sunday, November 27, 2022

UP DATE ON THE FUSING ISSUES & MOVING FORWARD

This week is starting out better than last week ended.  I will be teaching my last Beginning Quilting class on Monday.  Everyone is doing well, getting all their blocks done and we will be putting on their borders.  My fusing issues from last week has been solved.  I scrapped the problem block and with the change from Steam a Seam 2 to Pellon Wonder Under heavy weight #725 have solved my Batik issue.  Fusing Issues

Very pleased with the first new block.  

This is the pattern I am using, not sure why every pattern I select lately is called Garden Party.  The pattern's blocks other than color and position changes are all the same.  Note I placed a large heart instead of the tiny little hearts at the end of the stem in front of the butterfly and will skip them as well in the other two areas of the blocks.  Little tiny hearts were not something I intended to mess with.  They are easily less than a half of a dime size, and there are multiples of them.  Appliquéing them really not posible and even cutting them out seemed insane.   

I am primarily using Batiks for this project.  I have a large bin of them, but of course you never seem to have enough.  I ended up shopping at my local quilt shop for more.  Fortunately a quarter yard of numerous additions wasn't too bad on the budget.  

Over the last few appliqué projects I have learned to bag up my fabric with thread matches.  Makes life way easier and saves lots of time searing for just the right color of thread multiple times. 

Have a nice start on the second block.  I will admit that selecting the fabrics I want to put together is the hardest job.

And my other fabric choices for the block laid out for the second flower, leaves, stem, and butterfly.









20 comments:

  1. Your colors are absolutely stunning!

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  2. I have had a recent fondness for batiks and have been building them up in my stash. Your choices for your Garden Party quilt will make for a bright, beautiful, and cheery finish. I'm looking forward to watching it all come together. Happy quilting! -Andrea

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  3. Bagging is a good idea. Those pink batiks are so yummy! Like the neutrals too.

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  4. I'm pleased you have solved the issue you had with your funding problems. Your new project looks great, I'm rather fond if batiks. That reminds me, I have a stalled batik project tucked away in a bag somewhere.

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  5. Garden Party is so pretty! One of our guild members made this and hung it at our last quilt show, and I was so tempted to run out and buy the pattern. Yours is tempting me too. I just love the bright colors.

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  6. How interesting about your Fusing Issues. It sounds like batiks like a heavier weight stabilizer?
    Your block and the pattern are so pretty! When we were visiting the Mingei Museum I actually saw the stamps the crafters use on batiks. Amazing.
    Thank you for the organizational tip!

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  7. Love your new project! I don't blame you for omitting all those little hearts, why make it so hard to finish?

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  8. Batiks make such a beautiful quilt. And Laura Heine designs are so so pretty! It will be a masterpiece.

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  9. So glad you solved your fusing problem! I use Wonder Under as well with my batiks. Love the colors in this one! Yep, it's funny that everything you choose is called Garden Party something. It'll be fun to see this coming together. Thanks for sharing on my weekly linkup, Wednesday Wait Loss.

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  10. Love that first block! I'm with you on the tiny hearts - who needs 'em. and the bigger heart looks perfect. Nice idea about keeping the matching thread with the fabric. You have some lovely batiks. Thank you for sharing with To Do Tuesday!

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  11. Love this and realized I sewed this pattern a few years ago using wool for some reason. I wonder was it a kit. I love it in batiks; I think they really suit butterflies especially. How lucky are those students to have you as a teacher!

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  12. What a beautiful design, lovely colour and fabrics choices. This will be super.

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  13. Beautiful! I'm so happy to find someone else who loves batiks as much as I do! I even love hand appliquéing with them! This is going to be so pretty. I like the ones you chose for the yellow flower you highlighted here.

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  14. Love your blocks. Bagging up the applique' pieces with the matching threads is genius!

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  15. You have some gorgeous fabrics there.

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  16. What a beautiful project. How will you be finishing the edges?

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  17. Ooooooh, so many decisions for each block, that's a lot of decisions! That's a cute block, even a one off could stand alone.

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  18. This is really take-my-breath-away lovely! I'm not much of an applique girl and have sewn with batiks maybe twice, but this block is making me reconsider my stance on both fronts. Gorgeous!

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  19. This is take-my-breath-away lovely! I'm not much of an applique girl and I've sewn with batiks maybe twice, but this block has me reconsidering my stance on both fronts!

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