**This is a downloadable PDF, delivered to your email after your purchase is complete.** The pattern is “ordered improvisational piecing" and is perfectly suited to new improv quilters. If you have never tried improv piecing before, it’s a great way to give it a try. A video tutorial walks you through how to make the blocks. The Ginkgo design is inspired by the resilience, timelessness, and beauty of the ginkgo tree. Did you know that it is one of the oldest species of trees? It can be traced back over 2000 years! Did you know that the ginkgo tree can pretty much survive anywhere? Including the wet and grey climate and salty conditions of my city, Halifax. Baby / Wall Hanging Size: 40" x 48" Throw size: 50" x 62" Bed size: 80" x 96" Pattern includes: Colouring page to test your fabric choices. Swatch chart. Access to a video tutorial on quilt block construction. Tag your work with #GinkgoQuilt! Pattern is intended for personal use only.
After getting started on two big leaf quilts, things went pretty smoothly. (The photos in this post show the left quilt.) Having previously drawn the design on a large piece of muslin, I auditioned which green to use where. Can you believe I had to buy MORE fabric? Very unexpected. Here’s the final arrangement of […]
Are you interested in doing a little bit of improv quilting? Sometimes it’s fun to just go with the flow and not follow a particular pattern. This helpful tutorial from 3rd Story Workshop s…
"Mountain High, Valley Low" 48" x 38" improv from scraps line quilting in diamond pattern The improv ...
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Today I'm entering my Autumn Improv Quilt in the Original Designs category of the Blogger's Quilt Festival. I've supported the quilt festival for several years because I feel it's a great way to see s
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Some examples of leaves that you would never want to hand applique, am I right? But cutting and fusing them is quick and easy. Here are steps to achieve this result. Note: use any color fabric for your practice pieces for this lesson. Using your rotary cutter, slice through in a gentle curve. Turn and repeat. With a scissor snip the end so that a stem is formed. Use your soap sliver to mark a curved rib down the center. With small sharp scissors, cut down to the rib. Cut away every other strip leaving a section on the end for the point of your leaf. Repeat on the second side. You may fuse this to a contrasting fabric, and then cut it to match the edges, or just keep this leaf fused, lightly, to the release paper, for future use. I found this painting which had very similar leaves. And what about this stamp, with our favorite dots. So clever. Birgit Koopsen To cut the larger fern leaf in the tulip quilt above, cut a longer shape with a stem end. Use your soap sliver to draw it out if necessary. Cut almost to the side of the shape, alternating sides. The soap lines disappear when the iron melts them. 27 Gingkos by Ann Fahl We love the shape of Ginkgo leaves, and lucky for me, Main and Market streets are lined with these beautiful trees, so I could just grab a few for examples. Cut a simple leaf shape, curving the bottom edges with your scissors as you cut. Add a skimpy bit for the stem, just fusing it in place. Nasturtium leaves are another favorite and the easy way to get that white veining is to do as follows. Garden Nasturtium by Jungsun Jung, not fused, so it took forever! Cut a round-ish shape. Snip away each section, either almost to the center, or all the way, keeping the sections in order, so you can replace them on white fabric later. This version keeps the sections intact, and then cut a little circle in the center. And then there are the really simple leaf shapes, which can easily be cut in masses and added to designs, with dots of course! Tapestry by Evelyn Ackerman New Big Leaf by Pat Pauly Priscilla Kibbee - If leaves were blue Veining is a prominent design element in these two quilts. Some oak leaf shapes are used in this piece all about leaves. The three log cabin blocks at the top are also fused, not pieced. A maple leaf shape was carefully cut to look more realistic.
Making a pattern more than once? A rarity for me – but not this one! I’ve made so many of these table runners from my pattern “Pressed Leaves” I’ve lost count! It feat…
Jean Howard got bored with traditional quilting and discovered the world of art quilts continually exploring shapes and bold colors.
I am breaking out of my comfort zone and turning over a new leaf. I have tried something new: improvised curved piecing! A group of fellow bloggers in Australia and New Zealand are starting a round…
I had my first in-person event last week since the start of COVID. While it presented new considerations (like teaching masked), it was really fun sewing with folks again, and I was eager to see one of my newest projects--Long Leaf--in action. Here's a look, plus some Long Leaf technique tips that I thought would
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Paper piece a leaf in fall colors with this free PDF download designed by Yvonne of Yvonnes.dk. She doesn’t include dimensions, but the pattern could be re-sized to suit your project; imagine…
Instructions on the leaf applique shapes in the leaf wall quilt. Highlighting the multitude of stitches on the Brother Luminaire Innov-ís XP1. Free pattern and tutorial
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Artist Statement: At the time I was making this quilt there was a rage for watercolor quilts. I had fun taking my seven inch squares and arranging them as a blended distribution from light to dark. The result is this indigo dyed collection, quilted in a pattern known as "Seven Treasures."
This is Pat's lovely "Big Leaf" quilt that she made as a sample for her upcoming class at Patricia's Fabric House in East Rochester on January 21 and 28. Suki was immediately drawn to the quilt and wanted to help Pat with sewing on the binding. One of Suki's favorite activities is to "tunnel" inside things and/or under blankets. So she was very happy that Pat had left her quilt folded with a flap that she could explore. And I think at this point she had found a comfortable spot and was "keeping an eye out" to make sure no one took it away from her!
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Introductory, intermediate, and advanced lessons in Fusing for Art Quilts
Hi Everyone, I had so many lovely comments about the blocks I made last weekend that I thought I would write a little tutorial for you. I have to admit am I kind of in love with them myself. Some people are calling these feathers and that is fine... I choose to call them leaves because that is what I set out to make :) Updated pictures as of 4/29/17 and here is a downloadable PDF This Tutorial Makes Two 9” (unfinished) Blocks Supplies: 14 - 2” x 9 1/2” Strips for Leaf 4 – 3 ½” Squares for Background 1 – 1 ½” x WOF Strip for Stem Instructions: Lay out 7 strips for each side of your leaves. I chose to do one side in warm tones and one side in cool tones but you can choose whatever you like of course. If you decide to add a low volume piece try to put it in a different place on each side. Sew the strips together to form two rectangles as shown. Square these units to 9 ½” by cutting approximately 1/2 “ off each end. Lay the units out so that the strips are horizontal. Cut units on the diagonal. Make sure to cut from left top to right bottom on one and right top to left bottom on the other. If you are making more than 2 blocks just be certain to cut half one way and half the other. Lay out your two halves so that the stripes form a chevron in the center. This is the sort of tricky part but not really… just look closely at the picture. Lay the left side of the leaf on the stem fabric strip so that the bottom of the leaf is next to the left edge of the bottom of the strip and the top edge of the leaf is ¼ inch from the right edge of the strip at the top. Sew ¼ from the edge of the stripped piece. Trim close to the edge of the stripped piece. Press toward the stripped piece Lay the right side of the leaf on the stem fabric strip so that the bottom of the leaf is next to the right edge of the bottom of the strip align along the edge of the stem fabric so that the stripped pieces overlap at the top. Sew ¼” seam. Press toward the stripped piece. Square the block to 9” keeping the 45 degree angle line on your ruler somewhere in the stem fabric. It doesn’t have to be perfectly down the center because leaves are organic (and so are feathers). Draw a line diagonally on the back of each of the background 3 ½” squares. Line up your squares on the outside corners of the leaves as shown. Sew down the marked line and trim. Press and Voila... your blocks are done! Please, if you use this tutorial all I ask is that you give me credit and link back to me. You are welcome to make things to sell with it as well. Every once in a while I do something I am extra proud of and want a little credit :) Thanks so much! Also if you make some we would love to see them please post to Instagram with the hashtag #featherleafblock Here is the original picture: and the original quilt I am adding 2"sashing between the blocks so they look like this.
I am thrilled to participate in the blog hop for the new new Autumn colourshott fat eighth pack from Oakshott . I received this beautiful...
Geometric Leaf Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP) Quilt Block Pattern (PDF Download) Pattern includes instructions and pattern pieces for both 6" x 6" and 9" x 9" finished blocks (unfinished at 6.5" x 6.5" and 9.5" x 9.5") The Geometric Leaf pattern is an intermediate FPP pattern that assumes a basic knowledge of paper piecing. The pattern is clearly labeled, has colored graphics, and full size pattern pieces with a 1/4" seam allowance included. It finishes as a 6" x 6" or 9" x 9" block and would be perfect to complete as a mini quilt, pillow cover, table runner, or quilt. Happy Sewing! Note: As with most other designers' FPP patterns, fabric cutting instructions are not included in my FPP Patterns. After all, one of the benefits of FPP is that you don't need to spend time accurately cutting out all the shapes! Instead, I take a scrap or snip off a piece of fabric that generously covers the segment I'm sewing and then trim off the excess after it's sewn on. ABOUT THE PDF PATTERN: This listing is for a PDF/digital copy of this quilt pattern. After purchase you will receive an email from Etsy with a link to download the PDF file to your computer. Alternatively, you can find a link to download any of your PDF patterns purchased at https://www.etsy.com/your/purchases . You can then print the file on 8.5" x 11" paper or view on your electronic device. For more information, you can check out the Etsy information on downloading a digital item here: https://www.etsy.com/help/article/3949 . The pattern is for personal use only. Do not copy, distribute, or sell the pattern to others without written consent from pattern designer. License to sell: You may sell items made from this pattern as a small independent seller. Please credit the pattern design to Center Street Quilts. The leaf design for the Geometric Leaf FPP Quilt Block was based on a free clipart graphic from the website Vecteezy.
Introductory, intermediate, and advanced lessons in Fusing for Art Quilts
Ever since I made that second Swirls of Color project in the leaf design....I've wanted to try another one. I was curious how it would work with wool......so I've been working on an experiment for a few days. The first one can be seen here in this post: http://joyfulputtering.blogspot.com/2020/07/learning-curve.html I'm just starting to add some hand embellishments....but this is where I ended today. Some of the yarns appear brighter in this photo than they really are....and there are things I most certainly will do differently next time. That's always the way it goes. The piece is 5 x 7. Here's my process: I drew out my pattern on a piece of heavy stabilizer. I made some little pattern pieces using tracing paper and I cut the pieces out of wool. I was able to mush them together better together when I added the stitching but I did tack them down with a fabric glue stick. Using some decorative stitches on my machine I stitched down all the raw edges. Next I added yarn pieces over the seams couching them with another decorative machine stitch. In the end it might have been better to couch these by hand....because the machine stitching flattened out the yarns more than I would have liked. But I do think it's an interesting effect. I think the seam towards the bottom left with the dark blue yarn and the black swirl design is my favorite. I'm not so sure about the glass beads with the wool.....but that's what experimenting is for! The framing was done digitally and helps me with the visualizing and planning. I think there's potential here!
