Felt applique flowers

Quilting inspiration and tutorials; dimensional wool and cotton applique; stories of quilts; applique patterns

I got these pincushions finished up last night and photographed and listed in my shop this morning. I'm very happy with this design, I ...

Wool applique patterns inspired by my love of New England.

Probably as a result of all the napkin stitching, I have managed to develop tendonitis in my left hand which requires a rest from any hand sewing until the thumb heals. I thought this might be a good time to post some of my vintage quilt booklets, so I have started the process of scanning the page

Learn How to Make Felt Flowers with this easy tutorial and pattern. These cute and affordable embellishments add an extra special touch to headbands or clothes and have endless possibilities.

New at the Attic Window Quilt Shop! CutRite™ Heavy-Duty Freezer Paper. Since I always use the freezer paper method when doing appliqué I decided to look into this new product. What I discovered: When doing my freezer paper method, I iron three pieces of freezer paper together to make my templates. This Heavy-Duty freezer paper is as sturdy as card stock. It is three times thicker than ordinary freezer paper. Not only does it save the ironing step, but there is no buckling or curling which…

I've been doing more slow stitching in the evenings, sitting on the sofa surrounded by tiny scraps of fabric and colourful threads, needles, pins and scissors at the ready. I so enjoyed sewing my Slow Stitching - Shapes that I thought I would do something similar but with a flower theme. These are all about 6" square and, as with the "Shapes" I didn't plan any of the sewing, but just let the pictures evolve. Each one started with a square of blue stripe fabric backed with some wadding, and I…