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I did it. I took the plunge. I needed something small to take to my once a month quilting bee. We are growing and my big quilt and hoop just take up too much room. I decided to try the wool. Wool....omgosh is it expensive. Little bitty 2x3" rectangles are 60 cents! The "chunks" are between 5 and 9 dollars. Thank goodness I only needed a little bit. I have always wanted to try wool applique. I love the wool penny rugs and Acorn Quilts (the shop near my house) has a whole section of wool. Lots of hand dyed and just so soft it begs to be handled! I am going to make the Pineapple wall hanging..JPG)
I love Pineapples and have them in my family room. I have never been able to master the stitch required for wool applique, but I have seen a "whip stitch" version I think I could maybe handle.My mother's birthday is tomorrow. She has been
It is beautiful. Her own design....she is talented like that....and she got it finished in a week..JPG)
Hand appliqued and hand quilted....
Her prices are SO reasonable. If you need a baby quilt, a table topper, or even a queen sized quilt made from beginning to end, or even your own top hand quilted, let her know. She is amazingly fast!!! You can contact her through her blog.I am going to participate in the Fall Into Fall Quilter's Giveaway. The giveaways will be posted on October 1st and drawn on October 15th. You should see how many people are participating.....I am bound to win something, right? Even quilting businesses are jumping in this time! Thank you Debi, for hosting the giveaway.....lots of work involved there! It is appreciated by us all!!!!
That's all for now. I will let you know how the wool applique goes. I am taking it to my Saturday bee and will have lots of help ;)
7 comments:
Good Luck! I have never tried wool applique. I sure love looking at it though!
I haven't tried working with wool yet either...too pricy and would rather spend the money on fabric :) I look forward to hearing of your experience with it.
Crispy
I've noticed that wool applique is the rage now...some buy wool garments at thrift stores for their wool..I suppose you could clean it using the Dryel sheets before you worked with it...I've not tried it myself but admire what I see that others have done.
The topper is so cute and I know your mother will love it.
Mama Bear
Bren, I have never tried wool applique either. I would like to some day. I have read on other blogs about buying wool garments at thrift shops and cutting them up for use in quilts. Good luck. Looking forward to hearing all about it. The table topper that Sue made for your mom is just gorgeous. She did a wonderful job on it. Happy birthday to your mom. Have a good day. Pouring down rain here. Winona
Hi Bren
Your quilt is so pretty.
Say have you ever thought of used wool from a thrift store coat or such
I hope that your doing well.
Sorry so little contact.
Bren, I've tagged you to do a meme if you're interested.
Mama Bear
I have been collecting wool for a while with the intentions of making a wall hanging. Someday! I have taken old wool skirts, jackets etc. and felted them. I cut up the clothing along the seam lines etc. and thrown them in the washer with cold water. I then put them in the dryer and dried them. If the pieces still raveled I did the whole cycle again. I ended up with some beautiful pieces of wool and at a very reasonable price. Now to make something with it!
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