The Flowering Vine....
Flowering Vine is an applique pattern from Denyse Schmidt. A great pattern for those new to hand applique. Simple shapes, plus the bonus of learning to make bias strips for the vine. I have mentioned before that I prefer to use bias bars rather than the bias tape maker...for stems at least {more on that later}.
I used a Moda Crossweave as the background fabric. This is actually a deep denim color. I find the crossweaves a bit tricky to photograph...they are very rich and I love the texture.
If I have any complaint about the crossweaves...they do tend to stretch a bit. But it is manageable.
The flowers and leaves are from Denyse Schmidt's, soon to be released line...Shelburne Falls. LOVE. IT.
For the backing fabric, I borrowed a favorite choice from my friend- Heather Graham {not the actress ;)
I used a Melody Miller fabric...nice and wide so I didn't need to piece....
Flowering Vine is completely hand quilted with #8 perle cotton...Valdani Thread {my favorite}....
This quilt will be hanging in the shoppe {Sew To Speak} and will be a new class this winter {YAY}
happy thursday!
mary :)
