A while ago Elaine brought this beautiful, colourful and appliqued quilt to a meeting while it was still under construction. It was much admired and as a result our wool applique workshop came about.
Elaine had worked out some ideas we might like to try or use as a starting point.
Elaine had prepared some designs or members could design their own which we were advised to draw onto freezer paper.
These were then ironed onto our chosen colour of felt and cut out.
The shapes were then placed on the background in a pattern or picture.
When pieces were in the right place members began to oversew the edges with wool thread.
The shapes were then embroidered to add detail and bring the design to life adding extra details such as legs and stalks.
It was a very colourful and enjoyable session and members took their applique to finish at home.
A big thank you to Elaine for organizing the workshop and sharing her applique skills with us.
We are all looking forward to seeing the finished items.
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