http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/media/g/carlene_foster/tags/Hand+Applique/default.aspxTags: Hand AppliqueenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/media/p/526919.aspxSun, 31 Mar 2013 23:21:56 GMT722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:526919Carlene Foster9<p>My last two weekends have been consumed with the finishing kit for this quilt, including some applique along the edges.&nbsp; My sewing machine did not play well with the blanket stitch on these appliques, so I ended up unsewing them and doing them all by hand.&nbsp; I will really need to watch the quilting process to make certain that flowers and leaves get permenantly set, as I am not a proponent of hand stitching for heavily used items.&nbsp; I am just glad to say that this is done.&nbsp; The blocks were way too simple, some of the colors in this fabric line were really awful.&nbsp; We were supposed to go until May, and the BOM ended in February due to lack of continued interest.&nbsp; I would do the second Amish with a Twist, but not as a BOM.&nbsp; Just send the fabric and directions for me to do it at my own pace, and I&#39;d be fine.</p>http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/media/p/457671.aspxMon, 12 Nov 2012 14:45:38 GMT722ae0af-0843-4f69-80d5-ea157d187469:457671Carlene Foster3<p>This was the first BOM program I ever did.&nbsp; And, it was my first experience with Marti Michel&#39;s templates....which I have absolutely grown to love.&nbsp; I thought this fabric was soooooooooooo much a have to have because it still strikes me as being so feminine and beautiful.&nbsp; Two of my latest quilts were an effort to use up the additional fabric I had purchased from this line...when I like something, I tend to purchase in bulk, so it seems.&nbsp; I am proud to say my 3 large bags of fabric now fit into one bag.&nbsp; The color choices are waining, and soon there will only be a few scrapts to add to other quilts in the making.&nbsp; I still love this quilt, though.</p>