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Everything is being revealed today!
What a day this is! Going in a couple of different directions wasn’t in the original plan but it is what it is! Click here to see the Mountain Mystery Quilt Reveal below, but first, we will talk about my Garden Party Row Along.
Dandelions ‘n’ Geese in my Garden Placemats and Tablerunner!
I am not much of a gardener, but I do pull weeds in our yard. Since weeds are the natural part of a garden I figured that dandelions would be a good subject for this Garden Party Row Along! I also realized that they have been a part of my life and stitching for a long time.
Here is a notebook cover that I made in counted cross-stitch many years ago. If you can’t read the numerals under my name it was in 1983!
Also the fourth month of the Floral Alphabet Appliqué quilt.
Then there is this family story about dandelions that still makes me smile every time I think about it. My mother asked our son, who was about four at the time, to help her pull dandelions from her lawn. “But Oma,” he told her, “they are so pretty! Why would you pull them out?”
You all know that hand appliqué is my thing and machine appliqué not so much. However, I wanted to try something that would be a little different. I did it a long time ago around the edges of snowflakes.
I call it machine thread painting, sort of! Since I have pressed the fabric into place, you don’t fill the areas completely, as you would with true thread painting. This allows the fabric to shine through! Work only around the edges. Of course, you can put veins on the leaves if you wish, but I didn’t make veins because they are suggested in the fabric print.
First I ironed the fabric to Heat ’n’ Bond. Then cut the shapes with my Silhouette Portrait cutter.
Here is a sample of my stitching. It is really easy, and not as precise and exacting the way normal machine appliqué would be. However, I like the way it looks, kind of weedy!
Here are my steps:
- On the back of the piece to be appliquéd, pin a piece of stabilizer, either wash-away or tearaway. I am using tearaway, but I will be leaving it in place.
- I used the open toe quilting foot, lowered the upper thread tension to zero, so no bobbin thread would show.
- Set the machine at half speed and pushed the pedal to the metal.
- As the needle was stitching I slightly and gently moved the fabric back and forth, just enough to catch the edges of the fabric.
- Do not trim the bobbin threads on the back, so the top threads won’t unravel.
The pattern is available free through Payhip until the end of October.
Click on the photo below to take you to the link.
Check out the prizes and don’t forget to leave a comment below if you want a chance to win one!
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Click on the logo above to enter the giveaway.
They are offering a bundle of
30 wt Solid Cotton Thread – Essentials Sampler – 500 yd spools 6 pack
including a pack of Universal Organ Needles.
Value $39.00
Here is the link to their website: SULKY
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They are offering a 20% discount thru the entire Row Along! And that is just through next week! Use this coupon code:GARDENPARTY20This includes everything on their site except for EQ Academy.Here is a link to their website:ELECTRIC QUILT or click on the EQ8 box aboveShipping: Everything on EQ’s website is available for digital download.******************************
Here are the remaining Garden Party Row Along Participants!
Thursday, October 01, 2020
bdieges designs
Linda B Creative
Orange Blossom Quilt Design Studio
Sunflower Stitcheries and Quilting
Ursa MinorTuesday, October 06, 2020
Bumbleberry Stitches
Charlie’s Daughter
Seams To Be Sew
The Quilting Room with Mel
Words & StitchesThursday, October 08, 2020
Duck Creek Mountain Quilting
Lynn’s Beauty
Quilt Art
Renee’s Quilting Addiction
Sew Incredibly Crazy*****************************
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Mountain Mystery Quilt 2020 Reveal!
And here is Mystery #1 of the Mountain Mystery Quilt, six placemats, tablerunner, and hotpad!
At the Payhip link, you will see photos of some of the other Mysteries. I picked the second choice for the tablerunner because our table is not long enough unless we put in an extension. So the other block is for a candlemat or hotpad.
I had planned to have it all quilted and bound, but the last two weeks have been crazy! Our power company is rewiring our whole area and just about every other day we are without power. We appreciate the work to keep us safe, but it has put a real dent into my sewing. I suppose I could have used my treadle machine. Yes, I have one of those which is in good working order, but I don’t have the 1/4″ or quilting feet for it. I know, excuses, excuses!! I just managed to get all the piecing done and just got the Dandelions and Geese pieced, so I could present the finished Row Along project today.
The Mystery Quilt will have to wait, hopefully, it will be all ready for Thanksgiving!
Click below to take you to the 2020 Quilt Along and Mountain Mystery Quilt.
Remember the free version goes away at the end of the month!
2020 Quilt Along and Mystery
My Classes at Academy of Quilting
- On the back of the piece to be appliquéd, pin a piece of stabilizer, either wash-away or tearaway. I am using tearaway, but I will be leaving it in place.
[…] Barbara Dieges […]
I love dandelions, thanks for the beautiful row!
You are very welcome!
Love your row. I think dandelions are fun…so do my grandchildren!! LOL Thanks for sharing, Barbara!
You are very welcome!
LOL at least you picked a weed that is useful, too! Cute one!
Hadn’t thought about that, glad you like it!
Dandelions are such happy weeds, and there seeds are so delicate – although I don’t like them in my lawn, they have to be one of my favourite subjects for embroidery. And I’m thrilled to have some that I can add to a quilt or a cushion – thank you for sharing your talents, the dandelions are wonderful.
Look forward to seeing what you do with them. Your email address makes me think you like owls as well, I do too. Have been collecting them for a long time!
Thank you so much Barbara! When my son was very young he picked me a bouquet of these pretty “flowers” so they are dear to my heart. All of your designs are beautiful. Thank you for sharing them.
You are very welcome!
Thank you for another great pattern. As a child my mother as well as hers used to tell us after we picked a bouquet for the table that if you pick dandelions you would wet the bed at night. We never did and I’ve no idea where this saying came from (?Wales) but mom always giggled when she told us.
That’s funny! Thank you for chiming in!
Fun to see what looks like the inspiration for this row along. Love your weeds, and picking them would be fun!
Thank you!
I love your dandelions. Thanks for explaining how you did it. I understand it now so I can try. 💖
Thank you! I am glad the video was helpful.
Thank you so much for the “weeds”. I have been a fan of your work for a few years. I have collected many of your patterns and hope to make this one as part of my Garden quilt.
That’s great! Hope to see it when you get it done.
Thanks for the garden row! I’m sure every mama gets a bouquet of dandelions from her small child!
Very definitely! You are welcome!
Well, you and me both when it comes to gardening! LOL!! In fact Dandelions are my specialty. Thanks for the great addition to our garden!
Thank you! Your comment made me laugh!
Love your Dandelions! Thank you
You are very welcome!
I love your creative dandelions. Quilters can make anything beautiful!!!
That is sweet! Thank you!
Always love your patterns. Thank you !!
Glad you like them! Thank you!
Your dandelions are delightful! Proof that weeds can be beautiful!
You’ve got that right!
What’s a garden without weeds. Now if we can identify the gene that makes them strong we could make our favourite flower plants grow well too.
Very good point! They are tough!
Beautiful little weed! Thank you for sharing your cute pattern
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Thank you for the beautiful pattern!
You are welcome!
Love the Dandelions! thanks so much!!
You are welcome!
Thank you for these dandelions. My great-niece calls them the “wishing flowers”.
That is so sweet!
There are so many “weeds” that are beautiful, as are your dandelions in this block. Thank you.
You are welcome! Yes, we have many weeds here in the mountains, also known as wildflowers!
Your dandelions are the prettiest dandelions that I’ve seen. They aren’t as pretty in my garden.
Thank you!!
Thank you for the “dandy” block.
You are welcome!
Never thought I would like something relating to a dandelion! Nice block.
Thank you!
My dog eats the dandelions. He loves them. Thank you for the block.
Yours is the second dog in these comments that eats dandelions! Love it that dogs weed the yard!
Thanks for the garden design. Yes, they grow real good in the yard and garden.
Joy
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Oh, I am very good at growing “weeds.” Deer love all the flowers.
You must live out in the country, like we do! The only thing the deer don’t eat is the feverfew, lavender, and wild roses.
Whats a garden without dandelions? Pretty design.
Very definitely! A garden needs them. Thank you!
This is really cute! Don’t tell anyone, but I’ve always thought those puffballs were so fun!
They are fun, they make me think of fairies flying off in every direction!
Whether you like them or not they are part of the garden 🙂 Thanks so much for this beautiful pattern!
You definitely have that right!You are very welcome!
Such a cute dandelion. Thanks for the block and the table runner patterns.
You are very welcome!
I’m a lover of all those little beauties nature puts on my doorstep, and spring dandelions are front and centre each year. You can count on them as can the bees. Thanks for sharing this pattern with us
What a lovely thought! You are very welcome!
Dandelions are so healthy – they’re everywhere! I have trained our dog to “get the dandy’s” – she wanders the back yard nipping off then eating the flowers so they don’t go to seed. Back yard is pretty much dandelion free. Love your design.
Wow! A dog that can weed the garden! Works for me!
I remember my grandmother would make us gather dandelions so she could cook the leaves. She always poured vinegar and butter on them.
Mmmm–that sounds yummy!
I’m with your son! I LOVE dandelions, and I don’t pull them out. They are so pretty, and they are also very useful and healthy for us. Thank you so much for making this dandelion lover’s heart happy!
Unfortunately, ours grow in the lawn, so they are constantly being trimmed, not enough to make a salad! But I like them anyways.
Your block brings back memories of my childhood and my mother proudly displaying the bouquet of dandelions I had just picked for her. Thanks for the reminder.
I remember my children doing the same!
I agree with your son. I love dandelions! And though I’ve never tried it, I hear they make good salad. Your row is awesome. Thank you!
Years ago they grew in an area of the yard where they weren’t mowed and the leaves were huge. I did use them in salads, just mixed in with other greens.
I love your dandelions. Thanks
You are welcome!
Your dandelions & geese are AWESOME!! soooo creative too!! I know dandelions are called weeds…but I call em lil’ drops of Sunshine in our yard! 🙂 Thank you for sharing..& for chance to win the Give-a-way too 😀
Very definitely, little drops of sunshine!
This is wonderful! Thank you!
You are welcome!
I live out in the country and have a county yard. meaning whatever comes up! I usually have a lot of dandelions but for some reason there weren’t any this year. Not sure why. I love your block! The dandelion I didn’t have this year!
So glad that I could do that for you!
What a delightful row! Thank you so much for sharing!!
You are welcome!
I love your pattern. Dandelions are actually a pretty flower(weed). The puff balls were so fun to blow and pick the flowers for your mom when we were children!
Definitely a part of childhood!
I love it. Thanks so much
Elizabeth, Silverdale, WA
You are welcome!
Another amazing row this year Barbara… Some of us have a green thumb, others of us don’t. I can grow flowers if I buy them at the store and plant them, but they need so little care that it makes it easy for me to just enjoy them. Give me a veggie garden tho and I’m all thumbs, but my hubby can do it well… Either or, I’m so happy you participated this year once again and I hope you’ll come along for the ride again next year. Hugs!!
Thank you Marian! Your effort to put this all together is amazing! I hope I can participate again, whatever the theme will be!
Now this is different! Love the choice! Thank you!
You are welcome!
What an interesting garden block! Thank you
You are welcome!
Love that you feature dandelions, they are the only thing I seem to be able to grow as well!
They have a special place in my heart! Kind of weird for being a weed!
Who doesn’t love dandelions when they look this good! Great row!
Thank you!
I love the dandelions! Thanks for the great row.
You are welcome!
Even though dandelions are considered weeds, I love them, from their buds through the fuzzy seeds. They hold a special place in my heart because my kids would being me bouquets of them!
Yes, I remember my children doing that too!
Your Dandelion row is so clever and really pretty!
Thank you!
Wow your row is amazing!
Thank you!