It turns out I love doing hand appliqué with batik fabrics. This is a sort of Hawaiian appliqué in that it is traced, basted, and then needle-turn appliquéd.
Traditonal Hawaiian appliqué generally consists of symmetrical designs that are cut out first and then basted and needle-turn appliquéd. Elizabeth Root offers original and traditional patterns at Quilts Hawaii She has beautiful books of patterns for sale and offers lots of free tips on her website.
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| My two-fabric hand appliquéd Bird of Paradise (pattern from Pacific Rim Quilt Company designed by Nancy Lee Chong) |
Pacific Rim Quilt Company has patterns for sale at Pacific Rim Quilt Company .
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| My ulu (breadfruit) block, stitched in 2009 from a pattern by Elizabeth Root |
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| A sampler quilt I made in Sandy Bonsib's beginning quilt class. I was working in a fabric store after having retired from my "real" job. |
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| First try at echo quilting by hand. |
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| A free block of the month from 2009 from Bunny Hill Designs aka Anne Sutton. I'm up to October and it's "only" June 2014! |
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| January |
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| February |
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| March |
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| April |
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| May |
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| June |
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| July |
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| August |
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| September |
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| In 2007 Yvonne, Leslee, and I challenged ourselves to make a block a week, all six-inch pieced blocks with no appliqué. Seven years later I've still got half-a-dozen blocks to go. |
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| Pineapple |
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| Mariner's Compass |
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| Radiant Star |
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| The 2012 Bunny Hill free pattern was Dresden Plates. You may notice another pattern developing? Failure to complete projects? Hm? |
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| Another "work in progress", a "bunny hop" for Easter. It's my first try at wool appliqué, which it turns out I enjoy. |
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| A project I completed, yaaay! It was a present. |
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| A different birthday pillow took a bit longer-- started in 2006 finished in 2007. |
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| A "quilt" I made for myself in the shape of a tote bag |
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| Started January 2008 Completed September 2012 |
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| This one is completed. |
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| Another challenge from 2007, a block a day from a quilting calendar. The top is assembled but not yet quilted. |
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| An orphan block intended for a New York Beauty quilt |
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| The start of my "Seeing Stars"quilt from a pattern by Shelley Lynne RobsonSeeing Stars: 16 Quilted Projects |
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| This is going to end up a very big quilt. |
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| A future "primitive" quilt. These three appliquéd blocks were designed by Robyn Pandolph. |
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| Front and back of a pillow I made for my ol' buddy. It is based on a Rie Munoz print of the fisherman. and a Storm at Sea block, naturally. |
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