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My Favorite day of the month is Aurifil Designer Challenge day! Our theme this year is the rainbow of colors found in the color wheel. Each designer is assigned a color going around the wheel and July is Shruti Dandekar who lives in India.
Shruti's color is ...true Orange and you will love hearing why at my interview with her. I absolutely adore her block design, it's so interesting and fun to make!
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She did hand applique for her block, I am doing fusible with Heat n Bond Lite. I'm doing full fusible as it's easier to control since I have to cut out the inside pieces and then the sections are not that wide.
Shruti's pattern diagram is excellent. I trace 1/4 then make a horizontal mark where I'll match up the next 1/4. Take your time, it's easy to do!
I lay the fusible on the wrong side of the applique fabric and press without steam
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Next i cut the outline one section at a time.
- I cut on the line from the dot to the center.
- Then cut on the line back up the other side. I use my Havel scissors for that
- Now I trim the center section away. I like to do that with the smaller scissors
- Move to the next section until you are done!
I Really wanted this amazing red fabric to 'be the one'.. first love kind of one...
But I would need the applique to be much lighter. So plan B
Yes!! It's really perfect. Has the blue I want to add in, and a cute little flower to center!
Do you like it?
You might want to applique your block with it a little over sized, then trim.
Use the lines on grid on your 12.5" ruler (which every quilter should own) to line up.
The whole family together! This year I'm using French General fabric, starting with Pondicherry and adding in more
I add that gold from the "Madame Rouge".. it's such a great companion to Pondicherry. .
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Absolutely beautiful!
Posted by: Dottie K | Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 05:04 PM
Wow, I'm thinking an exacto knife is what I'll be needing for this one! I may just get one and give it a try!
Posted by: Anita Jackson | Monday, July 17, 2017 at 08:18 AM
Anita Jackson I just used small scissors
Posted by: Margie | Monday, July 17, 2017 at 10:28 AM
Thanks Margie, I did end up using my thread scissors...eeek! I never got around to looking for a knife~
Posted by: Anita Jackson | Monday, August 14, 2017 at 01:14 PM