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Greetings fellow appliqué enthusiasts, top of the month to you! In the spirit of encouraging spring, our featured book this month is
Flower Show Quilts by Lynn Ann Majidimehr.
The subtitle of this book is “Stunning Appliqué on a Patchwork Canvas.” What a great idea! I always think that a combination of patchwork and appliqué makes the most appealing quilts.
The front matter of Flower Show Quilts is a treasure trove of information. The author starts with quiltmaking basics, ranging from sewing supplies to presser feet to needles to fabric choice and preparation.
Then, there’s a fantastic photo tutorial on a method of foundation piecing where you don’t sew through the foundation. No tearing paper away!
Then we move to the appliqué information. Lynn takes us through two methods. First, there’s a tutorial on using fusible web that has no paper backing, such as Mistyfuse. This method always confounds me, so it was great to have it laid out before me step by step. Second, there’s freezer-paper, glue-basted appliqué. The freezer paper is ironed to the right side of the fabrics, and the edges are glued to the back.
Quiltmaking basics continue with assembling the quilt top, borders with mitered corners, layering and basting, and a fantastic section on machine quilting. This is not your “quilt as desired” type of thing; Lynn includes tons of great information and photo examples of quilting by machine.
There’s even specific, illustrated information on binding and adding a sleeve! Very comprehensive!
Now we get to the beautiful floral appliqué designs, all on patchwork backgrounds. Here are just a couple of the 10 colorful projects included.
Summer Floral Table Runner
Watercolor Lilies
If you’d like to enter the drawing to win Flower Show Quilts, leave a comment on this post by 7:00 p.m. California time on Friday, March 4. U.S. and Canada only.
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Until next time,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
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53 Responses to “Flower Show Quilts”
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Oooo! lovely quilts! and I also like applique on patchwork. I hope I win this one! Thanks for the opportunity, Kay!
Appliqué is my favorite kind of handwork. I would love to win this book!
Betty
Kay, I would so love to win this book. You know how I love applique.
Wow, these are stunning!
This looks like a fantastic book! I absolutely love the photos, especially the cover quilt. Thanks for the chance to win!
This looks like a fabulous book – what amazing quilts. Thanks very much for a chance.
Wow, I was so excited that I started to type my message in the ‘name’ box LOL Those poppies on the cover are awesome! and those lilies. I’m off to see if amazon has more pics :D
Love the poppies–I’ve always thought about trying to make some, but know my “artistic” limits. These are great!
I am so in love with the poppy quilt so I would just love to have this book.
Those are so beautiful. I was just looking at a blog with a beautiful floral applique and thinking I would love to do something like that.
Debbie
What a delightful looking book. I’ve be working on small practice applique blocks to learn technique. Frankly, Sunbonnet Sue has become boring. I’m looking for a small, colorful project such as the table runner.
I’ll just come right out and say in my best Donkey voice from Shrek, “Pick me! Pick me! Pick me!”
Carl
The applique works are simply adorable, I’d love to win a copy of the book :)
Good Morning! This is one of the 25 or so books on my Amazon wish list. Love to win it. Definitely makes you feel like Spring is around the corner.
Oh those flowers.. just amazing. The detail!! I would LOVE to win this book! Maybe hang those quilts in my windows.. and make it look like my flowers are always growing!
Another beautiful book – would love to win. That table runner is too beautiful to use on a table!! Sue
That book looks great! I also love the look of applique mixed with pieced work.
What stunning quilts! This book looks beautiful, I would love to produce such beauty!
Those quilts are so awesome. I am so bad about not getting appliques completed. But I would love to win the book.
I am head over heels in love with applique. I find that I prefer it with a bit of piecing. This book seems like heaven to me. =!=
What a lovely book! I love the poppies!
What a beuitaful book. I love the idea of doing applique on a pieced background. The poppies are really great.
Toddy in Florida
wow – that looks like a great book. The flower designs are lovely. I would love to win the book. Thanks for doing the give away.
Love the pictures of the quilts but I will need the book to be able to make these. Hope to be the winner and have the book find it’s way to sunny South Africa,
Oh my goodness, what a great looking book! I would love a chance to win a copy of it. Thank you for the opportunity.
I’d love to win the book. I’m ready to start pulling fabrics now. The quilts are gorgeous!
I’ve been drooling over this book since Ifirst saw it!! When I started quilting I said I would never be able to applique but the persistence of quilt buddies showed me I could. Applique is my favorite creativity outlet. It brings me peace and joy from the minute I first see a pattern until I sew on the binding. I would love this book to show me the way to expand. Even if I don’t win, God bless all the appliquers who cover theworld with beauty and warmth. Jenny
This time of the year,with snow still piled up everywhere, it’s so exciting to see floral designs, especially beautiful ones like in this book. Thanks for the opportunity to win! MistyFuse is a great product, by the way, once you get used to it.
Stunning!! Would love to win the book and learn more about her techniques. Thank you
Looks like a fantastic book. I love applique on patchwork. Looks like a great book with lots of information.
Summer Floral is just making me drooooool. What a fun book
I’ve been doing aookique on patchwork for a long time but apparently not long enough! I’m so inspired I want to drop all my current projects and do that table topper. Bravo Lynn!
Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful! I feel a project (or two) coming on….
Me Me Me! I want to win this book!
Thanks for the review of another great book, Kay. I love the concept of a “patchwork canvas”. The flowers are stunning and sounds like the book has lots of details. Thanks for the chance.
Wow — Thanks for the chance to win this book. The applique flowers are truly stunning and I love the pieced backgrounds. This book may finally teach me how to use the Mistyfuse that I bought and never knew what to do with it.
oh, wow, simply stunning. would love to have a chance to create these.
The front cover has me hooked. I love these kinds of quilts.
Thank you so much of the opportunity to win such a fun book!
I love applique work and this book would help me try new things a step up from what I normally do.
Thanks
Those are stunning quilts. Would love to win the book and try my hand at patchwork backgrounds with applique. Thanks for the opportunity.
I would love a chance to have this book!
Oh so lovely…like looking at a Monet.
The photo tutorial for foundation piecing sounds facinating I would love to `see’it.
I do so much better when I can see things laid out. This book sounds wonderful-You are a great book reviewer. These quilts are magnificent, simply stunning!! Thanks for showing us the book & the opportunity to win it :>)
What gorgeous flowers! They look real enough to want to go out in the yard and pick them. I have been hand appliqueing for over 20 years and I think the possibilities become greater each year. There are a lot of great applique books out there, but this one seems to have some of the most beautiful flowers! You are very generous to provide a copy to someone who will truly enjoy it! It’s definitely worth the time to write a comment for that chance.
I LOVE those beautiful flowers! Thanks for the great giveaway!
As a beginning quilter I do so admire your artistic designs!!
Beautiful, makes me happy that Spring is on the way!
How beautiful! thanks for such a lovely giveaway.
That summer table runner is beautiful!! Hope I win the book,else I’ll have to buy it!
Those wall hangings are so beautiful. If I don’t win the book, it is going on my list of books to buy, and will be very close to the top of the list.
Oh, these projects are lovely and I could use a dose of Spring right now.
Dear Kay,
Thank you for such a wonderful review of my book!
Lynn, it was my pleasure! As you can see from all these highly enthusiastic comments, your book is a great big hit!
Admiring the persistence you put into your blog and in depth information you provide. It’s awesome to come across a blog every once in a while that isn’t the same old rehashed information. Wonderful read! I’ve saved your site and I’m adding your RSS feeds to my Google account.