Here's another option for my Patches quilt. It kind of makes sense, don't you think? Dogwood trees are all over our yard. Patches is a DOG. My last name is WOOD. Hmmm.....My quilt took a tiny step back yesterday, though in the long run it was for the best. As Patches' face grew, it started becoming a bit distorted, what with the bias pieces stretching a little here and there. What to do...
I ended up tracing my entire enlarged pattern onto a big piece of muslin. Than I stitched the part of the face that I've done in it's place on the muslin. Now, I as add another piece of fabric, I pin it to the front, then use a heavy jeans thread to baste it from the back along the traced pattern. I can then trim the piece on the front and it's ready to applique, clipping those basting threads as I go. I can't use freezer paper anymore since there's no way to get it out. The muslin stabilizes the entire piece though, so it's worth it.
It took a few hours yesterday to switch gears and get the piece ready to continue again. This morning I finally attacked the accumulating dust bunnies so I'm ready to get back to the needle and thread. It's full speed ahead now!
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