Applique workshop with Cherry Pie Designs..............

It's been a busy weekend...........I got to attend an applique workshop with Carol Roberts from Cherry Pie Designs...........fortunately for us she is very happy to travel out bush to run workshops.......

no one travels out here for workshops.............

I got to attend both days as I also organised the food for everyone...........

I haven't done heaps of applique but this time we got to learn needleturn applique using the freezer paper method...........I have never done this and it worked pretty well once I had a shape or 2 done...........so while it isn't a new method it is new to me..........

here is a closer pic...........you trace out your shape and then iron it  onto the back side of the fabric...............cut out he shape leaving a 1/4 inch seam allowance......put it in place.........turning the seams under as you go with your needle hence the term used...........

snip into the back of the fabric and pull the paper out.............easy right.........lol

some of the ladies in the Saturday workshop........

everyone gave it a great go.......Carol kept us all moving along..........

Carol brought some lovely shop goodies to temp us.............nearest fabric shops are hours away.............man I love a 1/4 inch bias maker............made those stems below so easy..........

part of the quilt we worked on.............we got the whole pattern but had a kit for the centre section........

Feeling Blue by Carol Roberts Cherry Pie Designs...........

funny as I love blue but ended up working with a red kit...............

we could choose red or blue...........

slowly I made progress.............and pretty happy with the result.............

Love these little applique pins by Clover

Some of the ladies from the Sunday group............you can see the quilt a bit better here........

anyway it was a wonderful weekend.......

Thanks Carol..........

Catch you later.......

Chookyblue.........