I held off as long as I could stand it and finally had to order the templates for Lori Holt's "Chicken Salad" quilt The photos above show my progress - I'm not using Lori's fabrics that come along with the full kit - I already had a fat quarter pack of fabrics that look a lot like Lori's and decided I'd use those
I hand appliqued the first one - Lori used faced applique (sew the pieces onto interfacing and turn them so that no edges have to be turned while appliqueing - While that technique makes for very clean edges I found that hand stitching through all those layers was hard on hands that suffer with both arthritis and carpal tunnel - So I will try machine stitching the second one (the one that is pinned down)
Below is a photo of the entire quilt which might or might not be how mine turns out - The one I'm making could very well end up as a smaller piece
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On 03/31/2022, Barbara Anne said ...
Totally cute and you're so right to not only use your own fabrics to make this quilt unique but also to adapt the construction methods to you comfort. Applause!
I look forward to following your progress.
Hugs!
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