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Family Reunion Applique Quilt

A while back I picked up a pattern called “Family Reunion“. As soon as I saw it, I knew it had to come home with me. The pattern is made by Lori Holt from Bee in My Bonnet. Here is a picture of the completed quilt:

Lori has created some of my absolute favorite applique patterns. I love her creativity and if she ever made a vintage Halloween pattern I think I would have just died and gone to heaven!! I have slowly been working on this pattern for 6 months or so.

I am doing this one with needle-turn applique. I have tried quite a few methods of applique, some of which I have shared on blog.

When I started the blocks for this pattern, I tried the method that was included with the directions. It worked out very well compared to other ways I have tried needle-turn, but going around the smaller curves was still pretty difficult for me.

Then I was perusing the interwebs and stumbled on a different method for needle-turn. I decided to give it a try to see if it was any easier around those smaller parts. The new method actually worked wonders on all those spots that were difficult for me.

I will do a tutorial for you on another thread, but I wanted to share the blocks I have done already. This is such a fun quilt to work on and applique is a wonderful project for sitting in front of the TV.

We do have this pattern in the shop (here), as well as some other patterns by Bee in My Bonnet. (Click the pics to see the patterns):

I have a 20% coupon code for any Bee in the Bonnet pattern. Just use the code “BONNET” (without the quotes) when checking out. I cannot wait to get other people hooked on these wonderful patterns.

Happy Quilting!
Rachel

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Longarm Quilting – New Hampshire

Finally! I have had this customer quilt for a little bit, and was hoping to have it, and it’s two buddies, done by mid-August. Of course my longarm had a whole other idea. It decided to start giving me a hard time, and wasn’t working properly. It was very frustrating to have that happen, but sometimes things don’t always go the way you want them to. I have learned that the hard way. Luckily my longarm is now working as it should, so I can get cracking on these beautiful quilts. Today I was able to get quilt #1 done. I took some quick pics of it, it is raining out (supposedly we are going to be getting the remnants of a hurricane soon), so I had to take the picture right on my longarm. Not the best showcase of her impeccable workmanship, but I promise to take better pics soon!

I used a hunter green So Fine! thread on the quilt. It really blends in with the back, and give it a nice soft texture and detail on the front. I am really happy with how this quilting turned out. I hope it is enjoyed by the owner as well! Off to complete the other two quilts I have.

Happy Quilting!
Rachel