MBSQAL Choose Your Own Adventure

Next row 1/2" border added to center.

We had so much fun with this little 1" border. We wanted something 

simple and easy to finish the center medallion before moving on to the next row.

We love the look of  a 1/2" finished sashing.

MBSQAL Choose Your Own Adventure

Good morning from Camp Oda May.

My fabric collection in choosing my own adventure is Holy Woods by 3 Sisters.

I could swear I'm one on the sisters.  I love every line they've created.  

 As you start cutting and if you are using Layer Cakes, it is important that you 

flip your template or it will not fit on a 10" square. My suggestion would be

to do the same if you are using fatquarters. 

I used 6 different fabrics.  You will need 4 pedals of each one.

Fold each pedal in half with right sides together.

finger press fold line. Do not iron as this may set the fold

and you will not be able to iron it out

Stitch the folded fabric at the widest part at the top using a 1/4" seam allowance.

On the folded edge side, start the cut up one 1/8" from stitch line and clip off.

There will be less bulk at the tip when you turn the point. 

Open up the stitched seam allowance and finger press open.

Turn tip inside out.  Use a Clover turner to distribute fabric evenly at the inside point.

Line up the stitch line to the folded line and iron in place. 

Now you will decide if you are making one 20.5" Dresden in one piece 

or 4 quartered Dresden's and sewing them together.

Arrange the fabric to your liking and stitch 6 together.

Only the tips will be appliqued in place.  Now add your one quarter center template, 

white in this picture. and applique' in place hiding the bottom of the 6 pedals. 

Continue this 3 more times and sew 

all four together making sue you form a circle.

Sew all 24 pedals together to form a circle.

Fold the 20.5" background square in half and finger press the fold line.  

Open up and fold in opposite direction and finger press that fold line.

Open up and use the fold lines to center your circle. Applique' tips in place.

Your center circle will be a 3.5" circle.  Applique in place. 

Your finished. 

Hand applique'

Appliqueing a Dresden Plate 

Open all seams and iron. Your Dresden Plate will lay flatter.

Hank applique'ing.

Come up from the back with your needle and thread into the fold 

on the piece to be applique'd. 

Place your needle straight down in the background fabric 

directly under  where the thread came up in the fold.

 Pivot the point of your needle to the left, less then 1/4 " away from where your 

needle went in the background fabric, and come up in the fold 

of the piece to be applique'd.

 I always keep my needle parallel to my fold line as seen in the picture below.

Pull your needle out and continue stitching as above. 

It may take a little practice but the end results are so worth it.

Front side.

Right point is applique'd in place. Left is still pined. 

Back side.  

To keep threads from showing through as a shadow to the front,

take a running stitch and keep thread under applique'd piece and cut. 

Hiding tails.

Take a stitch over your starting tail knot to hold tail in place.

then take a large stitch away from edge and clip thread.

Your tails will not shadow through the front of your quilt.

Please feel free to email me any questions you may have about hand applique'.

MBSQAL Choose Your Own Adventure

Welcome to Camp Oda May

This quilt-along is brought to you by Moda Bake Shop.

I am one of 8 camp counselors that will help you 

"create your own adventure" for a beautiful Medallion quilt.

Oda May will give you all the information on her site

tomorrow so your ready to start Monday June 25th.

Click on the link above to read all about it.

Hoping to see you at Camp Oda May,

Mary Andra

aka Mah Quilter