| This charming fairy-tale quilt depicts a popular topic in European
folklore: Midsummer Night, when the fairies and elves come out to dance
and make merry. These folk tales were the basis for Shakespeare's classic
play Midsummer Night's Dream. The quilt is great for a children's room,
but it will be appreciated by anybody.
We used the photo-stitch design of the Little
Fairy with Lantern, the Elves
and Fairies Redwork Set and flowers from the Redwork
Flower Borders II. |
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| The finished size of the quilt is about 36" x 40". We used 1 yard of
lilac star-patterned fabric and about 3/4" of violet-blue grass-patterned
fabric. You will also need batting, fabric for backing and binding, iron-on
cut-away stabilizer for embroidery, embroidery threads, Steam-a-Seam fusible
web, white fabric marker or paint or ink. Small beads, ribbon flowers,
etc. are optional. |
| We started by cutting out the "meadow" out of the grass-patterned fabric.
Following the manufacturer's instructions for Steam-a-Seam fusible web,
we fused the meadow over the star-patterned fabric. Then we finished the
raw edges of our meadow applique with satin stitch. |
| Print out the snapshots of all the designs you want to use and lay
them out to make a composition you like. |
| Stabilize the working piece with a light-weight to medium-weight iron-on
cut-away stabilizer and embroider the designs one by one. |
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| After the embroidery is finished, make a sandwich out of the backing,
batting and top, pin all three layers together and quilt in a free-motion
style. Press with heavy steam. Square the piece and finish the raw edges
with binding. |
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| Using fabric markers, paint, or ink, highlight the dancing figures
of fairies and elves to make them more visible in the grass. |
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| Add 3D flowers and beads for an elegant final touch. |
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| We hope that you liked our idea and will come up with many of your
own. |
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