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Enjoy "Color My World" by Wendy Williams - This beautiful quilt is constructed of soft and textural shot cottons from Windham fabrics on a richly patterned background. It offers so many opportunities for personalization through both embellishment and quilting- you could add house numbers, decorations, people, pets, garden flowers- there are so many ways to make this quilt truly your own!

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TOPIC: COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2

COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 25 Jan 2021 09:27 #154041

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I hope to do mine with wool applique, which is a new technique to me. I have been really enjoying dyeing wool felt. It is exciting to me to mix the dyes and see what comes out.

My order of Perle Cottons has stalled at a FEDEX in Kansas for about 3 weeks now.
I don't know much about embroidery. I bought a few embroidery books online. I like Sue Spargo's Creative Stitching the best. It is a very good book.
In the meantime, I have been practicing 1 or 2 stitches every day on an old linen table napkin. I finally learned how to do french knots and bullion stitches!

Carole, your houses look fantastic. What embroidery facebook groups can you recommend? Why do they like Valdani?

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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 25 Jan 2021 07:36 #154040

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HelenW wrote:

Carole, nhbaskets, Your houses are out of this world cute. So perfectly done. You must have a lifetime of embroidery experience
to have such perfect stitches. I have never had any desire to do handwork, but I just can't stop going back and looking at your houses.
So, do you have any recommendations on where to start for someone that has never done it before? I took notes on your thread type.
I believe you said size 8 and 12 pearl cotton. What size needle. Do you have some websites for this type of stitching. If I remember
right you said this is your first quilt. Hard to believe, you are nailing it. Just exquisite. HelenW

HelenW—You are too kind. I’ve always been interested in some type of needle work, but with decades-long gaps between project. As I teenager, I did crewel work, but that dwindled in college. I then took up cross stitch when my son was young and did a few felt ornaments after attending a workshop in the early 90’s. Life got in the way and have now just picked up wool appliqué after retiring last February. I joined several Facebook groups on wool appliqué and have learned lots from talented stitchers similar to TQS. Since I did not have any type of a wool stash, a ended up purchasing kits found on the web. A few of my favorite places are Primitive Gatherings, Buttermilk Basin and Jerome Thomas Designs.
Facebook groups taught me about Valdani thread. Prior to that I only knew about DCM floss. For Color my World, I’m using mostly Valdani pearl cotton in size 12, which is basically the weight of two strands of floss, but one thread. Since I only had a few balls that I’d purchased with kits, I took a road trip to a shop in Maine to gather two dozen colors, mostly variegated, as that’s what they mostly had. I also learned that chenille 22 or 24 needles work great with Valdani. When in ME, I picked up Sue Spargo’s Creative Stitching book which is an amazing how-to of stitches I didn’t know existed. Looking forward to practicing many of these and incorporating them into this quilt.
Yes, this is my first quilt. I’m going to lean on my SIL when it comes to needing a sewing machine as the Kenmore I received for college graduation 40+ years ago hasn’t seen the light of day for at least 30 years.
I have a feeling that quilting, and a new machine, will be part of my retirement life in years to come.
~Carole

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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 25 Jan 2021 06:59 #154038

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nhbaskets wrote:

Finished small houses 1 and 2. Will most like add some additional details and attach roofs so they are one unit. Looking forward to February 1st so I can start attaching things to my whole cloth linen background.
~Carole

Carole, nhbaskets, Your houses are out of this world cute. So perfectly done. You must have a lifetime of embroidery experience
to have such perfect stitches. I have never had any desire to do handwork, but I just can't stop going back and looking at your houses.
So, do you have any recommendations on where to start for someone that has never done it before? I took notes on your thread type.
I believe you said size 8 and 12 pearl cotton. What size needle. Do you have some websites for this type of stitching. If I remember
right you said this is your first quilt. Hard to believe, you are nailing it. Just exquisite. HelenW

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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 24 Jan 2021 23:09 #154033

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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 24 Jan 2021 19:05 #154032

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nhbaskets wrote:

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I love your houses and all the detailed stitching you added. I thought about doing some on my cotton houses—we’ll see. Just took a Sue Spargo class and this would be a good application. Can’t wait to see

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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 24 Jan 2021 16:25 #154023

GigiWendy OFFLINE Posts: 108 Thank you received: 47	Just finished small houses 1 and 2. Thank you for all the tips and lovely ideas! (Background is Butterfly Stamp Blue.) Attachment 20210124_171412.jpg not found Attachment 20210124_171400.jpg not found
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 24 Jan 2021 13:47 #154015

nhbaskets OFFLINE Posts: 52 Thank you received: 194	Finished small houses 1 and 2. Will most like add some additional details and attach roofs so they are one unit. Looking forward to February 1st so I can start attaching things to my whole cloth linen background. ~Carole Attachment IMG_3176.png not found Attachment IMG_3177.png not found Attachment IMG_3178.png not found Attachment IMG_3179.png not found Attachment IMG_3180.png not found
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 24 Jan 2021 12:47 #154013

urgodschild2 OFFLINE Posts: 5 Thank you received: 6	I love love love this one. I better hurry up and decide what to do to make mine.
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 24 Jan 2021 12:46 #154012

urgodschild2 OFFLINE Posts: 5 Thank you received: 6	Gorgeous. I am loveing seeing all of these. I haven't decided yet. I was thinking of Kaffe but maybe not.
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 24 Jan 2021 07:51 #154003

Genier54 OFFLINE Posts: 7 Thank you received: 32	This morning I finally finished th16 small house 1 and 2 blocks. I loved making them. Foundation paper piecing is becoming my favorite way to piece blocks. Attachment 01242107382.jpg not found
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 24 Jan 2021 05:10 #154002

bailue OFFLINE Posts: 1 Thank you received: 10	I’m very late in starting this project but am having fun, I’ve gone with a blue background and using up Fabrics from my stash - Attachment 73BD9155-0906-43C8-A49B-E82BFB26EE86.jpeg not found
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 24 Jan 2021 00:40 #153998

1949-rs- OFFLINE Posts: 5 Thank you received: 9	Really like your quilt Helen W.
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 24 Jan 2021 00:29 #153997

1949-rs- OFFLINE Posts: 5 Thank you received: 9	So much fun. Attachments: 2FB3E354-C...462.jpeg (41KB)
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 23 Jan 2021 18:32 #153991

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