Wool Felt Embroidered Applique

This is another machine embroidery applique flower but this time, I used a variety of wool felt textiles for the applique shapes.  These applique shapes are all cut using my Sizzix cutter, just as I would cut cotton applique shapes.  These are not fused into place before embroidery because the wool is so thick that my mini iron really can’t melt the fusible web on them!  All of the textiles are hand dyed.

I am really intrigued by the texture that the wool adds.  Here’s a closeup of the flower section:

There is woven wool, a wool/rayon felt, and some type of a faux suede that I hand dyed using procian dyes.  All of the threads are polyester or rayon, again because I like the sheen of those thread types.  Each piece of applique is outlined with invisible thread to make the applique shapes “pop.”  Here’s a closeup of the stem/leaves section:

(For that stem, I also outlined the inner embroidered area because it seemed to poof out just a bit too much.)  Here’s a tangential shot that gives a better sense of how rich the texture is:

I feel like I have 20 million stitch-outs of various MEA flowers and I need to do something with them.  This one will be another donation for the silent auction at the Asheville Quilt Show next week.

Filed under Free Motion Quilting, ruler work on a HDSM.

2 Comments

1. Suzy Webster Says:
   
   September 25th, 2018 at 7:54 am

   Beautiful. I love all the quilting.

2. Diane Evans Says:
   
   September 26th, 2018 at 5:32 pm

   Just as pretty as the last one you did for a donation to the show. So glad you’re finding the time to do something that fuels your soul and your creative spirit.

   Diane