Snowmen Applique Part 1!

 

 Okay so Today's post is all about that Snowman Applique Quilt I have been working on. Below is a picture of the inspiration for this quilt, my Mother-in-Law's own version of this quilt. This came about after a weekly visit where we were discussing what to do about Christmas gifts this year. I expressed the desire to hand make all my gifts this year, and that my mother loves snowmen and has her house themed in snowmen from the day after Thanksgiving until the last snow falls the following  year (even the Christmas tree). She then pulls this gem out of a chest and says, "how about something like this?" I was all for it, and set to work thinking of a color combination that would go with my mom's current snowmen collection.





Inspiration from Mother-in-Laws version of this quilt



This is what became of my hunt for fabrics and wanting a light and airy feel to my quilt! The best part about the fabric selection process was that this was all fabrics I already had on hand (I love to buy fat quarters whenever I see a good sale, even if I do not have a project for them at the time)! This process took me about 2 weeks to trace and cut the heat n' bond and then the fabric and then iron it all together.

Traced and Cut and Ironed

The third week in this process I learned how to button hole :) I'd say it is NOT perfect, but definitely has the homemade feel that I was going for and I am so proud that I have learned yet another new talent! I found that I really enjoyed the task of stitching each piece down. And I was glad I decided to hand sew this instead of attempting those curves on a machine being so new to quilting and sewing!
SIDE NOTE - My mother-in-law showed me how to button hole, so I have not looked for a good video tutorial, which is how I normally get inspiration and learn. - But I will look for one to post in my next post.

First Attempt at Button Hole

And this is 2 weeks worth of hand sewing in my free time! All the pieces were hand stitched down even the tiniest pieces like the flame of the candle and the little blue bird. Eyes and mouths have since been hand drawn on using a micron pen (Thank you again to my mother-in-law for loaning me supplies that I currently do not own!).
 

Yay! All the pieces are appliqued down!

Another post will soon follow with the next phase of this quilt - machine sewing the pieces together with sashing! That was a fun experience, since it was  the first quilt I machine sewed!


This quilt design came from a book I borrowed from the person who inspired me to give this a try! - I will work on getting the title and author.


Please feel free to comment below and let me know if this was inspirational to you!