A lady in my quilt guild makes some of the finest buttonhole stitch hand appliqué in her quilts. I recently conferred with her to find out what thread (and how many strands) she uses, as well as the size of her stitches. I had started this block just before then, so the pineapple (brown) fabric is appliquéd with 2 strands and a larger stitch. The leaves and frame are appliquéd with just one strand and a smaller stitch. I definitely want to try this on some more blocks. And I need the practice. You can click the photo for a larger view. One thing I determined is that it is easier to do the smaller stitches on rounded pieces. The edges of the points (of the leaves) began to fray a bit. I'll have to confer a bit more to see how she deals with things like that.
Oh, and this quilt will be on point, which is why the pineapple is on the diagonal. :)
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I have done a little of the blanket stitch. I was not very serious about it and it shows. I think yours (the before and the after) look great. I really like this block!
I thin that your blanket stitch looks great. I have done a fair amount of it and never really have solved the problem of fraying, although I did dab a little Fray Check on the end with a toothpick and that seemed to help.
Love this.... it's so cute. I like how your blanket stitch looks. :)
Nicely done. Blanket stitch is one of those simple things in life that continues to confound me! Yours looks great.
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