When I was first learning to quilt, my husband bought me a kit with an applique swan in the center, appliqued flowers around it and a batik border. What did I know about applique? Nothing....so when I learned about Heat 'n Bond and that you didn't even have to sew it on - I thought I was golden. I did up the kit, and at a loss as to how to quilt it, just did a stitch in the ditch around the frame. I recently decided to repurpose or rework the quilt. Below are before and after shots. I hope you'll agree that it is much more interesting to look at now. I love it!
I highlighted the swan with Jacquare Lumiere Paints, used artificial flower embellishments and beads to cover the heat-n-bond flowers, and added free motion quilting where there was none. The design in pink, although not really clear, is a pattern from Leah Day 365 Days of Free Motion Quilting called "Paisley Flower". I love the pattern and it was easy to learn to do.
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