Artist "Archer" has painted the first tribute mural for the late Queen Elizabeth II, on the wall of the Grand Forks court house to commemorate the Queen's passing .
Note: The mural on the wall of the Grand Forks courthouse was completed the day of the Queen’s passing (September 8, 2022).
Music by Elaine
Congratulations Elaine
See Elaine's music on You Tube
Dog Days of Summer
Thanks Louise
Thanks Dorris
LEAF APPLIQUE PATTERN
VIDEO BELOW AND FREE PATTERN WITH TEMPLATE FOR LEAVES.
PATTERN ALSO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON THE JORDAN SITE.
Fabric Requirements
10 Fat Quarters or Quarter Yards
Heat ‘n Bond Lite Adhesive Iron-On Fusible (or your favorite fusible webbing)
Batting 24 x48”
Fray Check (optional)
Iron and steam press 5 fat quarters so they are very flat. From each fat quarter cut 2 @ 8” squares for
applique backgrounds – the remaining fabric is used for the applique leaves and stems.
Use templates included to draw leaves and stems onto the paper side of the fusible webbing. You need 3
leaves and 1 stem for each block.
Iron the fusible product onto your fabrics and cut out along the drawn lines. Peel off the paper backing.
Place the cut leaves and stem onto the background using the picture below as a guide. I tried to make each
of my blocks a little bit different by moving each leaf slightly. Fuse the applique pieces onto your
background following the directions included in your fusible product.
Put a piece of paper or stabilizer under each block to stabilize the applique stitching.
Using a contrasting thread color, stitch the applique to the background using a satin or very tight zig-zag
around the applique edges. Add the leaf veins using a slightly smaller stitch width. Use a tiny drop of Fray
Check at each spot where the stitching stopped or started to keep the stitching from coming undone.
Trim all threads from the top and back and remove the stabilizing paper.
Repeat for all 10 blocks. Lay out the blocks in a 2 x 5 setting and stitch together.
Border: cut 6 strips that are 2” wide from a fat quarter (3 @ 2” width of fabric if using a quarter yard). Stitch
onto all 4 sides of the patchwork.
Backing: trim 3 fat quarters to 17” wide. Stitch together to make a backing that is about 50 x 21” backing.
Sandwich the backing, batting, and top together making sure to center the top on your pieced backing. To
quilt, “stitch in the ditch” along the seams between all the patchwork and around the border. Stitch ¼”
away from the outside edges of the leaves.
Binding: cut 6 strips at 2 ½” wide from the last fat quarter (or 3 @ 2 ½” width of fabric if using a quarter
yard).
TEMPLATE FOR LEAVES
Thanks Elaine!
WHERE TO STAND FOR A PHOTO
MAKE ALBERTA GREAT AGAIN
SEE YOU MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
SAME TIME, SAME PLACE
