Friday, 27 January 2017

Valentine's Applique Wall Hanging Pattern

Sewing World Magazine February 2017



February's Sewing World Magazine is in the shops now and features lots of lovely Spring and Valentine's projects for you to sew, including my floral 'Loving Hearts' applique wall hanging;






The magazine has a pull out section with full size patterns for each of the makes, along with step by step colour photos and easy to follow written instructions.




Wall hangings offer a great way to display mini-quilts and I use a really simple method to create the casings to hold the dowling hanger (or old knitting needle!).




The quote comes from a traditional Greek proverb and is perfectly complimented with hearts, flowers and vines.  Not surprisingly I designed it to include lots of raw edge applique and free-motion embroidery, as they're my absolute favourite techniques!

The use of black, both in the stitching and binding, adds a really contemporary feel to the hanging and it would fit into any room whether modern or traditional!




Happy Valentine's Day!




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10 comments:

  1. Tinaspice28 January 2017 at 09:24

    Love it Josie! The black really makes everything jump out at you - I would never have dared to use black! Better nip to the shops for my copy...
    Tina ☺

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  2. Creations By Cindy28 January 2017 at 13:14

    How adorable Josie . Hope you have a wonderful weekend . Hugs and blessings , Cindy

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  3. Granny's Button Box28 January 2017 at 19:49

    Josie, it's lovely and soooo neat. Double whammy, super project and published too. x

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  4. Caroline30 January 2017 at 21:47

    So lovely. I actually saw this first in the magazine so I'm happy to have discovered your blog!

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  5. Celtic Thistle31 January 2017 at 15:17

    What a great project Josie, so many of the Valentine's projects you see are too sugary and sweet for me, but this is just right!

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  6. Sum of their Stories1 February 2017 at 17:37

    This is so pretty, I see a trip to the shops in my future when that magazine might just fall into my basket somehow!
    The dowling pockets idea is genius, I have a lovely mini quilt a friend made for me and at the moment we put it on the table like a centerpeice type mat (I'm not describing this very well!) I'm worried about a spill of tea getting on it and was just thinking I'd rather put it on the wall. This could be the answer, thanks.

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    1. Sum of their Stories5 February 2017 at 17:36

      Hi Josie, just to let you know your beautiful embroidery is one of the features over at this weeks #HandmadeMonday :-)

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  7. FlashinScissors11 February 2017 at 13:59

    Congratulations on another publication!
    It looks a great pattern, I must see if the magazine is still in the shops ..... I'm a bit late but will look for it!
    Well done Josie!
    Barbara x

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  8. Crafting Queen24 February 2017 at 10:24

    Beautiful piece.

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  9. kjsutcliffe28 February 2017 at 07:47

    What a sweet quote, made all the more so by the applique.

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