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Decorative stitches that look manly
Since this quilt is for a young man, I wouldn’t want to be adding
decorative stitches that looked girlie such as hearts, flowers and
leaves. I went searching for stitches that had a more manly look
to them and came up with a few that I think are interesting.
I found a few that looked interesting, however they won’t work
very well for securing the applique pieces because they are too
difficult to place along the edge of the applique shape.
I love the 'circle in a circle' motif, however, here too, it will be
difficult to use for the purpose of applique.
4 variations of the blanket stitch
Adding the applique shapes
When I started with the applique shapes, I had visions of the
hexagons being connected with lines of fabric. As I placed and
re-placed the shapes on the quilt to get the optimal placement
of the hexagons within the design of the quilt, I changed my
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