QUILTsocial Spring 2015 Issue | Page 16

ll in a ares a g squ Zigza row Decorative stitches on the PFAFF Creative 4.5 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 mind abou B6