November Bite Size Quilt

I am sitting by the fire and listening to Windham Hill Radio with lovely, relaxing classical piano saturating the air waves… awe…. Welcome November. I’ve created a beautiful Oak Wreath to warm our heart and hearths. Click on Nov.BiteSizeBlock.Instructions to download the instruction page. Click on Nov.BiteSizeblock.outline.11×17 to download the template page. If you don’t have a printer that prints 11×17, you’ll need to tile the page when printing, then tape it together. (Sorry, free download expired 11/16. For pattern, please purchase Bite Size Vol. 1) The appliqué technique used for this project is fusible interfacing. One of the things I love about fusible interface appliqué is that it doesn’t leave your project stiff like the fusible web stuff will.  After drawing your leaves to the wrong side of your fabric, lay a piece of fusible interfacing, fusible side to right side of fabric and with a small stitch length, sew along the line of the leaf. Cut the leaf out about an 1/8″ out side the line. Cut a slit in the back of the interfacing and turn the leaf right side out. Use a smooth instrument from the inside to smooth out the seam. Position the leaves and press in place. I then used a pretty blanket stitch in a coordinating green to finish the edges. When quilting the piece, I re-used my freezer paper template that I used to trace the leaves and with my blue water soluable ink pen, drew more leaves to machine stitch. It filled out the wreath so nicely and gave it a full feel. Enjoy your project!