Dancing with Daisies

When the blue Heartswood fabric arrived in the shop I just knew what I would use it for, Dancing with Daisies makes me feel so Happy. You can either copy my pattern or use as inspiration, I have used hand needle turn appliqué but you can bond if preferred and then either hand or machine blanket stitch or straight stitch. I am now starting a more autumnal version keeping the basic design but with the addition of pieced houses and more animals and cow parsley. This is suitable for experienced or those wishing to learn appliqué you can just start with a simple daisy. Hand appliqué does take time but I find it so relaxing and rewarding it makes a real family heirloom

I have used blue/ grey and white daisies for the first quilt but it could be another colour theme, I am using more autumnal with the blue landscape for autumn

Students requirements

Daisy Quilt

2m Blue landscape fabric

3.50m Plain blue for centre square and borders 60” wide is brill for cutting 4 x 12” borders

12 blending fat quarters for piecing

2m white or colour for daisies

.50cms taupe may be stripe or check for stems

.50cms taupe dot or ditz for flower centres

Basic sewing kit including pencil rulers cutting equip if available

Hand sewing kit including matching fine threads for appliqué and small gold eye needles, fine sharp small scissors for appliqué

Possibly ¼” bias maker if you have or borrow mine.

PAT Testing: Make sure your electrical equipment (sewing machine) has been recently PAT tested.

For the autumn quilt I am still using the blue landscape but am adding some autumn colours for houses and animals like fox, hare, deer, and stitching cow parsley.