Gabriella Goodness - block No 5, Wilomena in the wandering dew

Wilomena is a wistful Angel. She wends her way into your heart by just 'being there'in your garden.

She is very much aware that the wandering dew is very difficult to contain in a garden setting and she has taken it upon herself to weave it into a wonderful wreath of outstanding beauty.

Wilomena is a product  of the 60's and still likes to wear the layered look. She finds most of her interesting outfits at the 'Op Shop' and takes a lot of care with recycling.

Requirements:-

1 piece of fabric, 16" X 16" which will be used for the background.

1/2 a yard of fusible web.

Fabrics for her garments.

Fabric for the berries or you can cut flowers for fabric to applique on the wreath.

Several fat 1/4's of green for the leaves. Consider the rest of the quilt and take note whether the leaf color matches the rest of the greenery.

                         Flowers and other leaves cut from patterned fabric.

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Method:-

You will need to reverse the pattern,I've actually reversed the leaves in one of the PDF's,  but Wilomena needs to be reversed.

Trace the Applique pattern onto fusible web..

Iron the traced pattern onto the back of the fabric you have chosen for the Applique.

Once you have cut out all the applique pieces, place an applique mat...(teflon) over the pattern and you should be able to see the  pattern through the mat. (like tracing paper) Following the pattern, peel the backing paer off the pieces and place thm on tip of the mat to match the pattern....

The iron in place

You should have an assembled applique piece and be able to place it on the block.

I stitched the applique with a small satin stitch. 

I set the machine on Zig Zag. Stitch width 1.5, Stitch Length .35

Settings for Blanket stitch

Stitch width 2.5
Stitch length 2.5

Settings for Invisible Stitch

Using smoke monofilament thread.
Stitch width 1.5. Length 1.0

Threads.
50 weight cotton, top and bobbin.

Needle.
sharp 70/10

 Once all the applique has been completed.

Use the given pattern as your guide and with the black pigma pen draw the facial features and definitions in her pinny and shoe laces....etc.

Using a grey pigment ink pen, highlight the shades in the folds of Wilomena's garments and stem stitch the fine lines on the leaves....

 

Comments

[Sylvie]

Vraiment contente ! Merci.

[Pam]

Sylvie, you're welcome.

[grand05ma]

dear Pam.
thank you so much for Willomena!..she is precious...i did have a difficult time trying to download the patterns....but then it could be moi.....my computer skills are very limited....
i so enjoy following your world wide travels....

[Pam]

You're welcome

[Pauline]

Dear Pam,
What a lovely surprise finding block 5 on this page, head over heals I fell in love with the little Wilomena, great to see her upclose after all this time. She's gorgious!
Thank you for continuïng this beautyful pattern!
A big happy hug from Pauline

[Joke]

Dear Pam,

My friend Pauline told me about the update on Wilomena and I came rushing over here. Thank you for giving us this treat!
Joke

[chrissie]

Thak you Pam, I am very pleased with the new block.
Hope you post the rest of this beauty in the next months, so that I can really give this quilt a try.
Hugs Chrissie

[angela beagle]

Oh my! What a treat to the eyes! Thank you so much. This is not only beautiful...this is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

[bernadette]

très joli, merci beaucoup

[Evita Piepho]

I just love your pattern and would like to get the 1st, 2nd, 3rd blocks, if possible.
Thanks in advance for your help. Evita

[JeanneM,wallace@yahoo.com]

Love what I see, Thank you so much, I do think Sping is coming sooner Gee would that be wonderful?! take care and again thank YOU,,Hugs Jeanne xox