applique patterns
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I have coloring books and children's activity books. Got them from the dollar stores. Different size pics and easy to trace. Also have "CRITTERS Dancin' in the Moonlight" by Brandywine Design. I use the activity and coloring books the most. The outlines are so much bolder and easier to trace with freezer paper. I paid more for "CRITTERS' than I did for the dollar books. but still not waste of money. One thing about the activity books is if you want you can reduce the copies for smaller versions.
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McKenna Ryan has a nice one. http://www.pineneedles.com/ProductDe...ductCode=CMH06
She has other patterns on woodland animals you may want to check out.
The Bigfork Bay Cotton Company has a beautiful deer pattern called Autumn Lady.
She has other patterns on woodland animals you may want to check out.
The Bigfork Bay Cotton Company has a beautiful deer pattern called Autumn Lady.
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I just did a landscape-style quilt and I used photos from the internet - just searched 'marine life of the Florida Gulf Coast' or something similar. I printed the photos in color, using high contrast and trying to size to correct proportions for the quilt, then I used tracing paper and a light box to pencil in the outline and the important parts of the photo where there would be color changes (birds had orange feet, black legs, white feathery bodies in partly shadow, beaks, etc etc). I marked the tracing with the different fabrics I would have to use use for the critter, then traced the tracing again - one color on each sheet - so that I could cut out the pieces. If I was feeling confident, I used the gluey-backed wonder-under or whatever it's called for that last part, other wise just regular tracing paper so I could use it again and again if I screwed up, so I wouldn't waste the wonder-under.
Of course I had to audition lots of its of different bits of fabric for the fish parts and the grayish feathers...kept losing the bid feet and legs and fish-eyes...but other than feeling like I had fallen into the fabric scrap bag of the Jolly Green Giant it was great fun.
Enjoy! Sounds like you have a great project started!
Of course I had to audition lots of its of different bits of fabric for the fish parts and the grayish feathers...kept losing the bid feet and legs and fish-eyes...but other than feeling like I had fallen into the fabric scrap bag of the Jolly Green Giant it was great fun.
Enjoy! Sounds like you have a great project started!
#8
do a online search for childrens coloring pages. a tip i rec'd from an online friend several years ago. every subject and critter covered. perfect for applique (what she did a lot of) and for children play time - which i & my grand treasures do a lot of . i print up multiple copies of what i think they'll enjoy when i go down to visit.
#9
I have several applique books, but one has no fawn and doe. it does have porky the pig, curious bunnies, mama sheep and lamb, goose n clover, cats. rover, beaver, cow, owls, kitty, duck, tractor, raccoon, mama duck and little ones. turtle.
if you are interested, e mail me and I will send it your way. juanita
if you are interested, e mail me and I will send it your way. juanita
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