...and Wall hanging....

Here's an all season angel to watch over your family and home!  :o)

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This one is nearly all hand appliqué, although you can choose your own favorite method to  adhere the pieces to the background....

I am going to show not only the block this time, but a small wall hanging as well...18 x 18...so the cutting instructions you see next will be for both the block and the wall hanging! Remember to cut your appliqué pieces a little larger than called for to allow for turning under scant edges!!! This is all done freehand....so it will be YOUR ANGEL!! :o)

Your fabric one piece needs to be big enough to cut a simple dress shape that measures roughly 4-7/8" x 5" and one strip 3" x 12". In addition you will need two strips 1  1/2" x 48" ,and  1-1/2" x 53"  for the thin border strips around the wall hanging. Piece together smaller strips to make the length if you need to...I have allowed some extra length here, incase you need it...

The fabric two pieces can come out of a rectangle that measures at least 5" x 8". Also cut two strips 1-5/8" x 26". The large wing measures approx. 4-3/4" x 3". Freehand your self another wing top, as only a bit of it will show. The full arm is 1-1/4" wide x 2-3/4" long. The other arm is just about a half that in length. Again, it won't show!
Fabric 3 needs one 9" square for the block background, and two 1-5/8" x 26" strips for the wall hanging borders...

Fabric 4 needs a rectangle about 5" x 4". The head measures about 2  1/4", and each hand is about 1  1/2" long x 3/4" wide...

Fabric 5 needs a rectangle 6" x 4". The big heart measures about 3 3/8" tall by 3 3/8" wide, and the little ones are 1 1/8" tall x 1 1/4" wide. The big one and one small are for the block, the other four small ones are for the wall hanging...

Then, from a scrap of black measuring at least 4" x 2", cut your self two small shoes, about 2" from toe to heel, and about 1 1/4" from sole to shoe top.  :o)

Find the center of your 9" background square, and center your dress shape over it. Pin in place. Tuck under the part wing-even with the top of the dress, and Pin. Tuck under the part arm, opposite the wing; Pin. Tuck under the shoes; Pin. Appliqué down the dress, wing, part arm and shoes. When appliquéing, turn under about 1/8th inch, not much more!

Now place and pin the head, larger wing and other arm. Sew, leaving top arm free, so you can place the heart and hands. (you will have caught the top part of that arm down when you sewed on the wing. Just leave the rest pinned and un sewn for now) Tuck heart in under top arm...

 

Tuck heart in under top arm. Tuck lower hand under heart. Tuck upper hand under sleeve. Pin all of these, and sew them down! Place additional heart slightly below the larger one, along dress seam. Appliqué...

Next, embroider on your face. I suggest a satin stitch for the cheeks and eyes, and a chain stitch for the mouth. If you prefer-cheeks could be appliquéd on-cut small circles from the excess heart fabric for that. Large black snaps could also be used for eyes, and for the hair.

and now...the wall hanging!!

Sew each 1 5/8" x 26" Color 2 strip to a Color 3 strip of the same length, right sides together, using a scant 1/4" seam...
Press seam allowances towards darker fabrics then measure and cut these two color strips at 1 5/8" intervals. Sew two of these together to make four patch squares...Make 16 of these!!  Sew together in sets of four...

From your Color 1 fabric 3 x 12" strip, cut four 3" squares. Sew one of these squares to each end of two four patch rows. Leave the other two four patch rows as they are...
Sew one of the plain four patch rows to the top and bottom of the angel square....
Sew the two four patch rows with corner blocks attached to the sides of the angel square. Pin on and appliqué small hearts over corner blocks...
Next sew Color 1  1 1/2" x 24" strips to the sides of the wall hanging, then add 1 1/2" x 26 1/2" strips to the top and bottom, and that's it! From this point, you would cut your backing and batting to fit the top...quilt as desired. Make some rod holding tubes and attach when you join your front to back....

Here's a modified one done by Catherine!

and that's all for this time people.....Hope you are having fun with all of this...remember... experiment! Express yourself through your work! :o)

Happy Quilting!!...Marcia

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