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This quilt wall hanging depicts a moment in time in a lovely rural setting – a country house, plump geese in the field and two delightful little quilts drying in the breeze on a washing line in the orchard. Divided into appliqué panels in beautifully blended colours, the quilt is straightforward to create and a joy to stitch.

The project has a little bit of everything and is a wonderful way of trying new techniques, including invisible machine appliqué, machine piecing, foundation piecing, free-motion quilting and hand embroidery. The design is versatile too – you could stitch the whole design or just focus on one of the panels for a smaller wall hanging. The quilt can also be made using hand appliqué techniques, as the alternative quilt shown in this chapter has been.

APPLIQUE FOCUS…

Geese are created with simplified shapes, using invisible machine appliqué after making the shapes with freezer paper. Overlapping wings creates extra texture.

Appliqué with bias-cut fabric strips makes sewing curved shapes easier and was used to create flower stems. The fencing uses straight grain strips.

The leaves are created with template plastic and invisible machine-stitched appliqué in easy shapes, with a little backstitch hand embroidery for the twig detail.

This gorgeous wall quilt would be a lovely centrepiece in any home. It is full of interesting details and with its sweet little quilts hanging on the washing line is sure to be much admired.