Kitty Applique Coin Purse Project - Part 2 (Quilting Technique)

Finally I completed this kitty coin purse.  It was almost fully hand sewn except the seam which I sewn it with machine.  Regretted! :(   I looked at some other similar material craft work and the seam without stitch line shown is nicer..

My first piece of quilting craft.  As expected, work of beginner without quilting technique.  The thread was not pull tight enough and stitches length not even and too big.   Never mind.
 
Below are links I found useful but I read them too late:

1) http://sentimentalstitches.net/instructions/hand-quilting/
A good overview on hand quilting

2) http://annamariahorner.blogspot.com/2010/03/stitch.html
I learnt how to hide the knot from here.   Basically make a knot and then gently tug it through the first layer of fabric.

3) http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/3734/perfect-your-hand-quilting-stitch
Haven't figured out if the technique shown could be used when a hoop is not used.  


I am now doing a blanket stitch to the side of the zip to make it neater....


Thanks to the above link owners for sharing their knowledge...

Previous post about this project:
http://anic-lohas.blogspot.com/2010/08/kitty-applique-coin-purse-project.html

Kitty Applique Coin Purse Project - Part 1 (Applique Technique)

A very good morning...

I have been doing this small project for a few days now, a little at a time, during my way to office, in the late evening after work... finally this morning, I finished the last bit of the kitties.

I wanted to learn applique quilting, even though I have not even done quilting before.  So, I bought this kitty applique coin purse kit online as I thought it will give me all the instructions I need.   My expectation was wrong.  It was not really for beginner like me who has never done one before.   Luckily the stitch names are there in the brief instructions provided, so I could ask my good friend, Mr Google what they are :).   I went searching and found tutorials for the stitches I need:

1) Needle Turn Applique Stitch - To sew the applique to the background without showing the stitch
http://appliquetoday.blogspot.com/2008/04/needleturn-applique-stitching-tutorial.html 

There is an easier way of doing this if the applique is large.  Sew the outline with wide stitch and then pull the thread so that the seam gathered underneath and sew it the same way as above.  I have only read the instructions but haven't tried it:
http://www.sewlover.com/basic/applique_technique.html

Another tutorial: http://www.360doc.com/content/10/0929/09/69678_57231974.shtml

2) Fly Stitch for the nose & mouth

http://inaminuteago.com/stitchdict/stitch/fly.html

3) Outline Stitch - for the leg & moustache

http://stitchschool.blogspot.com/2009/12/stitch-school-stem-and-outline-stitch.html

Here is a handy stitch dictionary I found:

http://inaminuteago.com/stitchindex.html

Thanks to the link owners for sharing the information, otherwise I won't be able to complete the kitties. 

Bye now and have a wonderful weekend.http://www.360doc.com/content/10/0929/09/69678_57231974.shtml