Applique Calligraphy

Before I got a computer with lots of fancy fonts I dabbled in Calligraphy. I wasn’t particularly good at it, but I have always loved the look of a page of beautiful writing. With a computer I put the fountain pens and assorted nibs and bottles of ink aside, and used a publishing program to produce fancy text on a page.

However, I still play with fancy letters, but now I am appliqueing letters onto quilts rather than putting beautiful writing on paper. This ’sampler’ is one of a series of smaller wall hangings I have designed, a couple of which I have made, experimenting with different fonts, and ‘page’ layouts. A couple of the fonts I have designed myself, and the ones on the computer have to be traced and modified to work as applique.

After three years of playing, I have just realised that it would be possible to make a quilted version of a cross stitch or embroidered sampler. (Sometimes it takes a little while for the obvious to jump up and hit me between the eyes!) Up till now I have been thinking about quilts and blocks and applique with letters, but now I am thinking of stitched sampler layouts as well as quilt layouts.

The Electric Quilt 6 project file for this pattern will be sent on request. Just fill in the form on my profile page (Abour Judy B) or leave a comment below to receive the file by email within the next few days. Instructions for opening a project sent by e-mail are on page 113 of the EQ6 User Manual. Here is another colourway of the same design which might appeal to those who are not attracted to the autumn colours above.