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{Big} City Girl QAL – Sydney

Oct 19, 2013 / 15 Comments
It’s my turn to make a block for the {Big} City Girl QAL. Though I live in Brisbane now, I was a Sydney girl for 26 years and the iconic harbour bridge and opera house was the backdrop to many a day out in the big city.
The Sydney Harbour block has a simple pieced background, appliquéd opera house and machine stitched harbour bridge.
Step 1
Select fabrics for the water, stonework and sails of the opera house. I used some black and white prints with lots of movement to echo the shell patterns on the sails of the structure.
Step 2
Cut:
  • 1 – 3 1/2″ x 15″ strip for the water.
  • 1 – 3 1/2″ x 15″ strip for the stonework.
  • 1 – 6 1/2″ x 15″ strip for the sky.
Sew together.

Step 3
  • Trace the opera house pieces on the dull side of fusible web. Appliqué Templates 1 and 2. (Do not scale or Fit to Page when printing).
  • Cut out 1/8″ from pencil line.
  • Fuse to back of selected fabric.
  • Cut out on line.

Step 4
  • Arrange pieces using Diagram A as a guide. Peel off backing paper.
Digram A
  • When happy with placement, fuse to background.
  • Using a matching thread and small stitch, sew 1/8″ inside edge of appliqué pieces.

At this stage the block can be finished if you do not want to add the bridge behind.
Step 5 (Optional)
  • Draw a simple line drawing of the bridge behind the opera house applique using an erasable pen.
  • Stitch over the lines using a light grey thread.

Step 6
  • Trim block to 12 1/2″ x 15″
See all the details for making the blocks and winning some great prizes here. 
01.09. Aylin – Nilya2011 from Germany with Berlin and Istanbul (me) http://aylin-nilya.blogspot.de/p/big-city-girl-qal.html – Week 1 Berlin meets Istanbul.html

08.09. Alyce – SewBlossomHeart from Japan with Tokyo http://www.blossomheartquilts.com/
15.09. Julianna – Sewing under Rainbow from Poland with Warsaw http://jednoiglec.blogspot.co.uk/
22.09. Sil – silort from Brazil with Brasilia http://www.flickr.com/people/silort/
29.09. Sylvie – -Vivie- from France with Paris http://lafamillecreative.blogspot.co.uk/
06.10. Marit – Sy-elsk-lev from Norway with Aalesund http://www.sy-elsk-lev.blogspot.co.uk/
13.10. Amy- During Quiet Time from USA with Boston http://www.duringquiettime.com/
20.10. Jane – Quiltjane from Australia with Sydney http://quiltjane.blogspot.de/
27.10. Lotje – Lotje M from The Netherlands with Delft http://slootjesschilder.blogspot.co.uk/
03.11. Annabella – liferichpattern from Morocco with Marrakech http://kechquilts.blogspot.co.uk/
10.11. Rachel – wooden spoon from New Zealand with Wellington http://www.flickr.com/photos/wooden_spoon/
17.11. Felicity – felicity.quilts from Canada with Vancouver http://www.felicityquilts.com/
24.11. Karen – blueberry4park from UK with London http://blueberry-park.blogspot.com/

01.12. Linky Party for the grand final…
08.12. The winner is..
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