Cheat's Appliqué and Trapunto - An Episode of Wonky Wednesday

[@janiekrig5232]

'And playing fast and loose with them,' So fun! Thanks the inspiration k3n.

[@cosmiccoyotedog-doreenb9605]

" Oh NO You Didn't", you were a sassy girl trying to knock of the Bobby's hat. I laughed so hard. Your still as funny now. Love the little darn and all your stories with mum and you. Warms my heart and I miss my Scottish Mum so much. Keep telling stories Please with your wonderful stitches.

[@k3n.clothtales]

I will Doreen, hugs to you and your memories of your lovely Mum ❤️

[@violacarson8270]

With the darning it looks like a Christmas ball. I love it.

[@angelaperezmayers2437]

Beautiful work. Found your Wimbledon story very interesting.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you 😊

[@beejayoung1546]

Lovely. Thanks for sharing.

[@JeriBellini]

I LOVE to iron! and pin! 🤣 Ok, so I used to do Fancy Baltimore Album quilts too, Elly Seinkawitz ring a bell? I did a bajillion little cherry things just the way you are showing now, I put a piece of cardboard in mine. Then cut the back open and pulled the cardboard out. I came across an envelope full of them recently! I'll do a show and tell of my blocks when I get home, the blocks are all in PA, no I never finished one, just have a lot of blocks! Thanks for the shout-out! Great Video as usual! 💜💜💜 love love

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Jer, Yes that name rings a bell. Looking forward to seeing your blocks 😀

[@ladyd54]

Looks like a ornament with the darning mend. That’s an idea for a decorative mend to jeans.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Yes that would work a treat ❤️

[@annrubino6252]

This was fun - I especially like that you kept it slightly wonky. Leaving the odd curve on one side, and mending the hole were icing on the cake. Imagine, if it all had been perfect - how dull. Thanks for this, K3N

[@k3n.clothtales]

Glad you enjoyed it! I agree wonky is much more interesting 😁❤️

[@BarbaraEaves-vz1vl]

The tiny darn is my favorite part. 💕

[@k3n.clothtales]

Mine too 😄

[@Sa_Stafford]

Beautiful; it looks so elegant. Thank you ❤

[@kamahskreations1260]

I was trying to guess which of the alternate methods you would use. You can also gather on the card and then appliqué down without removing the card. When you clip the back just snip a line across and pull the circle out, and stuff as well, if you only snip a line, you make a ladder st to close the slit. Another alternate is to cut the Circe of felt or wadding, and gather the top circle on that, no need to remove anything at all. Great skill building examples.

[@k3n.clothtales]

I have tried leaving the card in until it's stitched down but I didn't like it so much. Leaving the wadding in is ok but I quite like the process of stuffing it in afterwards. 😁 Many ways to achieve the same effect, and up to individual taste which you prefer. ❤️

[@kamahskreations1260]

@@k3n.clothtales too true. I don’t think any of the methods are wrong, we all need to do whatever works best. Love your work.

[@janicelayton7373]

I just love your stories and stitching! Never change doing YOU! 😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@k3n.clothtales]

@@janicelayton7373 thank you ❤️

[@susanhague4719]

I love how the golden darn appears to be the flower's stamens hanging over the edge of the applique. Looks so well planned.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you that's a lovely way to see it ☺️

[@pamfrank3962]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful tutorial ❤️

[@beth_winegarner]

KARMA KARMA KARMA KARMA KARMA chameeeeeeleeeeeoooooooon.

[@k3n.clothtales]

You come and gooooo, you come and go-oh-oh-oooohhhh! 😂

[@drleonesse]

I pin from the underside to lessen the chance of the sewing thread catching on the pin.

[@k3n.clothtales]

That's a great tip thank you ☺️

[@HulyaDemir-e6c]

Merhaba ketrin elinize emeğinize yüreğinize sağlık çooooooook teşekkürler eğitici öğretici bilgilerinizi bizlerle paylaştığınız için Türkiye'den 😊 Hülya 💐👏

[@k3n.clothtales]

My pleasure Hülya ❤️

[@marilynbridger9612]

That was fun! Loved the Wimbledon stories too x

[@k3n.clothtales]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@RebeccaStokes-g6t]

Beautiful! Your darning looks perfect💕 Thoroughly enjoyed this video.... thank you for sharing. Have a glorious dat🥰

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@ReallyJillRogoff]

Thoroughly enjoyed this, and your Wimbledon tales. ❤

[@lynnstewart7034]

I agree, grass court tennis is so much more easy on the eye than the other courts. And I too like the all white outfit rule even though I do think it’s anachronistic. I love this video and dare I mention the C word? It’s given me Christmas card vibes. That circle with the darn looks very much like a bauble … I must give this a go.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Yes normally I don't agree with rules for the sake of rules (you might have noticed 😜) but the tradition of Wimbledon I just love. ❤️

[@dailydoseofpaper]

Great tip for the circle appliqué!!! Looks really cute with the tiny darn. ‘We’ actually won 3-0 from Romenia !! Love your Wimbledon story😍💖🍀

[@k3n.clothtales]

We watched! 😁❤️

[@ruthiephelps5901]

Perfect timing for this appliqué as I became frustrated with Jeri’s technique and was ready to chuck the poor little circle. I’m not a sports fan but all your stories are wonderful. You’re as great a storyteller as an artist ❤

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you so much and I am glad you enjoyed the technique ❤️

[@MyMeriArt]

Thank you for sharing 🌷🌷🌷 now I am off to see what other kinds of trapunto has been done. I want a rabbit🌷🌷🌷

[@k3n.clothtales]

Just the one? Rabbit I mean 😂❤️

[@MyMeriArt]

@@k3n.clothtales giggle

[@neilstephen6761]

Thank you for sharing

[@k3n.clothtales]

My pleasure

[@brendatilbury99]

Love your stories as much as your stitching! ❤

[@k3n.clothtales]

@@brendatilbury99 thank you Brenda 😊

[@jackieokcal4888]

I do have a giggle every time you say “ appleeeque “

[@k3n.clothtales]

I can't say it unselfconsciously anymore! 😂❤️

[@bevstorey9077]

I loved listening to your memories of Wimbledon with your mum. ❤️ I used to go to Wimbledon with school friends as a teenager in the 70s. We had no money so we’d queue up from early morning for a Ground Pass. One year we were thrilled to discover that Bjorn Borg was playing on one of the outside courts (I was a little bit in love with Bjorn Borg 😉). During a break in play , a guy tried to sell us a plastic cup that Bjorn had allegedly drunk from. Nobody took him up on this unique opportunity 😂 Another year we were GIVEN tickets for Court 1 and watched Virginia Wade. It was sooooo hot. People were fainting all over the place, keeping the St John’s Ambulance people busy, but nobody wanted to give up their places!

[@k3n.clothtales]

I had a poster of Bjorn, I think from Jackie magazine, up on my bedroom wall. 😁❤️

[@bevstorey9077]

I had no room left on my bedroom walls because of all the posters of David Essex 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@k3n.clothtales]

@@bevstorey9077 😂 do you want to hear about the time I sat behind him in a London theatre, he doesn't come out of the story well... 😁

[@bevstorey9077]

Can I bear to hear that my former crush wasn’t all sweetness and light? Ooh yes. Go on then 😂

[@k3n.clothtales]

@@bevstorey9077 😂 he was with a woman, girlfriend, wife, not sure but they were snogging and talking loudly all through the play, it was A Winter's Tale I think at the Barbican. I was on a trip with sixth form because it was a set play. Our teacher shushed him/them and David told him to eff off. But he didn't say eff. Of course we all thought it was hilarious at the time and spent the whole 3 hours watching David instead of the play. 😁❤️

[@louannwilde6381]

Thanks Catherine. Such fun to try new techniques. Love your voice. Love your hands. LouAnn Wilde

[@k3n.clothtales]

Oh thank you! 😊🙏

[@marykienenberger9078]

That turned out very nice. I enjoy hearing your "tennis tales" as you slow stitch and the impromptu mending.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you! 😊

[@lesleymccallion2185]

Although I m not a tennis fan I ve enjoyed your enjoyment of telling us about Wimbledon..and I approve so much of your little cooker! So resourceful. I try to take my spirit kettle with me to as many places as I feasibly can ( to make tea) . The piece you made is enchanting and brought delftware to mind. As always, a joy. Thankyou k3n 🧡xxx

[@k3n.clothtales]

@@lesleymccallion2185 thank you Lesley. Your message reminded me that somewhere I have a photo of my Mum, on the pavement at Wimbledon, sitting next to the little stove, proudly holding up a tea pot, with tea cosy. Being from Yorkshire, we would never make tea in the cup! 😁 Must see if I can find it. ❤️

[@lesleymccallion2185]

@@k3n.clothtales what a wonderful image! Thank you for another gem. Made me think of a car journey I did with a friend of mine years ago. I drove, she offered to make sandwiches for our lunch. And she did just that- in the front seat of the car as I drove she produced breadboard, breadknife, butter and sandwich filling and sat there making sandwiches in preparation for our lunch stop as we sped along. A joyous memory xxx

[@denisesmeaton9535]

Such a great memory to share with us!!!

[@gwynhigginson4871]

Tour de france..our Cavendish got his 35 sprint wins top man now. Love this piece

[@k3n.clothtales]

Hans likes the Tour de France, me, not so much 😁❤️

[@susanlamb7431]

Great Wimbledon stories! Can relate!!

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you 😊

[@katethompson2818]

What they all said below. 🙂 Enjoy your visit with your mum!

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Kate ❤️

[@alison64able]

Marvelous memories

[@CarolynHeldon-fl3to]

Looks like a little hot air balloon with the basket darn.

[@k3n.clothtales]

That's a good way of seeing it, could make one more deliberate 😁❤️

[@wandagraves4281]

How wonderful that you were there to see Jimmy Connors, he was one of my favorites.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Mine too, never gave up and such a showman ❤️

[@healgrowlovecommunity8397]

Lovely - and such a cute darn. I loved going to Wimbledon too. It is amazing watching live just for the speed of the ball. You often can't see it so you get a better view on tv but the live atmosphere is absolutely magic. I had a huge crush on Ilie Nastase (sp?) 💟 Mary x

[@k3n.clothtales]

Oh you liked the tennis 'bad boy' 😂 he was a great player. My favourite of all time is Agassi, bad boy reformed. 😁❤️

[@angierahui]

That was so enjoyable and keep those wonderful stories coming. I am a rugby union fan, i especially love the All Blacks. Thanks Kathryn ❤

[@k3n.clothtales]

@@angierahui hello, I love RU too and the All Blacks are absolute legends. I got caught up in it when England beat the Aussies in 2003 and have been watching ever since ❤️

[@heathertroynak9041]

Picking up this trapunto to stitch into my Monday journal in place of the Mandala. I’ve been wanting to do this and in conjunction with abbreviated time to apply to the mandal, I’m opting for this wonky Wednesday and so far I’m super really truly enjoying the appliqué of my little circle and letting my mind rest. The mandala sings to me with the colors and the patterns, I adore mandala so much, but like the crazy patch it will have to get bumped to the back end somewhere ! I know you don’t mind and I’m not sure why I feel I should confess but here we are! Dear Universe, Please work with me to create space for the crazy patch and mandala. Thank you

[@k3n.clothtales]

Hello Heather, of course absolutely you do you. I think it's a wonderful idea to substitute for the mandala until if and when you have time and inclination. ❤️

[@heathertroynak9041]

@@k3n.clothtales oh I just love how mine turned out!! I ended up stacking two brick red indian block print fabric circles on a narrow piece of chambray with crisp white muslin as backing/border. The stitching is a taupe stitched concentrically almost to the edges, left some negative space on the top and bottom and let them touch in the middle. Oh I just love it and now need to make a wall hanging of if. Or a journal cover. Something!! Thank you as always always always for your guidance. I’m so filled up spiritually by following along with you

[@donnadees1971]

Kudos. Appreciate your knowledge.

[@paulinedonnelly6077]

Hi Catherine, I don't watch tennis, but I enjoy all your stories, cheeky devil,trying to knock the bobbys' helmet off 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 How lovely to spend precious times with your mum,does she live far from you ???? I love this applique technique, I'm sure I could manage that 🤔🤔 TFS your wonderful talent xXxX OOROO from a cold,windy rainy,but still beautiful Mollymook Beach 🇦🇺😎😍

[@k3n.clothtales]

She's about half an hour away from me. Love the sound of Mollymook Beach what a great name 😊

[@paulinedonnelly6077]

@k3n.clothtales Howw lovely your mum lives so close xx I miss my mum so much 😢 💔 Yes, Mollymook Beach is a beautiful place. We walk down the road,5 minutes & down a flight of stairs & cross the road onto the beach .... paradise xx Our next town is ULLADULLA with a lovely fishing harbour . We are very lucky to live in such a beautiful place ❤️ Drop by any time xxxx 🥰🥰

[@Stitchycatlady]

I have both a Wimbledon and a bobby’s helmet story. My high school did a trip to Wimbledon in, I think, 1984. We didn’t have show court tickets, but somebody found a nook near court 1 where we could just see one end of the court where Jimmy Connors was playing. I fairly quickly got bored of that, found a sunny patch of grass and spent the rest of the time reading. The cost of strawberries and cream was eye watering to my northern brain. Quite a few years later was my sister’s hen night in Liverpool. Her friend had done a list of tasks for her to do, including getting a photo wearing a bobby’s helmet. So, there was a couple of policemen outside the Cavern. My sister made a beeline towards them, and one them had removed his helmet and was holding it out to her before she reached them. Obviously not the first time 😸

[@k3n.clothtales]

Oh yes I remember working out one year that strawberries were about 40p each. Goodness knows what they cost these days. Funny about the Liverpool bobby ♥️

[@viviennebinge7040]

I had a thought whilst watching this. Could you do the little snip for the start. Of cutting before you do appliqué? Also could you out the wadding on the circle before you gather the circle?

[@k3n.clothtales]

@@viviennebinge7040 yes you could. It would have to be a tiny snip or the cloth might stretch while appliqueing. You could put the wadding in then appliqué it on but I quite like the process of stuffing it afterwards 😁❤️

[@annietwemlow9967]

That little darn looks like the centre of the daisy!

[@Marysharp6366]

Just a suggestion when needle turning use a wooden tooth pick to turn under the fabric, the toothpick holds the fabric better than the needle. Bless you Kathryn.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Mary ♥️

[@SandraPujari-Harrian]

Something new to do, thanks. We are soccer junkies here because of my grandson. ❤ I used to love Wimbledon. I should watch.

[@k3n.clothtales]

I am watching now. It's like my annual two week holiday, these days only on TV. Stitching and watching. 😁❤️

[@suethompson8538]

Genius! What a great technique.

[@lesleymccallion2185]

Thanks

[@k3n.clothtales]

@@lesleymccallion2185 thank you ❤️

[@mapetitefolie2029]

❤

[@godschild1305]

😊

[@angelacornell8660]

Just cos you are roughing it doesn’t mean you should lower your standards’. Wine 🍷 glasses are derigur. ❤

[@k3n.clothtales]

Right? 😎

[@judygiesbrecht8297]

❤❤❤ 🇨🇦👍

[@evasvensson8521]

do you know of a swedish female tennisplayer from way back when? When there was almost only men all over Wimbledon as well as other arenas!!

[@k3n.clothtales]

I am sorry, I can't think of one (of course Edberg sprang straight into my mind 😂). The women's game has got so much better over the years and often I enjoy it more than the men, when you get only those big servers doing target practice, it's boring. Wimbledon have changed the grass apparently to try and slow it down. ❤️

[@alexandraalmeida3661]

I watch Jeri’s videos and watched the one with the proper appliqué and, although she did it perfectly, it’s not for me, it’s too perfect 😂. So I really like this technique, because I’m thinking of stitching the dots 😊 I’ve just saved this video 😉 I hope it’s a good thing for your channel, because I save almost all 😁 I didn’t know what trapunto was, I knew about the stuffed things, but I didn’t know it was called that. I learnt something today 😁 💙❤️🤎💚💛🩵💜🧡🤍🩷♥️🩶

[@k3n.clothtales]

I am glad you like it Alexandra, I was hoping you would because I know you need three more sides for your latest box. 😁 This is only trapunto in the sense of stuffing from the back, actual trapunto is very ornate, fiddly and precise. Beautiful to look at but not something I enjoyed 😂❤️❤️😂

[@alexandraalmeida3661]

@@k3n.clothtales I’m actually hoping you do more log cabin inspired videos 🤭 for the other sides of my box, since they’re all log cabin style 😉