BOUNTIFUL FLOUR SACK TOWEL MEETS FRUIT COCKTAIL FABRIC

We just can’t quite QUIT with the fruit creations over here! This time, as a special treat for my applique lovers, we are recoloring the BOUNTIFUL pattern with FRUIT COCKTAIL and adding some decor to a few flour sack towels! We just got a new shipment in for the shop and we’ve been itching to play with them!

Now…is it realistic for a cherry, lemon, orange, and a few sweet blueberries to grow together on a single branch? Well…no…but it’s SO CUTE! 🙂

If you’d like to make our BOUNTIFUL fruit version, the supplies listed below will help get you started!

Supplies needed:

• BOUNTIFUL pattern – available in both PAPER and PDF
• FlourSack towels
• FRUIT COCKTAIL fabric scraps
• Can of spray starch
• Small craft brush
• Freezer paper
• Thin permanent marker
• Paper scissors [THESE are my favorite due to the micro-serrated blade]
• Straw #10 or #11 needles
• Complimentary threads to your project [I have switched over almost exclusively to Aurifil in a matching color]
• Most importantly, a travel iron with a good tip

Optional supplies:

• Stiletto or other sharp pointed object such as a good seam ripper
• Roxanne’s Glue Baste It [this is a MUST-HAVE for me, but you can also use pins]
• Needle threader

The full STARCH METHOD OF APPLIQUE blog tutorial can be found HERE – so I won’t repeat it all here again, but know that this is about the only way I will do applique of any sort! Projects like this are perfect for trying out applique [without a big commitment], so give it a try. You might just surprise yourself!

Enjoy!

-Joanna