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These door hanger quilts designed by Vickie Valdez Green and Linda Valdez Ripley are fun projects suitable for beginning quilters. The "Drawing with Chenille" technique was developed to give a furry effect without dividing lines that occur in standard chenille processes.

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General Supplies for all Chenille Drawing Projects:

  • Sewing Machine Needletown feature would be helpful
  • Good full size fabric and paper scissors
  • Small (7 inch) spring loaded fabric scissors (Fiskars)
  • Glue Stick (washable)
  • Freezer Paper
  • Air erasable marking pen
  • Small sponge or paper towel
  • a wooden stillette such as a long toothpick or orange stick
  • pins
  • steam ripper
  • adhesive roller or masking tape
  • 24 inch ruler
  • Clean wire spark plug brush (at hardware or auto supply store)
  • Adhesive basting spray

The door hanger quilts, featuring "Drawing with Chenille"are fun projects suitable for beginning quilters. Once you learn the technique it can be easily applied to anything for which you want a 3-D "fur" effect, such as animals, birds, angel wings, Santa's beard, snowmen, etc.

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scary cat

Chenille Door Hanger Quilt
Scary Cat

Designer: Vickie Valdez Green & Linda Valdez Ripley
Quilt Size: 18" x 48"
Item Code: PATVV1S
Weight: 0.3 lbs

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rap van santa

Chenille Door Hanger Quilt
Rip Van Santa

Designer: Vickie Valdez Green & Linda Valdez Ripley
Quilt Size: 18" x 48"
Item Code: PATVV1R
Weight: 0.3 lbs

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jacket motifs

Drawing with Chenille
6 Different Jacket Motifs
(Jacket Pattern NOT included)

Designer: Vickie Valdez Green & Linda Valdez Ripley
Quilt Size: 18" x 48"
Item Code: PATVV1SI
Weight: 0.3 lbs

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By following the simple directions in this pattern to make a jacket motif you will learn the basics of "Drawing with Chenille". Simply put, this technique is a matter of making individual chenille strips out of 6 layers of fabric, then using these strips to first outline and then fill in your design.

Supplies for this project:

  • Jacket or other garment on which to apply motif
  • Sewing machine
  • Good full size fabric and paper scissors
  • Small (7in) spring loaded fabric scissors
  • glue stick
  • freezer paper
  • air erasable purple marking pen for light fabric
  • small sponge or paper towel
  • a wooden stillette
  • pins
  • seam ripper
  • Adhesive roller or masking tape
  • 24 or 36 inch ruler
  • clean wire spark plug brush
  • 1 & 1/4 yard 100% Cotton fabric
  • 1/2 yard Fusible interfacing
  • thread to match fabric

 

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citizen cat

Chenille Door Hanger Quilt
Citizen Cat

Designer: Vickie Valdez Green & Linda Valdez Ripley
Quilt Size: 18" x 48"
Item Code: PATVV1C
Weight: 0.3 lbs

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Easy Chenille Applique
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Fabric Cafe The Thrill of Chenille
Fabric Cafe
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by Fran Morgan
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Chenille Cutters & Rotary Olfa Essentials Kit with Cutter & Mat

Olfa Rotary Essential Kit
Olfa
Rotary Essentials Kit

size 18"x12"
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size 6"x8"
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