I’ve been working on making raw edge appliqué quilt blocks of snow people over the past several weeks. I started off with just a plain, everyday hardworking snowman. My friends suggested a hat or scarf was needed. I couldn’t add anything to my first snow person because I’d already trimmed the block to the finished size 10.5 inches that I wanted. So Number 1 is staying basic.

Since then I’ve made 2 more. One with a hat and one with a scarf. Hopefully my friends will be happier now! Frankly, I like them all!

I cut the background block 11 inches square. Then I used a dog bowl to trace the circle for the head. (My compass wasn’t big enough to draw a circle large enough).

I used both Steam-a-Seam 2 and Lite Steam-a-Steam 2 to fuse the pieces onto the background. I found the regular product easier to work with. It was difficult to get the second sheet of paper off a circle when I used the Lite version.

I really like this fusible product. Both sides are sticky so it’s possible to put the piece of fabric down and it will stay in place. But it’s also still possible to pick it up and move it around. Once the piece has been ironed, it’s permanent. The only downside was that it does leave a bit of gummy stuff on the sewing machine’s needle. But that wipes off easily, so it’s something to look for, but I didn’t find it to be much of a problem.

Check my last post to read about how I did the machine appliqué stitching.

This project needs to be done in layers. Here’s a sequence of how I made the snow person with a scarf.

Three tips for sewing. Use your needle down option with the needle in the down position if your machine has that feature. That way the block can’t slip and slide away from you.
Use an open toe foot so you can actually see where you are stitching.
And finally, take your time. If you stitch slowly and adjust the fabric incrementally as you sew around the curves, you will get a great result!

I think I’m done making these blocks with just these three. But they were a fun little project!

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