Applique work tutorial

I used to struggle with applique; I’d be holding and pinning tiny shapes to fabric and trying to stitch them in place with great frustration. Then I discovered the secret element of using an …

Yumiko Higuchi

I actually really LOVE the art of appliqué! Even though I don't use it that much (practically never) but I do love seeing others' works on the Internet and appreciate the artistry so much :) My October project that I've mentioned earlier in this post is also appliqué-friendly and, personally, I'm going to experiment a little in this field! So I thought if anyone wants to try the same I should tell a bit more about the methods of applique in advance. Method 1 So, the first thing you should…

Cotton organdy daisy appliqued to blue linen with pinstitch. Yellow center is French knots. Featured in May 1991 Creative Needle Magazine. Made by Trudy Horne.

One World Quilting: Applique Tutorial

Today we are making Shadow Work. Shadow Work is a type of embroidery worked on semi-sheer or sheer fabric, with the bulk of the embroidery on the back of the design so that the colour of the thread – or rather, a shadow of the colour – shows through on the front of the fabric … Continue reading "How to do Shadow Work Hand Embroidery"

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Here is a shot of my design wall this Monday. I’m busy getting Be Happy applique block 1 ready for Friday. Be sure to visit Judy’s blog for more Monday morning inspiration! Posted at 06:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (3) function callPin(permalink) { var query = window.location.search.substring(1);…

Read our beginner's guide to applique covering several different applique techniques.

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So, this is the "old-fashioned" way to applique. It's definitely a lot more work than appliqueing with fusible adhesive, but you don't get that annoying stiffness, and you don't have any visible stitching. This is the technique used for all those traditional Baltimore Album quilts. It's also the technique I used for my very first