Needle turn applique

Follow these easy instructions to learn how to do needle turn applique, a traditional form of hand applique.

Over the last couple of weeks, I've been learning how to do needle turn applique; the second and third borders in the Midnight at the Oasis quilt involve a lot of applique, something I haven't done a lot of. I will be talking more about the different applique options in my QAL post this Friday, but this is a fairly long tutorial so I thought I'd dedicate a whole post to it :o) Needle turn applique (where you turn the raw edge of the applique piece under with your needle as you sew it to the…

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

For our February Mini Quilt of the Month we decided to venture into the world…

Follow these easy instructions to learn how to do needle turn applique, a traditional form of hand applique.

a new all well video tutorial for needle-turn applique, one of Amy’s favorite techniques! watch this how-to guide to learn this technique yourself!

it's all in the stitch

Beginners guide to learning the appliqué technique!