applique
#11
Originally Posted by chamby
Originally Posted by Carol's Quilts
Applique is my absolute favorite. All but 2 of my quilts have been hand appliqued and they have all been hand quilted. I get such a feeling of accomplishment from it, and the more I do it, the better I get. I just love looking at an appliqued piece and realizing I can't see one single stitch and all the curves are nice and smooth. I'm so glad you're enjoying it. Keep up the good work!
If you use the 100 weight silk thread in a color slightly darker than your fabric, the stitches seem to melt into the fabric. Now I'm working on getting the points of leaves nice and sharp and the "valleys" smooth.
This is one of 25 blocks for a Baltimore Album BOM. I think this is Block 11.
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#12
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Sydney, Australia
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That applique is just lovely. Would love to see more as you do it or what you have already done. I have used button hole stitch on my applique - have not felt confident enough to do needle turn. Will look at u tube. You never know I might try. Have dreams of doing a Baltimore one day!
#13
Originally Posted by manyana
That applique is just lovely. Would love to see more as you do it or what you have already done. I have used button hole stitch on my applique - have not felt confident enough to do needle turn. Will look at u tube. You never know I might try. Have dreams of doing a Baltimore one day!
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#15
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Kansas
Posts: 112
Our LQG had Karen Kay Buckley give a class 2 years ago I believe and then I took another of her classes at the AQS quilt show in Des Moines last year. She uses the heat resistant template plastic and Magic Sizing to form each applique piece and turn under the edges. I can do that and it looks ssssssssooooooo nice. Needle turn I cannot do. I just got my first applique quilt back from the quilter this week and I am proud of it. When I finish the binding I will put it on this site. Just saying to you, if you can't do needle turn there are other ways of doing hand applique without fusing and/or machine applique. Sue
#16
I do not cut narrow seam allowances whenever possible. IMHO, you can always trim them down if you need to. And rather than using the needle to turn the edges, I use the double-pointed wooden toothpicks. The slight roughness of the wood "grabs" the fabric and makes it easier to turn and to smooth.
I think I use a similar technique for making the circles using the Perfect Circle templates. They are heat resistant.
I think I use a similar technique for making the circles using the Perfect Circle templates. They are heat resistant.
#17
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Florida
Posts: 145
I have done several hand applique quilts and prefer applique over any other method. So far I have done a Sunbonnet Sue, Rose of Sharon, Autumn Leaves. Am now working on Arnie the Cat wall hanging for a Christmas gift.
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