Originally Posted by summerstorm

I am just doing my first applique. I sewed circles to muslin and then turned them. I did not remove the backing or the fabric under the circle as I felt the additional heigth would add to the over all effect. I stitched it to the block with a button hole stitch, a long stitch and I wanted it to show so I used cotton thread.

I will not know till I finish, if I like the effect or not. Why do people want to make the stitching disappear?


Blessings,

Sometimes the stitching can take away from the whole look. It's all about how you want it to look.


Sharon