Originally Posted by Naturalmama
I mean.... should I be concentrating on regular quilting skills before I pick up an applique pattern?
I can't stop dreaming about future projects - but I'm still so novice to basic quilting. Please give me your experienced advice!
If you like the idea of applique, try it, I love it, started with hand stitched blanket stitching, then needle-turn, then did a machine applique workshop. Love them all, but prefer the hand blanket stitch as I can speed around shapes while sitting in lounge room with my partner. Have also tried a method of stitching the shape to fine non-adhesive interfacing, turning out and stitching to backing fabric, finishes looking like needle-turn (I call it cheats needle-turn).
p.s. gosh this site is addictive, i should be doing my dishes and cleaning out my sewing room ready for make-over. I learn so much here though its hard not to keep looking, and just like to say thanks for past and in anticipation of future helpful advice from you all. Jen