Originally Posted by shelby sue
I am stretching into applique. I like the look of some piece work w/ some applique. It seems doable. Applique scares me. How to do it, can I wash it?? Or eve, embroidery in a "regular" quilt.
Yep, that's my take.
Sue
I'm more in tune with applique than I am in piecing and there is nothing to be afraid off. For me applique is a whole lot easier than cutting a piece of fabric into a million pieces and sewing it back together and hope it will match up.
Personally I don't much care for traditional/contemporary quilting and probably will never complete one of those but do love to create something that tells a story when you look at it you know what it is saying.
What's nice about fabrics is that you can create whatever you want to with it no matter if you are following a cookie cutter type block pattern or create your own.
There is no right or wrong in anyway you do it as long as you are happy with the results.