Hand applique
I usually hand applique by making the stitch behind the background and come up to catch just the edge of the applique and then on to the next stitch. Well I had an epiphany today! I can take the stitch under the background, come up 1/8 inch away with my needle and thread and then go down through the edge of the applique and on to the next stitch. It is so much easier to stitch down through the edge then up through the edge. Am I the last appliquer to figure this out?
My butterflies are coming along much faster in the border of my Dissappearing Hourglass now[ATTACH=CONFIG]523848[/ATTACH]