Originally Posted by
Genden
Just one more thought. Does a needle turned applique quilt need to be hand quilted?
Yes, needle turn applique is exclusively a hand sewn method; it's called needle turn because you use the needle to turn the edge of the fabric under before taking a stitch to hold in place. However, you can do a turned edge applique design by machine by either gluing, pressing or sewing the edge under before machine stitching the turned edge. Typically this is done with either a buttonhole or a decorative stitch, but I suppose one could do it with a blind hem stitch. I wouldn't do a straight stitch with a turned edge unless there is some design reason for having a puffy edge to the applique.