I just received a pattern by Sharon Malec, malec-designs.com. It uses a process calling free standing applique. I read the directions, kinda confused... it involves a glue stick and flipping. Anyone ever make one of her patterns or know a good link for how to do free standing applique?

Thank you!

This is the only "freestanding applique" I know of. I'd be interested if there's another way too.

http://www.stitchitize.com/instructi...structions.pdf

Thank you for finding that! I'm off to work, but just from hurriedly glancing at the pictures, that looks like what they're describing. I'll let you know once I can read it more carefully if it's the same thing for my pattern. Thank you so much!

Found the HGTV link. Between that, the pattern, and the pictures, I think I can pull this off. If it works, pretty cool. You glue the pieces together, no hand work.

[url]http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cda/article_print/0,1983,HGTV_32657_3351952_ARTICLE-PRINT-SXS-STANDARD,00.html

Oh that's different than what I knew about and posted. Interesting technique, isn't it?

great links, thanks