hey I live in Cossvile, Al.about 30 miles from Huntsville

Well now, Oakwood is a very long street! I lived off Maysville Rd over by Oak Park. We used to be members of the Aquatic Club which was clear at the other end of Oakwood! I miss the old neighborhood. But I don't think I could get used to the heat of the South again after living in Washington State for the last 23 years.

Hello and Welcome to the board :D:D:D

Hey and welcome. Live in Clanton about 3hours south of you your going to love this site. Great people and so much information.

Welcome from TN

I love your user name, there use to be a shop here called Alfrado's Wife. it was hand made clothes. The women was not married to Alfrado anymore but the name stayed the same. Ha HA I am sure he did not get the benifit. She was real successful..

I like to use staem-a-seam or steam-a-seam2 rather than wonder under. In the beginning, I used to trace the pattern on the fusible (paper) and cut exactly on the line before I ironed it on. Now I cut the pattern a little larger, iron it to the back side of the fabric and THEN cut on the line.
My favorite stitch to secure the applique is the blanket stitch and my machine does a good one.

Remember too that using fusible creates a mirror image of the design. Sometimes it's unimportant but when doing letters and numbers, flip the picture.

Is there a pictures to show how the interfacing is being used along with the fusible and turning it Thanks

Your cathedral window quilt is lovely. Did you do it by machine or by hand?

Welcome from western Washington State! I lived in Huntsville for nine months once with my parents in 1956 and another time in 1951. My Dad went to school there for his job. It was a pretty little town back then...