FUN Machine Applique Piece
 

I want to share some pics of a machine applique piece I just finished binding. I started it in a class in June called "I Can't Believe It's Machine Applique" with Carmen Geddes, and had such a great time learning this applique technique! The piece measures around 18" x 20" or so and I did a curved binding on it just to add a little more "movement". I did the freemotion quilting on my DSM (Juki TL98Q). Even the crosshatching in the background was done with a freemotion foot rather than a walking foot. I marked the lines first and then just went for it. It was actually easier than I thought it would be and was great practice controlling my speed/stitching as well as starting and stopping smoothly.

I'll definitely be incorporating this applique technique into some of my future works.
Hope you like it!

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Fantastic! Absolutely beautiful job! You are soooo talented!

That is GORGEOUS!!

Wow great job. I agree you are so talented!!

OMGoodness.....it's gorgeous!!!! :)

this is beautiful.

very cool. I always love your work.

WOW I love it.

It looks so great Wendy! The cross hatching really sets your work off.

What marking pen do you use?

Beautiful applique project. Your work is awesome.

Awesome job. If you are looking for a home for this piece, I would be glad to give it one.

Spectacular! I don't know what's better, the applique, the colors, or the quilting!

Really pretty work.thanks for sharing.

Beautiful work of art!! Pretty terrific quilting also!!

Terrific looking.

My sentiments as well! Great job!

Just beautiful. Would love to learn that technique one day.

I am curious wendy. Does she have a book on her method? You can not tell this is machine appliqué. I need to buy a book cause I don't think she has offered a class here in reno.

This is breathtaking beautiful work.

That is absolutely stunning. What a wonderful job. Congratulations!!!

Absolutely fabulous!!! Question: What stitch did you use on the edges of the various pieces? On the green leaves it looks like a tiny invisible zz stitch, right? But on many of the other pieces, can't even see any edge stitching? An amazing piece! Congratulations!

Linda, I used a blue water soluble marker on this piece. Any water soluble marker would work since the final step is this applique method is to give it a good soaking anyway.

Polly~You are correct, the edge stitching is done with a small, narrow zig-zag using an invisible thread. When the piece is quilted and then soaked and blocked, the stitching mostly seems to disappear into fabric. All of the applique also has stitch in the ditch quilting around it on the background fabric, as close in to the edges as I could get.

What a little masterpiece! I can't tell you how much I love this!

No book that I am aware of, but she has a blog here: http://carmengeddes.blogspot.com/

Nope... just freemotioned it following marked lines.

Wow :) wow fantastic

That is so pretty! Your quilting is perfection.

Well that was fun to see!!! Great job. I can only hope to make something half that good some day!

I love it. It is perfect!

This is gorgeous - the applique and your quilting. Great job!

Very very pretty.

Wow that is amazing work!

What a happy piece! I love it!

I cannot get over how straight your cross-hatch lines are especially with free-motion technique! The whole quilt is just absolutely beautiful!!

It's lovely - well done!

You did a great job! Love it!

Fantastic!! You certainly know how to work that machine! It is spectacular....

very nicely done... i love the 'stamen' you did in the pink

Wendy, your things are always stunning. I usually concentrate on your quilting. But your fabric choices are just as awesome and imaginative as your quilting. And your quilting is always totally outrageously wonderful.