Applique?

[Lissau]

Shannon have a look at this its about needle turn applique


How To Hand Applique - Part One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=...s&feature=fvwp

How To Hand Applique - Part Two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXvMP2VypEs

How to do Fusible Applique or Raw Edge Applique Tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1OahzmtM50&NR=1

[shorte85]

Here's a video tutorial by MSQC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOPxNNEv75w

I was watching this video, and she said she backs her material with tissue paper. Interesting! Is she talking about like gift tissue paper or something else?

[shorte85]

I also have one more question. When appliqueing quilts, do you normally do zigzag stitching, or do you do straight stitching? Just curious about that since I wasn't sure how that works and when you applique with quilts do you wait til you've sandwiched the quilt or do you do the appliqueing before you sandwich the quilt?

[Sewbee]

I also have one more question. When appliqueing quilts, do you normally do zigzag stitching, or do you do straight stitching? Just curious about that since I wasn't sure how that works and when you applique with quilts do you wait til you've sandwiched the quilt or do you do the appliqueing before you sandwich the quilt?

CJ you do the applique on your quilt top before you put your batting and backing layers together. I did not watch the video you are referring to, but often people will use a "stabilizer" paper on the back of the fabric which you place the applique on so that your stitches will be smoother and less likely to pucker. You can purchase commercial stabilizer paper on rolls or in separate sheets, but some people use light weight coffee filters or a regular printer paper to back their applique. Once you are done stitching you would want to remove the stabilizer paper from the back of your fabric though so make sure you use something that is easy to remove without pulling out all your stitch work. They make commercial stabilizers that are easy "tear away" or some that will be water soluble and disintegrate when you wash them. I don't always use a stabilizer for machine stitching my applique. Just depends on how sturdy my background fabric is and how much stitching I have to do.

You can use any stitch you like to attach your applique shapes to your project but the zigzag and blanket stitch are the most common. Check your sewing machine and test out those stitches on scrap fabric before stitching your project. See what you like best and figure out how you want to adjust your stitch length and width to fit the applique best. A very tight zigzag becomes like a Satin Stitch which is often used. I use the blanket stitch and other decorative stitches on my machine a lot.

This is an example of the machine blanket stitch on applique:



This is an example of Zigzag/Satin Stitch plus other decorative stitches on the leaves and vines:

[shorte85]

Thanks Linda! That explains a lot.

[shannonsaulter]

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