applique background square
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Sorry guys, I have searched on the board for the answer but I guess I just did not type in the right thing. My question is - Doing applique and the pattern is 12 x 12 block how big to I cut my background square? Do I cut it 14 x 14 to give extra room for the applique and then square it up? Found out last night that a good friend of mine is getting married in October and I want to make her a Dresden Heart quilt. Thanks in advance for your help :)
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If it's machine applique, aside from cutting the background squares larger and trimming to correct size after appliqueing, I heavily starch the background fabric so I don't need to use stabilizer underneath. This keeps the background fabric nice and flat.
#7
Originally Posted by dakotamaid
I would cut it bigger, do the applique and than square up. Just make sure that your Dresden heart is in the exact middle. Ask me how I know!
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