I need some opinions.
#1
I need some opinions.
I am wanting to make a raw edge applique wall hanging and I can't decide if I want to sandwich and quilt the background first and then apply the applique or if I should applique the pieces to the background first and then sandwich the piece and do the quilting afterwards. I would love to hear some pros and cons on the subject. Thanks in advance for your input.
#6
I always applique first and then quilt. I usually blanket stitch around the applique pieces before I quilt but that is just because I don't really like the look of the blanket stitch on the backing. However, if its a wallhanging it wouldn't really matter.
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I've done it both ways and have no problem with either way, but then I don't mind the appliqué stitching showing on the back. However, there is another way I use occasionally. I appliqué on the quilt top and then put the sandwich together, then echo quilt around the general outline of the appliqué, then proceed with the rest of the quilting stopping at the echo line. On the back you just get the general shape of the appliqué without the stitching. Oh, yeah. Sometimes, I put the batting under the top and appliqué on just those two layers (sorta like trapunto without the puffiness). Then put it all together and QAD.
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