MimiBug123

I think it will be fine if you starch it really stiff and quilt it. You'd be surprised at how forgiving applique quilts are one they are quilted.

MartiMorga

It is all in the stabilizer - most stabilizers can only handle 8,000 stitches. You should do an iron on stabilizer and a floater. Just stick the floater under your project. All will tear off nicely. Great block!!!

GailG

Floater? not sure what is meant by the term. I appliqued life-size guitars on a quilt backing and had no puckering. I had used a lightweight pellon fusible stabelizer (the one with the little "glue" dots on the fusible side) and sewed it on pillowcase style -- put the glue side facing the right side, stitched along the lines of the silouette, cut a slit in the pellon, then turned to the right side.(hand basted the seam all around to have a sharp edge -- could press because of the glue -- never thought to use a teflon sheet) The glue side is now othe outside of the back. Then I ironed it onto the backing and satin stitched all around. (I think I learned this technique when I did an Eleanor Burns quilt -- URR)

I notice in the picture of the monster applique that the top part is puckered, but the legs, etc are fine.
That is going to be a great quilt! Good luck.

Toni C

hahahaha #1 you are to funny!

Tartan

It looks like the satin stitch is a bit too dense. Open it up a little and it will also help if it is a little narrower. A wider zig zag seems to gather more fabric into it than a narrower one. Turn it over on your ironing surface and press the back. It also sometimes help if I put a towel on the ironing surface when I press. If you put a higher loft batt in your quilt and quilt right next to the outline, this will help too. Your block is really cute!