Sun Bonnet Sue applique help
01-22-2011, 09:17 PM
#41
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Try it on a scrap before you do your project. I really enjoy hand applique, so I do mine that way, but there are no quilt police. It's your project, do it in a way that pleases you. Another way is to have lightwirght interfacing only under the edges of your raw edge applique, so that there is very little stiffening in your quilt.
01-23-2011, 03:22 AM
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Originally Posted by penski
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01-23-2011, 09:29 AM
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Ditto for dryer sheets or I hand turn underapplique. I use the heat and bond when making wall hangings.
Originally Posted by QuiltQtrs
I use "used dryer sheets" as my backing, sew on machine around all edges
and then cut a slit in dryer sheet, turn each piece (bonnet, arm, shoe, dress, etc)
and after pressing, you can cut away excess sheet on back. All your edges
are nicely finished, and ready to hand or machine applique onto the background square.
and then cut a slit in dryer sheet, turn each piece (bonnet, arm, shoe, dress, etc)
and after pressing, you can cut away excess sheet on back. All your edges
are nicely finished, and ready to hand or machine applique onto the background square.
01-23-2011, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Earleen
Ditto for dryer sheets or I hand turn underapplique. I use the heat and bond when making wall hangings.
Originally Posted by QuiltQtrs
I use "used dryer sheets" as my backing, sew on machine around all edges
and then cut a slit in dryer sheet, turn each piece (bonnet, arm, shoe, dress, etc)
and after pressing, you can cut away excess sheet on back. All your edges
are nicely finished, and ready to hand or machine applique onto the background square.
and then cut a slit in dryer sheet, turn each piece (bonnet, arm, shoe, dress, etc)
and after pressing, you can cut away excess sheet on back. All your edges
are nicely finished, and ready to hand or machine applique onto the background square.
01-23-2011, 12:13 PM
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I really like Floriani Appli-Kay. When you are placing it on your fabric you move it around until you're happy with placement as the back is sticky. When it''s in the right place you iron it on
01-24-2011, 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by nativetexan
it's a light weight fusible interfacing. has tiny bumps on the fusible side. you lay the fusible side on the front of the fabric with the drawn pattern on the smooth side. stitch on the drawn lines and snip an area to turn it right side out (if necessary to snip). this turning places the bumpy side of the fusible on the back now and all the raw edges are inside. fuse to your background fabric and stitch in place. i did blanket stitches.
01-26-2011, 12:28 PM
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DITTO to this
Originally Posted by Crazy Quiltin Robin
to me to do good applique you turn the edges under ..... it just looks so much better and finished .... like momma did ..... the not turned under look is not pretty to me .... it looks like you forgot a step .... :o(
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