For trouble-free machine applique use WonderFil DecoBob Prewound Bobbins by Paul Leger March 30, 2017 written by Paul Leger March 30, 2017 716 Our WonderFil journey continues! Yesterday, I demonstrated how strong the thread is in WonderFil DecoBob Prewound Bobbins by making a foundation pieced block. Today, I’m going to continue the project and machine applique using DecoBob thread. WonderFil DecoBob Prewound Bobbins After I left you yesterday, I made more foundation pieced blocks and made some nine patch blocks, assembled the blocks together, and added a 3” border. The quilt top is ready for applique I had a few applique ideas I wanted to try with this piece. When it came time to put my ideas into practice, sadly, none worked. Frustrated, I struggled to come up with a workable solution. While trying to come up with a new idea, I found a piece of scrap fabric from another project and just tried it out for the fun of it. Wouldn’t you know it? It worked! I found the other pieces of scrap and voila, I had what was needed to complete the project. Quilt top framed with an applique border If you need a refresher on using fusible web, please check out one of my earlier blog posts on QUILTsocial. To download the template for the applique border click on the picture below. Before you start sewing your applique by machine, remember to place an embroidery stabilizer of your choice. I prefer a lightweight, tear-away stabilizer when working on applique. Applique border template, click on the picture to download PDF A double blind hem stitch secures the applique piece in place Using a double-blind hem stitch, applique the edge of the pieces to be attached. I used WonderFil 50wt Tutti Wood Rose #32 for the top thread, and a DecoBob prewound bobbin for the bottom thread. As you can see both threads worked well together. The bobbin thread has the strength to bring the top thread down. Applique stitching on the border See how trouble-free it is to use WonderFil DecoBob Prewound Bobbins as your bobbin thread when you machine quilt? Now that I’ve completed the quilt top, the next step is to quilt it. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post when I’ll complete this project using WonderFil threads! This is part 4 of 5 in this series. Go back to part 3: Durable foundation piecing with WonderFil’s DecoBob thread Go to part 5: Machine quilting with the strength of WonderFil DecoBob Prewound Bobbins Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs148bdecobob threadmachine appliqueprewound bobbinswonderfil FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Paul Leger I took my first quilting course in September 1994 in Barrie, Ontario, near the armed forces base where I was stationed. After moving to Ottawa in 1996, I joined my first guild. I took more courses and began to buy quilting books and lots of fabrics. Quilting has become my passion. I have made over 150 more quilts since then, and have never looked back. I now share my knowledge of quilting by teaching and doing presentations, and blogging! previous post Jumpstart your free motion quilting on this elephant baby quilt next post It’s written in the binding! Bind a baby quilt with baby’s name YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... Why DecoBob isn’t your average bobbin thread Use Silco thread to add more punch to... When your quilting calls for threads to be... 1 foolproof method for perfect, smooth and clean... Why WonderFil Tutti thread is so good for... How Accent, Mirage and Spagetti threads highlight appliqued... 1 easy way to add a quilt binding,... Using combinations of 100wt, 80wt, 50wt, 12wt threads... Why using Invisafil thread is best for adding... 7 comments sabiha shaikh April 4, 2017 - 11:52 pm very informative. thank you. Reply Paul Leger April 5, 2017 - 6:35 pm You’re very welcome Reply Cathy April 4, 2017 - 9:50 am Looks easy to do will have to try it Reply Paul Leger April 5, 2017 - 6:36 pm you will enjoy it Reply Allison April 3, 2017 - 1:18 pm Love how this applique looks – nice stitching!! Reply lee March 30, 2017 - 9:06 pm Love that double blink hem stitch! Reply Paul Leger March 31, 2017 - 10:19 am lee, It is my go to machine appliqué stitch, Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
