What a fun week it’s been playing with different machine applique techniques using a few of the great variety of versatile threads offered by WonderFil. If only this week could be little longer! I would have loved to play with some of the other WonderFil threads with such tantalizing names…
Welcome back! When we completed appliqueing our leaves using InvisaFil thread yesterday, the little Joyful Wallhanging is looking more and more ‘joyful’… Today we’ll add nice, puffy, clouds to our quilt top using another WonderFil thread:Silco. Silco thread is a 35wt cotton thread, but, unlike other cotton threads, this one…
I hope you enjoyed my tutorial yesterday about the 1 foolproof method for perfect, smooth and clean applique edges. It’s a method I use often. When I finished appliqueing the hearts to the quilt top, I stepped back to admire my handiwork; the little quilt is starting to take shape!…
Yesterday, I talked about WonderFil Tutti threads and why it’s so good for satin stitch applique. I also started a little wallhanging I’ll call Joyful Wallhanging and machine appliqued stems to the background fabric. This whole week will be about using the vast variety of WonderFil threads for applique purposes.…
This week we’ll be playing with WonderFil threads. If you’re like me, you appreciate and admire people who can hand applique. Personally, I’m not a fan of this art. Thank goodness for sewing machines that can do the work! I’ll review some techniques that you may have forgotten and show…