blanket stitch

See how easy it is to transform your applique project into a warm and cozy pillow. Claire Haillot finishes off the week by revealing her stunning project, and shows you how she did it. A great beginner project! Free tutorial.

New to hand embroidery? Make sure to check out today’s post on how to make a blanket stitch on wool applique nice and even. This stitch is easy and an excellent way to applique wool projects. Free tutorial.

Last month I finished off my week on QUILTsocial by looking at some of the zigzag and satin stitches available on the PFAFF Creative 4.5 sewing machine. Since January, I’ve been working with this machine to create the What’s Good For the Gal is Good For the Guy challenge quilt. …

Now that the quilt top is complete or at least in sections, it’s time to add some applique to the What’s Good For the Gal is Good For the Guy challenge quilt. Because the quilt is for a guy, I’ll stick to geometric quilt patterns that fit in with the …

Now that the trick or treat back is all quilted with a simple but effective cross hatching design it’s time to move onto the next step – applique designs for the trick or treat bag. At the end of yesterday’s post I asked for your input on which design I …