Assembling my fusible applique sunflowers I spent last evening tracing, fusing and cutting out petals from my Northcott fabrics and I now have a total of 90. Hopefully, this will be enough, but if needed I can always make more!! Today I’m going to show you some great reasons to…
Dabbling in art quilting I love looking through magazines and going to quilt shows to see new and innovative quilting designs and lately I’ve been drawn more and more to art quilts. The techniques used can be so different and the results just amazing! I’ve tried some surface design using…
Last fall, we presented a step-by-step guide to fusible applique and highlighted four edge-finishing techniques including an invisible zigzag stitch, blanket stitch, satin stitch, and tulle with a couched cord. The sample block we used is called Crazy Daisy and it has a rather unique setting. It looks like it…
Doing things a little differently… Usually when I make applique quilts I do the center applique stitching first, add the borders next, and then layer and quilt. This time, however, we’re going to do things a little differently. We’ll be assembling the Christmas tree quilt by adding the borders first…
Here we are – the final day of our step-by-step guide to fusible applique! So far, we have learned how to quickly create a daisy block in three easy steps – trace, cut, press – and how to finish the raw edges with an invisible zigzag stitch, a blanket stitch,…