what is your most favourite applique method and why??

only one method,
your most favourite and do tell me why please.

if you have any links, that shows you're method, would be appreciated.
ya never know i might not have seen the ones you've got.
others might like a bit of a look see at them too.

tia,
j.

Is your question limited to hand appliqué? Polly

"J*" wrote only one method,
your most favourite and do tell me why please.

if you have any links, that shows you're method, would be appreciated.
ya never know i might not have seen the ones you've got.
others might like a bit of a look see at them too.

tia,
j.

I enjoy needle-turn applique most -- simple to do, useful on almost
everything, looks good, and requires no equipment beyond needle/thread/
good eye. A little old lady taught me years ago, so I have no on line
sources for you. However, there is almost always some sort of
illustrated instruction in various applique techniques in most
Baltimore quilt pattern books.

Needle-turn with freezer paper on the top. Silk thread.

Julia in MN
J* wrote:
only one method,
your most favourite and do tell me why please.

if you have any links, that shows you're method, would be appreciated.
ya never know i might not have seen the ones you've got.
others might like a bit of a look see at them too.

tia,
j.




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Julia in MN wrote:
Needle-turn with freezer paper on the top. Silk thread.

I like a method that I've not seen in a book (and I've looked in
several), it's needle turn with freezer paper underneath. The only
difficulty is accurate placing of the pieces, but I suspect that could
be overcome with a light box (I don't have one). It does mean you need
to remove the paper, but then you'd have to do that on any method where
you prepare the pieces. I've found that with freezer paper on top that
there is an annoying tendency for it to peel, particularly at corners.

Cheers
Anne

Not sure what it is called. But cut out your shape. I use stick glue,
like the kind the kids use in school to stick it to my backing. Then I
just satin stitch around it. I really like it, it's easier then I ever
thought. Sometimes I use matching thread, sometimes opposite thread or
even rainbow colored thread. Depends on the project.
Joanna

J* wrote:
only one method,
your most favourite and do tell me why please.

if you have any links, that shows you're method, would be appreciated.
ya never know i might not have seen the ones you've got.
others might like a bit of a look see at them too.

tia,
j.

anything ya fancy, Polly.
j.

"Polly Esther" wrote ...
Is your question limited to hand appliqué? Polly

"J*" wrote only one method,
your most favourite and do tell me why please.

if you have any links, that shows you're method, would be appreciated.
ya never know i might not have seen the ones you've got.
others might like a bit of a look see at them too.

tia,
j.

The method I use most often is the sturdiest and the fastest. For a
template, I have a nicely shaped heart cut from sandpaper. I cut two hunks
of fabric bigger than the heart, place them right sides together and stitch
around the sandpaper heart. Trim, slash, turn, press. Voila!
Next I hold the pressed appliqué in position on the quilt block with a
swipe of a glue stick. The usual SM stitch is the one that goes ___/\___.
Sometimes I use matching thread and a skinny V, sometimes I'm a showoff,
load with black thread and use a blanket stitch.
This method can survive just about any wear and tear and will work for
most simple shapes. You do have to pay attention when slashing or you can
wind up with two left feet or a backwards b which is, of course, d.
Polly

I've become addicted to appliqué. It's all I want to do right now. I like
the freezer paper on the wrong side method. I had an "a-HA!" moment when I
saw someone appliqué a piece down, snip the wrong side of the foundation and
pull the paper out through the slit.

That had never occurred to me. And it was a revelation because before I saw
that, no matter how careful I tried to be, I always distorted the piece
trying to pull the paper out before the piece was sewn completely down.

Oh, and I use the heat of my fingers to crease the fabric over the edge of
the freezer paper before I start stitching it down. I always have my little
Clover iron beside me. I don't think I could appliqué without it.

Cindy


"J*" wrote in message
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only one method,
your most favourite and do tell me why please.

if you have any links, that shows you're method, would be appreciated.
ya never know i might not have seen the ones you've got.
others might like a bit of a look see at them too.

tia,
j.

This is the one I prefer, too, J.

I love needle-turn, but don't always have the time. Mind you, I haven't
done very much appliqué in comparison to piecing.
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In message , Polly Esther
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The method I use most often is the sturdiest and the fastest. For a
template, I have a nicely shaped heart cut from sandpaper. I cut two
hunks of fabric bigger than the heart, place them right sides together
and stitch around the sandpaper heart. Trim, slash, turn, press. Voila!
Next I hold the pressed appliqué in position on the quilt block with
a swipe of a glue stick. The usual SM stitch is the one that goes
___/\___. Sometimes I use matching thread and a skinny V, sometimes I'm
showoff, load with black thread and use a blanket stitch.
This method can survive just about any wear and tear and will work
for most simple shapes. You do have to pay attention when slashing or
you can wind up with two left feet or a backwards b which is, of
course, d. Polly

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