Applique work tutorial

I used to struggle with applique; I’d be holding and pinning tiny shapes to fabric and trying to stitch them in place with great frustration. Then I discovered the secret element of using an …

Jill Finley on Instagram: "Prepare your appliqué shapes by turning the edge under before you add them to your block. 1. Make templates from Jillily Studio Maker Paper. 2. Press template to the wrong side of your fabric—the heat will make it stick. 3. Cut fabric around template leaving a 1/4” seam allowance. 4. Moisten the seam allowance with starch using a Jillily Studio Starch Brush. 5. Use a Jillily Studio Quilter’s Digit to pull the fabric over the template as you press with an iron. 6…

So, this is the "old-fashioned" way to applique. It's definitely a lot more work than appliqueing with fusible adhesive, but you don't get that annoying stiffness, and you don't have any visible stitching. This is the technique used for all those traditional Baltimore Album quilts. It's also the technique I used for my very first

A detailed step by step guide with illustrations and infographics for turned edge applique using paper backed fussible web.

Learn how to do Hand Applique by using blanket stitch and the traditional applique stitch

Follow these easy instructions to learn how to do needle turn applique, a traditional form of hand applique.