applique quilts

These Bourbon Cherries are perfect for gifting or adding to cocktails.

This video brings to life the Sew Easy Lesson from the pages of Love of Quilting. Learn how to make perfect circle appliques for your quilts and other projec...

Andrea Zuill has a handy tutorial up on her blog on applique. It covers how to applique concave and convex curves, points, and general stitch and

Tips for how to clean epoxy resin off of your tools. Epoxy resin is great for crafting, but not if it dries on your tools. Learn how to clean it up quick!

Reverse Applique Heart Quilt Pattern- this rewarding technique teaches you how to sew 2 quilts at once; 12 heart designs are included.

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I've been meddling with the Civil War Bride pattern again (yes I know - never satisfied). I've kept the winding vine, added some curls, a ...

Making stems and vines and even lettering is easy if you use bias tape. It can add so much to a quilt to add a bit of simple applique, and bias tape is the SIMPLEST of all applique. Here are a few examples of quilts with a bit of bias applique: Trellis Around the Town See the lettering on this quilt? I made 3/8" bias tape and formed it into the letters. Let me show you how it's done. I use bias tape makers from Clover Notions. They come in many sizes. Berry Patch, Cherry Lemonade DishTowels…

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There are two things I have had in the hopper to share, but with all of the chaos, they had taken a back seat. The first thing I had ready to share before all chaos cut loose was the finished applique shots of the Purple Finch. This is the applique... Continue reading »

Click here for supplies: http://bit.ly/GrapeVineApplique_ytRob demonstrates how to make a beautiful stained glass quilt using Tonga Treats Batiks 10" Squares...

I know the berries in the Nuthatch block I am creating is freaking some of you out. Like ghost stories around the campfire, the frightening, but well intentioned legendary warnings of scary circles in hand applique abound. One only need to mention “circle” and “applique” together and you can literally... Continue reading »

OK Boop, to answer your questions I will start with the one on the blueberries. The blueberries are first appliqued down 3/4 of the way around each one and then I stop and park my needle, take some polyfil stuffing (just a whisper) and then gently stuff. I... Continue reading »

As I was doing all my prep work for the upcoming workshop, I could see the Purple Finch pattern laying off to the side of my design desk teasing me. I couldn’t take it any longer and got busy and started the new Finch block. I was parched for some stitching! ... Continue reading »

Your design is going to shine through with this beautiful technique.