I hope you know how inspirational you are Julia. I just finished an applique cow cushion inspired by you and i love it. Im currently designing a penguin hot water bottle cover for my daughter. Thanks for your instruction and inspiration.
What a wonderful compliment on my hands! Working with fabric and batting is very "drying" and I have found that my hands need lots of moisture. (Plus my age is showing LOL) Have a great day, Julia
I am trying to find out all I can on free quilting appliqués and just came across your video. Your video was well made, clear and easy to understand. Great job! And yes I did learn something new! Thanks for posting,
Just discovered this today; very nice. I guess it showed up because I was searching for ideas on appliqué. Now I gotta try this - but I don't have one of those cool little machines you used to cut the cups out with. I guess I'll have to figure out how to freehand it.
Hi Julia this is one of my most favourite designs and yours is beautiful. I think the stamps also add a really interesting textural background. A lovely gift for some lucky person. A fabulous tutorial as always Julia, thank you. Hugs and loves alwaysxxxxx🙋🏻😘❤️
This is so adorable! I love it and I will make one like this for my mom, she's a tea lover. I also saw your little camper one, which I will make fo me because we have a little camper and it will look so cute in it. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Marian, How are you doing? It sounds like you are staying creative and thats the best thing to do during this uncertain time. I am trying to make a decision on my summer shop. I am hold off on opening for a couple more weeks. I don't want to catch something and bring it home! Stay safe, Julia
Hi, The die I used is discontinued-ugh! Micheal's carry a different one- here is the link:www.michaels.com/product/tea-cup-bigz-die---sizzix-76386167179018243
So if I'm making a table topper and I have the word "eat" to applique in raw edge I make my quilt sandwich first right? And then I free motion stitch around it right? Thanking you in advance for your time and for this video
Hi, I make a sandwich of the top layer and the quilt batting layer, then do my appliqué. I do not appliqué with the backing on. I add the backing after the free motion work and then the binding. Hope this helps. Sounds like a cute project! JULIA
Hi Julia, I'm so in love with all your free motion projects! I'm trying it out as I'm a beginner at sewing n my thread keeps jamming up in the bobbin area, do you keep your machine at a certain tension for free motion?
Hi, I'm so excited that you are trying free motion. Here are the steps I take: Disengage the feed dogs, (mine has a lever to lower them) , use your free motion foot, lower your foot, set the length to 0. I do not adjust the tension. When you foot is lowered, it show barely touch your fabric. You should be able to move your fabric freely. The thing that takes the most practice is the movement. Keep it moving, you'll get the hand/ eye coordination with practice. I hope this helps. Julia
@@stitchesbyjulia thank you so much for the response, I moved to a different machine n it went sooo much better on that one, it's hard but I'll keep practicing! Your videos inspire me to keep trying so keep those videos coming 😁.
Hi Deb, I am using regular all purpose thread by Coats and Clark. I set my stitch length to 0 when I am doing my free motion stitching. My feed dogs are dropped, so I do all the moving. Happy creating! Julia
This is raw edge appliqué so it will fray. Certain fabrics will fray more than others. I love using homespun shirting fabrics that fray like crazy adding wonderful texture. High end quilting cottons will fray less. It depends on the look you want.
I have never made an investment in a die or machine with do my mixed media. I have done fussy cut and detail work with scalpel knife. Don’t know how this will work with fabric. Do you like your big shot? Have you used any other machine? I don’t have funds with current life situations, but maybe I can find one used. I want to avoid an investment in anything that is not functional with fabric, even if I can find one cheap.
Hi Monica, I love my BigShot and use it daily for fabric. Mine is around 8 years old and is still going strong. I have used a Silhouette Cameo but I find it is a pain for fabric (probably because I don't take the time to learn it LOL) The BigShot is so easy and I can cut 4 layers of fabric at a time. I bought mine at Joann's when I could use a 40% off coupon. I get all my dies from Sizzix-they run big sales throughout the year. I use to fussy cut all my appliqué design but started having hand and arm pains. The BigShot has really helped.
Hi Karen, I use the Faber-Castell pitt pen markers.amzn.to/2VRDZ7S They are water proof and permanent and don't bleed into the fibers. They are not opaque but you can layer the color to get it darker. I do not use them on dark fabric unless I lay down acrylic paint first. The black permanent pens I use are also from Faber-Castell. They come in a pack of 4 with different width tips. amzn.to/2UzHm2W. Hope this helps, thanks for watching! Julia
Hi Clare, I do not have a printable design for this pillow. It is a die cut. I have been thinking of doing a similar design with a printable. Thanks for watching, Julia
