I love this technique!!! Thank you for sharing it! I’ve never liked appliqué because the quilt is stiffer! I can see where this would definitely allow the quilt to be more snuggly!!❤
I LOVE her critters. They are so fun and creative. I just recently tried an appliqué method similar to this for the first time. The instructions for the pattern I used called Steam-a-Steam, which is very thinand I put the pattern on my light box with an appliqué pressing sheet on top. Then I placed pieces on the appliqué pressing sheet in the layers. Some I had to do in sections, but Then you can pick up the entire fused pieces in one and place them on the background fabric. It was a fun process, but the steam a seam was contrary at times.
I have stopped using fusible and just cut my pieces out and use glue sticks to adhere them to the backing. Once the quilt is washed and the glue comes out, it is so much softer than any quilt with fusible. It is also much cheaper than buying all that fusible! I do like to have my fabric starched though to help with fraying and stretching.
Here's a stupid question…since you are cutting paper with the fusible web on fabric do you use your paper scissors or fabric scissors or do you have scissors just for fusible web?
Not stupid at all - that’s a great question. I use my paper scissors when I cut out the paper shapes. When I cut everything out once it’s been fused to fabric I use my scissors with a serrated edge.
when you said you appliqued on with a blanket stitch you motioned to the whole outer edge. Did you applique every inner piece as well? And when you say you did a blanket stitch, is it close together like 1/8in or further apart like a little less than 1/4 in? I truely wish I had your color sense to put all those fabrics together. Each piece shown was great!
Yes - every raw edge was appliqued down. Of course, some of the pieces were underneath the neighboring piece, so there was just one stitching line in the inner pieces. The applique stitch was probably 1/8-1/4". Thanks for watching!
It does - but it really doesn't matter. You can reverse the images if you like, but they look great either way. Totally up to you depending on which way you want the animal to face.
