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Appliqué
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Appliqué is a small ornament applied to another surface. The word appliqué
is a french word that, in this context, means "that which has been
applied".
Appliquéing is actually the cutting out of shapes of material, arranging
them on the surface of other material to form a design. The appliqué pieces
should be contrast in texture or color to make it outstanding. Felt, some heavy
fabric and leather need no seam allowance; machine stitch in position, then
simply blanket stitch raw edges to background. Always place appliqué pieces on
material so the grain of each correspond.
Get
Paid For Your Opinion! $10 to $125 per hour! Select a design with straight lines or gradual
curves and one with relatively few pattern pieces. If you are appliquéing by hand, choose
supple, lightweight or medium -weight fabrics such as cotton, muslin, broadcloth, or
sailcloth. (Avoid any fabrics that ravel easily.)
When selecting colors, choose the background fabric
first, then develop a color scheme around it.
To begin the project, first trace your pattern onto
a large sheet of paper for a master pattern. Make another pattern and cut out each pattern
piece. To keep track of the pieces, number or letter the corresponding shapes on the
cutting pattern and the master pattern. For each pattern piece, cut a template from
cardboard but do not add seam allowance.
Lay out the pattern piece on your fabric, leaving at
least 1/2 inch between the pieces. Trace around the pieces, using a hard lead pencil. This
line represents the fold line (for turning under the seam allowance). Cut the
pattern pieces 1/4 inch beyond the fold line.
Turn under the seam allowances on all of the pattern
pieces and baste. Pin and baste the appliqués to the background fabric and begin
appliquéing the pieces in place, using whipstitches, backstitches, or blind
stitches.
Remove pins and baste a layer of quilt batting and a
layer of backing fabric to your appliquéd piece. Quilt the design as desired, using small
running stitches.
Frame your finished appliquéd piece inside a wooden
quilting hoop and hang as desired.
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