Quilting: Row by Row Construction by Sarah Fielke

Author:Sarah Fielke
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2016-07-26T04:00:00+00:00

Needle-turn appliqué

Trace the template shapes onto template plastic or cardboard using a sharp 2B pencil. Using paper scissors (not your fabric scissors), cut out along the traced line.

Place the template on the right side of the fabric and trace around it. I use a silver gel pen for marking my sewing lines, firstly, because it’s reflective and shows up on any fabric, and secondly, because it’s really easy to see whether or not you have turned your shape under neatly or not. If you can still see silver, you haven’t got the shape right! However, gel pen does not wash off. Once you have traced your shape onto the fabric, you’re married to it, so be careful with that tracing!

Trace the shape you are going to appliqué onto the right side of the fabric with the gel pen, taking care to leave space between the pieces for a seam allowance. Cut the shapes out a scant 1/4 inch from the gel line. Finger-press along the line all around the shape, including into any curves or points. Do not be tempted to iron the press in. A finger-pressed line is easy to manipulate, whereas an ironed line is difficult to change if you iron a point into a crease or a line in the wrong spot. You will also be very likely to burn your fingers!

Position the pieces on the background block using the traced outline or photograph supplied with the pattern as a guide. Note which parts of the pieces may go under others; dotted lines on the template pieces indicate which parts of each piece should be placed under adjacent pieces.

Instead of pins, I use appliqué glue to fix the pieces temporarily onto the background. You can glue all the appliqué shapes onto a quilt and carry it around with you, without worrying that the pins have come out. You only need a few dots of glue on each shape to make them stick. Leave for a few minutes for the glue to dry. Don’t worry if the glue smudges, as it is easily peeled back later or washed off.

Thread your appliqué needle with thread to match the appliqué fabric. You should always match your appliqué thread to the colour of the fabric shape that you are appliquéing, not to the background. I use very long, fine straw needles for appliqué: the finer the needle, the smaller you can make your stitches for invisible appliqué. You can start anywhere, but try to never start on an inside curve.

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