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Showing posts with label glue stick. Show all posts

Monday, 5 December 2016

Beginner's Guide To Turned Edge Circles [Applique Tute]


Let's put our hands together for raw edge applique - I love it, absolutely love it - but now and again, a project calls for turned edge applique.  Urrrgh.  Did I hear someone groan?  It might actually have been me, but to be fair, turned edge applique really isn't that bad.  

My latest project didn't need any applique at all, then at the last moment, I had a bit of a funny turn and thought to add a fussy cut turned edge circle to the centre of my piece would bring something special to the finish.

Making the circle reminded me just how easy turned edge applique is, so I thought I'd share my method with you.  It's nothing original, and the technique doesn't belong to me or to anyone else either! It's just the way it's done and has been for a very long time - so here it is:

Beginner's Guide To Turned Edge Circles

Sunday, 9 October 2016

7 Fast And Easy Steps To Pattern Match Fabric Seams - Photo Tute

7 Steps To Pattern Match Fabric Seams by Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD

I love whole cloth quilt backs and often find myself faced with several yards of fabric that I have to pattern match for that almost 'invisible' finish.  

This is my 7 step photo tute showing how I pattern matched two 2-1/2 yard lengths of fabric for a quilt back.