My Favorite Way to Applique

Published: Wed, 02/20/19

Hi ,

This past week I’ve done a major clean and clear up of my sewing room in order to be more creative.

I’m thinking about all my STUFF. I have a lot of different interests from quilting to wood working to sewing dolls and each of these crafts have a lot of tools and materials that come along with them.
I tend to jump into projects on the fly, following inspiration and ideas as soon as they pop into my head.

But I’m also one of those people who never learned to put her toys away after playing with them.

Lately I’ve been very busy and distracted, and I can tell because the surface of almost every table, every cabinet, the top of every drawer is covered with at least one, if not two projects in some stage of completion. It’s not Buried Alive Hoarder level yet. I can still walk into every room of my house, but it’s very distracting.

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Cleaning Up to Be Creative - Quilting Friends Podcast #94

My Favorite Applique Technique

I'm so happy to say No Sewing until You Quilt It is back in stock!

With this easy to understand applique technique by Ann Holmes, you'll enjoy the freedom to create almost any shape because there are no seams to sew until after you make your entire quilt sandwich. Then you stitch and quilt at the same time!

This technique is not just reserved for art quilters. You can even make bed quilts of all shapes and sizes with this technique too!

The beautiful, photo-realistic quilt pictured at right was made by Judy Pearce of Ontario, Canada.

Click Here to check out Judy's gallery of other gorgeous quilts made with this applique technique! Each is more stunning than the last.

In this special applique Combo Kit you will receive:

No Sewing Until You Quilt It book - this is the ultimate visual guide to this wonderful applique technique. Follow along through 7 projects as Ann teaches you how to use the technique in a variety of ways. Print out full size patterns for her quilt designs from the CD-rom included in the back of the book.

1 yard of French French interfacing - Because this interfacing is so critical to the No Sew technique, it makes sense to get it at the same time as the book! This way you can get started right away trying out this cool new way to construct a quilt.

BONUS! When you purchase this combo kit you will also receive the pattern for this Sunflower Quilt Pattern created by Leah Day for FREE!

Click Here to order your copy of No Sewing until you Quilt it Applique combo kit for only $26.99.

The Ultimate Guide to Art Quilting

Speaking of applique, we have a brand new book available on our site which is one of my favorite guides on art quilts.

Easy to understand and navigate, and beautifully illustrated, this ultimate guide leads you through every creative option needed to create an art quilt.

From the basics, like working with patterns patterns and using them correctly, to quilt design techniques that provide color and texture, to piecing, machine stitching, free motion quilting, appliqué, and embellishing, The Ultimate Guide to Art Quilting has you covered. Galleries of stunning art quilts provide extra inspiration. In fact, one of my early quilts was featured in this book!

If you've ever been intrigued by art quilts and have always wanted to create one, this book is a must have.

Click Here to purchase a copy for your quilt library.

Longarm Quilting Tree of Life

It’s time to quilt our second Tree of Life block, this time on a longarm! I admit, I didn’t like my design when I first began quilting. I was VERY tempted to rip out the stitches and start all over again.

Click Here to watch how to quilt the Tree of Life block on a longarm.

Click here to find the Tree of Life block pattern. This pattern includes a bonus Tree of Life Quilt pattern so you can make a huge throw sized quilt too.

So that's it for this week!

Let's go quilt,

Leah Day