Appliqué Basics

If you have avoided machine embroidery
appliqué designs, you don't know what
you're missing. Appliqué may first
appear daunting, but it is easier than you
may think and sports several advantages.

Most obviously, appliqué will shorten
the time it takes to complete a design.
Usually this technique is used in places
where large fill areas might appear. In
addition, appliqué adds dimension and
interest to a project. The degree of
dimensional effect created depends upon
appliqué fabric choice and the design
itself. Can you imagine a dinosaur
appliquéd with felt, using fill shading,
satins and radials to sculpt the appliqué
fabric? Instead of a flat, one
dimensional filled design, that dinosaur
now leaps off your project, rippling with
muscles, teeth bared, staring back at you
with glittering eyes. The effect can be
quite stunning.

Sudsy, above, is an
appliqué design. The
tooth is done in white
felt, which makes the
tooth look sculpted and
rounded a bit...just like
a real tooth.

Toothfully Yours
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