Spotlight: Sue Bleiweiss, Textile Artist
Sue Bleiweiss started quilting after an injury put a stop to her weaving passion. But with traditional quilting, there is this "following directions" thing, and that just didn't work for...
Appliqué
Appliqué is simply applying one piece of fabric atop a larger one. With many styles to choose from, you can create realistic or abstract designs on quilts, fiber art, wearables and home dec. Do you enjoy stitching by hand, by machine or designing layers with fusible web? There are appliqué techniques and patterns to feed your joy with cotton, wool, silk and more!
Fusible Appliqué Inspiration
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Spotlight: Laura Wasilowski, Textile Artist
When you see a Laura Wasilowski quilt, you can't help but smile. Her whimsical pictorial art quilts use wool, as well as her own hand-dyed fabrics and threads, to depict...
Spotlight: Frieda Anderson, Fiber Artist
Frieda Andersen is a self proclaimed "Investigator of Ideas". With a formal education in Art History, she has always been interested in making things - using her hands and mind...
Hand Applique Inspiration
Spotlight: Masako Wakayama, Quilt Designer
In the Japanese tradition of meticulous hand stitching, Masako Wakayama designs fresh-looking quilts using the colors of Americana. Her quilts, books and 20 years of annual fabric collections for Lecien...
Spotlight: Mary Blythe, Designer of Heirloom Handwork
With a love of antiques, creating with warm, rich wool is a natural artistic outlet for Mary Blythe. She designs heirloom projects with the future in mind, encouraging others to...
Spotlight: Nancy Lee Chong, Appliqué Artist
Nancy Lee Chong, Appliqué Artist and Instructor from Snohomish, WA, found her singular passion for stitching and teaching the art of needleturn appliqué, and has never looked back! The only...
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Machine Appliqué a Boxy Sewing Case with Kraft-Tex
I love wool appliqué, and Minki Kim's cute Boxy Sewing Case in her book, Zakka Wool Appliqué got my "what-if" thoughts conjuring. What if I appliquéd by machine and used…
Spotlight: Phyllis Cullen, Art Quilter
From her paradise in Hawaii, Phyllis Cullen gathers color and inspiration from the rainforest to the ocean. The resulting art quilts are vibrant and tell stories both simple and complex.
Spotlight: Susie Monday, Fiber Artist and Teacher
Raised in a creative home, at the age of 9 with the gift of a "real" artist box, Susie Monday became an Artist-with-a-Capital-A. She believed it, and so it was…
Spotlight: Alexis Deise, Contemporary Quilter
As a contemporary quilter, Alexis Deise works in series to focus and dig deeper into ideas that are important to her, all while honoring the women who built an enduring…
Spotlight: Mary Blythe, Designer of Heirloom Handwork
With a love of antiques, creating with warm, rich wool is a natural artistic outlet for Mary Blythe. She designs heirloom projects with the future in mind, encouraging others to…
Spotlight: Annie Smith, Quilt Designer
When Annie Smith discovered her passion for appliqué, she never looked back. Her quilts express the joy she feels when she creates, and she shares it by teaching - through…
Spotlight: Barbara Eikmeier, Quilt Designer
With multiple projects in process at any given time, it's hard to find a busier quilter than Barbara Eikmeier. Her first quilt? The Streak of Lightning pattern, of course! Barbara…
Spotlight: Sylvia Pippen, Sashiko & Applique Designer
Enter the world of Sylvia Pippen to discover intricate nature-inspired designs of rich color formed with appliqué and sashiko. She learned from the best, her mother Kitty Pippen, who encouraged…