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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Spotlight: Catherine Kirsch, Textile Artist
Catherine Kirsch has been sewing and creating with cloth for as long as she can remember. But it wasn't until she discovered that she could create whole cloth as art…
Spotlight: Bill Volckening, Quilt Collector
Bill Volckening is proof that if you pursue what you love, good things follow. Now regarded as an expert on vintage and antique quilts, Bill got his start when he…
Spotlight: Julie Wurzer of Patch Abilities
Julie Wurzer is a life long creator, who was meant to be a pattern designer. After losing her job, and being asked to write some instructions for a pattern, she…
Spotlight: Jen Kingwell, Quilt and Fabric Designer
Jen Kingwell started quilting with EPP (English Paper Piecing) when she was in nursing school, and hasn't stopped. She got into designing quilt patterns to show her customers what to…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…
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: Meags & Me, Quilt Designers
This mother/daughter team has found a common creative passion, and they make the most of it! They design fun and happy quilts and share how to make them with the…
Raw Edge Appliqué Tea Towels
Bring a little summer outside activity to your kitchen with this Campin' tea towel pattern by Patch Abilities. I had the pleasure of meeting Julie Wurzer, the creative mind behind…