Quilting Word of the Week - Applique
Our word this week is Applique. This is a technique or type of quilting whereby you stitch one piece of fabric onto another. One definition says it’s a piece of fabric cut out and stitched ornamentally to another.
Traditionally, the appliqued pieces made a specific design. They might be flowers, leaves, birds, animals, houses, geometrics and more. Usually you turned the edges, of the piece to be stitched, under about 1/4 inch and stitched by hand or machine with decorative stitches.
Nowadays, some appliqued pieces are stitched onto another without turning under so the raw edges ravel to give an interestiing effect.
(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen
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