The Quilt with No Name

I think I should rename this post Appliqué for people with OCD (I actually haven’t been diagnosed but I have my suspicions).

My favorite method for appliqué is the starch and press method. In this method you make a template out of some heat resistant plastic such as templar or Mylar and turn under all the seam allowances before you even sew. This method works great for any very precise, intricate pattern like, say, the ones I usually design.

Here is my pattern, which I haven’t named yet so if anyone has any ideas I’m all ears. As soon as I get this all done I will put the pattern in my ETSY shop for purchase (more on this later)

Here are a couple of pictures of my tools. This quilt I’m trying a new glue called Appli-Glue which you can get from jilillystudio.com. This glue comes with a no-clog tip which is heavenly.

Here I am making a petal with my template.

Here I am making a circle. I use these heat resistant Mylar circles that you can get from karenkaybuckley.com. To get perfect circles you can just stitch around the edges, pull and press with starch.