Sewing AppliquesSewing appliques give interest and detail to your sewing projects. It takes a little more effort for a lot more WOW!. You can purchase a variety of appliqués from online craft and sewing stores, and your local fabric stores usually have a good selection of pre made appliqués. I personally have found the online craft supply stores to have the best selection of sewing appliqués. Some pre made appliqués come with an adhesive already on the back. You would apply the appliqué with an iron. I find even with the adhesive I still like to either hand stitch or machine stitch the appliqué on to my projects.
Homemade Sewing Appliques There are many ways to apply an applique. Here is one way I have used letters to add interest to a quilt. I found these letters at Michael's craft store. They were in the children's paints and craft section. Or you could make your own letters and numbers using card stock. The fabric and colors I chose are purely for examples to show how you can make your own letter appliques. You can use this same method for any type of applique, like bears, toys, flowers for example. Step By Step
I started by tracing around the shape and then cut it out.
Once you have the letter cut out you can use fabric spray glue and or stitch a straight seam just enough to secure the applique. Depending on the fabric, I use both spray glue and a straight seam.
You can finish the edge of your applique one of two ways. I have an applique stitch on my sewing machine, but you can get the same effect, by adjusting your zig zag stitch to a very narrow stitch. Or you can use fabric paint purchased from the craft store. Follow the manufactures instructions given. These are the finished edges with machine stitching and with the fabric paint.
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