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Using Appliqué 12 Easy Ways! gives you a lifetime of appliqué skills in just a few evenings under Elly Sienkiewiz tutelage. See your points, curves, and corners improve, heart by heart.
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Nothing else gives your home the warm charm of hand quilted decorations. And appliqué is the prettiest quiltmaking technique of all! Begin today with Appliqué 12 Easy Ways! and make it all your own.
APPLIQUÉ 12 EASY WAYS! teaches you how to do hand appliqué simply. Great drawings show exactly how it's done. Even a beginner can make the small cover quilt, "You've Stolen My Heart!" As you sew, you'll learn a lifetime of appliqué skills in just a few evenings. See your points, curves, and corners improve, heart by heart. While you create the pillow "Dutch Bulbs a' Bloomin," you'll perfect superfine stems, folded flowers, layered appliqué and smooth round grapes. You'll be astonished at how much you learn so quickly.
Now there's no stopping you! Make giftable projects, small quilts for your walls, full quilts for your beds, and presents to charm your family and friends. Appliqué 12 Easy Ways gives you yardage measurements, assembly instructions, a master picture of the project, and all the appliqué patternseverything. Thirty sparkling color photographs suggest appealing color combinations. The delightful twenty-nine patterns will charm beginners experienced hand appliquérs, and machine appliquérs as well.
Whip up an irresistible chef's apron for the man in your life, make a frilly pillow to welcome Spring, or replicate a classic museum quilt. Create an heirloom while you learn to appliqué. Or simply appliqué to your heart's delight. And it's as close as this book and your fingertips.
"Elly's done it again! Color pictures, something for all skill levels, plus clear instructions. Looks like fun and I know our customers will love it!"
J. Jane Mitchell, Co-owner, Sharon's Quilt Depot, McKinney, Texas
"Twenty-nine great projects packed into eighty pages make Appliqué 12 Easy Ways! a super value for quilters of all skill levels."
Judy Sprague Sabanek, President, Keepsake Quilting, Meredith, New Hampshire
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5 | Project #11 Pillow: Patriotic Pillow I: Peace, Love, and Liberty |
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| How TO USE THIS BOOK | 6 | Project #12 Pillow: Patriotic Pillow II: Sweet Doves of Liberty |
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| CHAPTER ONE | Project #13 Placemats: Holly, Laurel, and Hearts Versions I and II |
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Introducing Appliqué |
7 | Project #14 Placemats: Send Flowers! Versions I and II |
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Learning the Stitches | 7 | Project #15 Christmas Tree Skirt: Katya’s Angels |
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The Tack Stitch | 7 | Project #16 Small Quilt: Heart of Country | 36 |
| The Blind Stitch and Its Variants | 8 | Project #17 Small Quilt Versions I and II: Dutch Country Hearts (Bundling Blanket for Parent and Child) | 37 |
| Thread Beginnings and Endings |
9 | Project #18 Small Quilt: Holly, Bows, and Berries | 37 |
| Finishing Touches: Pressing and Quilting Appliqué | 9 | Project #19 Small Quilt: Mini-Sunbonnet Sue | 37 |
| Basic Equipment for Appliqué |
10 | Project #20 Small Quilt: Sugar Cookies | 37 |
| CHAPTER TWO | Project #21 Small Quilt: Honey Bee Hearts | 38 | |
| You’ve Stolen My Heart: Ten Ways to Appliqué |
12 | Project #22 Small Quilt: Heartsong |
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| Project #1 Small Quilt: You’ve Stolen My Heart’ | Project #23 Small Quilt: Hearts and Crosses | 38 | |
| Project #2 Small Quilt: Be my Valentine | 12 | Project #24 Bed Quilt: Katya’s Album |
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| Preparation | 15 | Project #25 Bed Quilt: Hearts and Flowers Border Quilt |
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| Techniques: Appliqué Methods with Seams Not Prepared Before Sewing |
16 | Project #26 Bed Quilt: Oak Leaves and Reel |
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| Method #1 Cut-away Appliqué | 16 | Project #27 Bed Quilt: Beribboned Irish Chain |
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| Method #2 Cut-away Appliqué with Freezer Paper on the Top |
20 | Project #28 Bed Quilt: Star of Hearts |
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| Method #3 Reverse Appliqué | 21 | Project #29 Bed Quilt: Twining Blooms and Baskets |
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| Method #4 Needleturn Appliqué | 21 | Assembly Instructions and Patterns for Projects #6 through #29 | |
| Method #5 Fused Appliqué with a Blanket-Stitch Finish |
22 | Project #6 Apron: Holly Wreathed Apron | 49 |
| Machine Appliqué Hint: Satin Stitch | 22 | Project #7 Apron: Lacy Heart Apron | 49 |
| Techniques: Appliqué Methods with Seams Prepared Before Sewing | 22 | Project #8 Picture/House Blessing: Welcome Home |
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| Method #6 Baste-and-Turn Appliqué | 23 | Project #9 Picture/Token of Affection: Friendship Is a Sheltering Tree |
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| Method #7 English Paper Method | 24 | Project #10 Picture: Promises | 52 |
| Method #8 Freezer Paper Inside (with Seams Ironed Over It) | 24 | Project #11 Pillow: Patriotic Pillow I: Peace, Love, and Liberty |
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| Machine Appliqué Hint: Blind Hemstitch | 25 | Project #12 Pillow: Patriotic Pillow II: Sweet Doves of Liberty |
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| Method #9 Spray Appliqué | 25 | Project #13 Placemats: Holly, Laurel, and Hearts Versions I and II |
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| Method #10 Freezer Paper Inside with Adhesive (or Appliqué with Self-Stick Paper) |
26 | Project #14 Placemats: Send Flowers! Versions I and II |
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| Machine Appliqué Hint: Blind Hemstitch with Adhesive |
26 | Project #15 Christmas Tree Skirt: Katya’s Angels. |
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| CHAPTER THREE | Project #16 Small Quilt: Heart of Country | 58 | |
| Dutch Bulbs a-Bloomin’: More Techniques and an Introduction to the Projects |
27 | Project #17 Small Quilt Versions I and II: Dutch Country Hearts (Bundling Blanket for Parent and Child | 59 |
| Project #3 Pillow: Dutch Bulbs a-Bloomin’ I | 27 | Project #18 Small Quilt: Holly, Bows, and Berries |
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| Project #4 Pillow: Dutch Bulbs a-Bloomin’ II | 27 | Project #19 Small Quilt: Mini-Sunbonnet Sue |
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| Project #5 Pillow: Dutch Bulbs a-Bloomin’ III | 27 | Project #20 Small Quilt: Sugar Cookies | 63 |
| Method #11 Superfine Stems |
29 | Machine Appliqué Hint: Cut-away Appliqué Version | 63 |
| Method #12 Perfect Grapes |
31 | Project #21 Small Quilt: Honey Bee Hearts | 65 |
| Method #13 [A Baker’s Dozen] Dimensional Appliqué (with a Folded Ribbon Flower) |
32 | Project #22 Small Quilt: Heartsong | 66 |
| CHAPTER FOUR | Project #23 Small Quilt: Hearts and Crosses | 69 | |
| Fabric, Supplies, and Patterns |
34 | Project #24 Bed Quilt: Katya’s Album | 70 |
| Fabric Specifications and Other Supplies for Projects #6 through #29 | Project #25 Bed Quilt: Hearts and Flowers Border Quilt |
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| Project #6 Apron: Holly Wreathed Apron | 35 | Project #26 Bed Quilt: Oak Leaves and Reel | 74 |
| Project #7 Apron: Lacy Heart Apron |
35 | Project #27 Bed Quilt: Beribboned Irish Chain | 76 |
| Project #8 Picture/House Blessing:Welcome Home | 35 | Project #28 Bed Quilt: Star of Hearts | 77 |
| Project #9 Picture/Token of Affection: Friendship Is a Sheltering Tree |
35 | Project #29 Bed Quilt: Twining Blooms and Baskets |
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| Project #10 Picture: Promises | 35 |
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Baltimore Beauties Part II by Elly Sienkiewicz |
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Hand Appliqué How to:
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DVD![]() Workshops to Go Hand Applique featuring Andrea Perejda |
Masterclass DVD![]() Hand Appliqué by Gabrielle Swain |
![]() Appliqué, 12 Easy Ways By Elly Sienkiewicz |
![]() A Handfull of Appliqué Hand Appliqué Preparation Techniques Pam Pryshepa Ronan |
![]() Hand Appliqué with Alex Anderson |
![]() Learn to do Appliqué in One Weekend by Nancy Brenan Daniel |
![]() The NEW Appliqué Sampler Learn to Appliqué the Piece O' Cake Way! by Becky Goldsmith & Linda Jenkins |
Includes DVD |
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EQ Printables |
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Machine Appliqué How to:Multiple Techniques: Satin, invisible, button hole, free form & moreNOTE: Check Table of Contents |
![]() ABC's of Words On Quilts by Elizabeth Scott |
At Play with Applique Hand and Machine Methods by Dilys A. Fronks |
![]() Do the Herky Jerky by Kathleen Parman new free-motion machine appliqué technique |
![]() Machine Applique Made Easy by Jean Wells |
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![]() Piece by Piece by Sharon Schamber and Cristy Fincher |
Invisible
Mach App![]() Simple Blessings by Kim Diehl |
![]() Stitched Raw Edge Appliqué by Sue Nickels and Pat Holly |
Invisible ThreadsGood for invisible machine applique, the hand-look machine quilting & bobbin thread
Helpful Sewing Machine FeetUse for Invisible Machine Applique, and applying quilt binding and piping |
Wonderfil Thread![]() Invisafil 100 wt. very fine w/matte finish 30 colors available single spool or 6 packs |
Sew Art International ![]() Invisible Nylon Thread in Clear or Smoke |
YLI ![]() Wonder Invisible Thread in Clear or Smoke Nylon Lingerie & Bobbin Thread in Black or White |
Superior Threads:
MonoPoly Invisible Polyester Thread in Clear or Smoke |
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