Applique fabric

Embroidery on pocket of silk taffeta dressing gown. Japanese, late 1870s. Silverman/Rodgers Collection, KSUM 1983.1.199ab

How to do reverse applique by hand sewing as well as with your sewing machine very easily

Check out the March/April issue of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine! Cloth Paper Scissors interviewed me about my studio space, how I make it my own in a home full of guys, ways I keep things (sort of ) organized, etc. As you can see, I surround myself with color, texture and lots of eye-candy. In

I used to struggle with applique; I’d be holding and pinning tiny shapes to fabric and trying to stitch them in place with great frustration. Then I discovered the secret element of using an …

Cut out pieces of fabric in fun shapes and sew them onto a background for an interesting art technique called raw edge applique.

They say that the bluebird carries the sky on his back. I like that thought. Last year, I created this little bluebird for my sis...

Appliqué is a fun way to express yourself with fabric. Learn How to Applique Like a Pro by following these easy steps. It's easier than you think.

A detailed step by step guide with illustrations and infographics for turned edge applique using paper backed fussible web.

Love the colours and the whimsy of this piece. Genus Imaginus - A Collection of Imaginary Flora Fibre artist Carolyn Flood creates original contemporary designs in thread. Her bold images of idiosyncratic flowers catch your attention from a distance, and get even more interesting as you get closer. Seductively tactile compositions on cotton and silk fabrics entail both machine stitching and hand embroidery. With sensuous materials and sensual imagery, Carolyn Flood gives us flowers as they…

I really liked the postcard I made and sent to our relatives in Hawaii so decided to make one for us as a memory keeper of our trip. As a reminder, here is the one I made to send. One thing I did not tell you was that when I make postcards to send I make them to fit inside a computer card envelope….you know those computer cards printed on a piece of copy paper that is folded in half both ways. This envelope is 4 3/8” x 5 3/4” but make your card to fit what ever size envelope you have, minus…