Applique onto already quilted background?

Cheryl-

I used freezer paper on the wrong side of the applique, with the edges
basted under, then stitched down to the quilted background and removed
the freezer paper just before I finished stitching the applique in
place. I think, maybe, that your interfacing may make a difference in
that you have enough stiffness to keep the applique from sinking down
into the quilting stitches. Also, using a very thin batting would keep
the quilting stitches from being very much "lower" than the unquilted
areas. My 3D applique is fully formed on it's own, like a rose with
all the layers and shapes of a real rose, and then glued in place, so
the indentations don't affect it.

Everybody has to do their own thing and what works for you is great-
keep on doing it. ;-)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Cats wrote:
Leslie

I used to worry about this before I tried it, but it never
seemed to be a problem once I got into it. I wonder what we
do that is different. Could it be the iron-on interfacing I
use on the back of my applique pieces? I'm not sure what
difference that would make but . . . . . . if you add a thin
batt for a trapunto effect the problem cannot arise anyway.
I don't do much 3D applique (or at least not more 3D than
trapunto depth).

I had always worried about using this method with an iron-on
applique because I thought the quilt lines would be
impressed into the applique pieces. Does that happen?

I am about to try using buttonhole/blanket stitch applique
on prequilted fabric using the iron-on interfacing as a
fabric stabiliser and just stitching around the edges. I'm
not sure how it will stand up to washing without being
"glued" down to the background, but I guess I'll find out
LOL. Maybe I could just spot glue the pieces in place
before stitching. I am not a big fan of buttonhole/blanket
stitch anyway (just personal taste, I think it looks
gorgeous done well) so I am doing this test for some of my
stitchers who asked about the possibility.

--

Cheryl & the Cats
_ _ _ _ _ _
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~ ~ ~
Enness Boofhead Donut
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"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO."
wrote in message
oups.com...
Pat- I do this all the time with my 3D applique, but most
of that is
glued down rather than stitched since it usually has many
layers,
Wonder Under, etc. I tried it with regular applique and had
some
troubles with stitching the applique across the quilt
stitching because
there was the small "dent" there. Also, it doesn't always
lay as flat
as you might like since the stitching over the "dents" tends
to
misalign the other areas. Best of luck and I tuly hope
YMMV! ;-)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.- where Hoover is getting over
his upset
tummy from gnawing on a few houseplants. The little rascal!
(Yes, he
saw our vet and, no, the houseplants weren't poisonous... we
puppy-proofed the house before he came home with us)

Patti wrote:
Cheryl has often said that she does this now, as she is
not able to do
her own quilting.
I am asking this question on the group, rather than
e-mailing Cheryl,
because I thought others might be interested in 'her'
answer - and any
other comments that might be generated.

I am about to do this myself, because I need the
background quilting to
be a regular grid (of an unusual type, but a grid
nevertheless!). So, I
am going to quilt it first and appliqué the centrepiece on
afterwards.
It is all ready, with its edges turned under.
I'm looking for any tips on the doing of it.

Thanks very much for any wisdom or light that can be shed
in my
direction g
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

Oh I would love to see some of your roses.

--

Cheryl & the Cats
_ _ _ _ _ _
( Y ) ( Y ) ( Y )
~ ~ ~
Enness Boofhead Donut
Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau



"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO."
wrote in message
oups.com...
Cheryl-

I used freezer paper on the wrong side of the applique, with
the edges
basted under, then stitched down to the quilted background
and removed
the freezer paper just before I finished stitching the
applique in
place. I think, maybe, that your interfacing may make a
difference in
that you have enough stiffness to keep the applique from
sinking down
into the quilting stitches. Also, using a very thin batting
would keep
the quilting stitches from being very much "lower" than the
unquilted
areas. My 3D applique is fully formed on it's own, like a
rose with
all the layers and shapes of a real rose, and then glued in
place, so
the indentations don't affect it.

Everybody has to do their own thing and what works for you
is great-
keep on doing it. ;-)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Cats wrote:
Leslie

I used to worry about this before I tried it, but it never
seemed to be a problem once I got into it. I wonder what
we
do that is different. Could it be the iron-on interfacing
I
use on the back of my applique pieces? I'm not sure what
difference that would make but . . . . . . if you add a
thin
batt for a trapunto effect the problem cannot arise
anyway.
I don't do much 3D applique (or at least not more 3D than
trapunto depth).

I had always worried about using this method with an
iron-on
applique because I thought the quilt lines would be
impressed into the applique pieces. Does that happen?

I am about to try using buttonhole/blanket stitch applique
on prequilted fabric using the iron-on interfacing as a
fabric stabiliser and just stitching around the edges.
I'm
not sure how it will stand up to washing without being
"glued" down to the background, but I guess I'll find out
LOL. Maybe I could just spot glue the pieces in place
before stitching. I am not a big fan of
buttonhole/blanket
stitch anyway (just personal taste, I think it looks
gorgeous done well) so I am doing this test for some of my
stitchers who asked about the possibility.

--

Cheryl & the Cats
_ _ _ _ _ _
( Y ) ( Y ) ( Y )
~ ~ ~
Enness Boofhead Donut
Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau



"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO."
wrote in message
oups.com...
Pat- I do this all the time with my 3D applique, but most
of that is
glued down rather than stitched since it usually has many
layers,
Wonder Under, etc. I tried it with regular applique and
had
some
troubles with stitching the applique across the quilt
stitching because
there was the small "dent" there. Also, it doesn't always
lay as flat
as you might like since the stitching over the "dents"
tends
to
misalign the other areas. Best of luck and I tuly hope
YMMV! ;-)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.- where Hoover is getting
over
his upset
tummy from gnawing on a few houseplants. The little
rascal!
(Yes, he
saw our vet and, no, the houseplants weren't poisonous...
we
puppy-proofed the house before he came home with us)

Patti wrote:
Cheryl has often said that she does this now, as she is
not able to do
her own quilting.
I am asking this question on the group, rather than
e-mailing Cheryl,
because I thought others might be interested in 'her'
answer - and any
other comments that might be generated.

I am about to do this myself, because I need the
background quilting to
be a regular grid (of an unusual type, but a grid
nevertheless!). So, I
am going to quilt it first and appliqué the centrepiece
on
afterwards.
It is all ready, with its edges turned under.
I'm looking for any tips on the doing of it.

Thanks very much for any wisdom or light that can be
shed
in my
direction g
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

Cheryl-

All my projects have been given away, so I can't take pictures of them.
Sorry- I'd have to make some up special to show you. I have several
methods. I can iron Wonder Under between two "rose-y" type fabrics and
cut individual petals in varying sizes. Or I can use the various
methods for ruched bias strips. Or there are various techniques for
wire ribbon roses- which many can adapt to a bias strip. Or gathered
bias strips and rolled. Or applique a "regular" flat rose shape and
add some 3D petals and center to it. You are only limited by your
imagination!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
Cats wrote:
Oh I would love to see some of your roses.

--

Cheryl & the Cats
_ _ _ _ _ _
( Y ) ( Y ) ( Y )
~ ~ ~
Enness Boofhead Donut
Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau



"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO."
wrote in message
oups.com...
Cheryl-

I used freezer paper on the wrong side of the applique, with
the edges
basted under, then stitched down to the quilted background
and removed
the freezer paper just before I finished stitching the
applique in
place. I think, maybe, that your interfacing may make a
difference in
that you have enough stiffness to keep the applique from
sinking down
into the quilting stitches. Also, using a very thin batting
would keep
the quilting stitches from being very much "lower" than the
unquilted
areas. My 3D applique is fully formed on it's own, like a
rose with
all the layers and shapes of a real rose, and then glued in
place, so
the indentations don't affect it.

Everybody has to do their own thing and what works for you
is great-
keep on doing it. ;-)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Cats wrote:
Leslie

I used to worry about this before I tried it, but it never
seemed to be a problem once I got into it. I wonder what
we
do that is different. Could it be the iron-on interfacing
I
use on the back of my applique pieces? I'm not sure what
difference that would make but . . . . . . if you add a
thin
batt for a trapunto effect the problem cannot arise
anyway.
I don't do much 3D applique (or at least not more 3D than
trapunto depth).

I had always worried about using this method with an
iron-on
applique because I thought the quilt lines would be
impressed into the applique pieces. Does that happen?

I am about to try using buttonhole/blanket stitch applique
on prequilted fabric using the iron-on interfacing as a
fabric stabiliser and just stitching around the edges.
I'm
not sure how it will stand up to washing without being
"glued" down to the background, but I guess I'll find out
LOL. Maybe I could just spot glue the pieces in place
before stitching. I am not a big fan of
buttonhole/blanket
stitch anyway (just personal taste, I think it looks
gorgeous done well) so I am doing this test for some of my
stitchers who asked about the possibility.

--

Cheryl & the Cats
_ _ _ _ _ _
( Y ) ( Y ) ( Y )
~ ~ ~
Enness Boofhead Donut
Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau



"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO."
wrote in message
oups.com...
Pat- I do this all the time with my 3D applique, but most
of that is
glued down rather than stitched since it usually has many
layers,
Wonder Under, etc. I tried it with regular applique and
had
some
troubles with stitching the applique across the quilt
stitching because
there was the small "dent" there. Also, it doesn't always
lay as flat
as you might like since the stitching over the "dents"
tends
to
misalign the other areas. Best of luck and I tuly hope
YMMV! ;-)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.- where Hoover is getting
over
his upset
tummy from gnawing on a few houseplants. The little
rascal!
(Yes, he
saw our vet and, no, the houseplants weren't poisonous...
we
puppy-proofed the house before he came home with us)

Patti wrote:
Cheryl has often said that she does this now, as she is
not able to do
her own quilting.
I am asking this question on the group, rather than
e-mailing Cheryl,
because I thought others might be interested in 'her'
answer - and any
other comments that might be generated.

I am about to do this myself, because I need the
background quilting to
be a regular grid (of an unusual type, but a grid
nevertheless!). So, I
am going to quilt it first and appliqué the centrepiece
on
afterwards.
It is all ready, with its edges turned under.
I'm looking for any tips on the doing of it.

Thanks very much for any wisdom or light that can be
shed
in my
direction g
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

They sound wonderful.

I have seen a couple of these techniques but have never
tried them. Next time I hope you can take pictures before
you so generously give them away, so we can all see.

--

Cheryl & the Cats
_ _ _ _ _ _
( Y ) ( Y ) ( Y )
~ ~ ~
Enness Boofhead Donut
Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
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"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO."
wrote in message
ups.com...
Cheryl-

All my projects have been given away, so I can't take
pictures of them.
Sorry- I'd have to make some up special to show you. I
have several
methods. I can iron Wonder Under between two "rose-y" type
fabrics and
cut individual petals in varying sizes. Or I can use the
various
methods for ruched bias strips. Or there are various
techniques for
wire ribbon roses- which many can adapt to a bias strip. Or
gathered
bias strips and rolled. Or applique a "regular" flat rose
shape and
add some 3D petals and center to it. You are only limited
by your
imagination!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
Cats wrote:
Oh I would love to see some of your roses.

--

Cheryl & the Cats
_ _ _ _ _ _
( Y ) ( Y ) ( Y )
~ ~ ~
Enness Boofhead Donut
Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau



"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO."
wrote in message
oups.com...
Cheryl-

I used freezer paper on the wrong side of the applique,
with
the edges
basted under, then stitched down to the quilted background
and removed
the freezer paper just before I finished stitching the
applique in
place. I think, maybe, that your interfacing may make a
difference in
that you have enough stiffness to keep the applique from
sinking down
into the quilting stitches. Also, using a very thin
batting
would keep
the quilting stitches from being very much "lower" than
the
unquilted
areas. My 3D applique is fully formed on it's own, like a
rose with
all the layers and shapes of a real rose, and then glued
in
place, so
the indentations don't affect it.

Everybody has to do their own thing and what works for you
is great-
keep on doing it. ;-)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Cats wrote:
Leslie

I used to worry about this before I tried it, but it
never
seemed to be a problem once I got into it. I wonder
what
we
do that is different. Could it be the iron-on
interfacing
I
use on the back of my applique pieces? I'm not sure
what
difference that would make but . . . . . . if you add a
thin
batt for a trapunto effect the problem cannot arise
anyway.
I don't do much 3D applique (or at least not more 3D
than
trapunto depth).

I had always worried about using this method with an
iron-on
applique because I thought the quilt lines would be
impressed into the applique pieces. Does that happen?

I am about to try using buttonhole/blanket stitch
applique
on prequilted fabric using the iron-on interfacing as a
fabric stabiliser and just stitching around the edges.
I'm
not sure how it will stand up to washing without being
"glued" down to the background, but I guess I'll find
out
LOL. Maybe I could just spot glue the pieces in place
before stitching. I am not a big fan of
buttonhole/blanket
stitch anyway (just personal taste, I think it looks
gorgeous done well) so I am doing this test for some of
my
stitchers who asked about the possibility.

--

Cheryl & the Cats
_ _ _ _ _ _
( Y ) ( Y ) ( Y )
~ ~ ~
Enness Boofhead Donut
Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau



"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO."
wrote in message
oups.com...
Pat- I do this all the time with my 3D applique, but
most
of that is
glued down rather than stitched since it usually has
many
layers,
Wonder Under, etc. I tried it with regular applique and
had
some
troubles with stitching the applique across the quilt
stitching because
there was the small "dent" there. Also, it doesn't
always
lay as flat
as you might like since the stitching over the "dents"
tends
to
misalign the other areas. Best of luck and I tuly hope
YMMV! ;-)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.- where Hoover is getting
over
his upset
tummy from gnawing on a few houseplants. The little
rascal!
(Yes, he
saw our vet and, no, the houseplants weren't
poisonous...
we
puppy-proofed the house before he came home with us)

Patti wrote:
Cheryl has often said that she does this now, as she
is
not able to do
her own quilting.
I am asking this question on the group, rather than
e-mailing Cheryl,
because I thought others might be interested in 'her'
answer - and any
other comments that might be generated.

I am about to do this myself, because I need the
background quilting to
be a regular grid (of an unusual type, but a grid
nevertheless!). So, I
am going to quilt it first and appliqué the
centrepiece
on
afterwards.
It is all ready, with its edges turned under.
I'm looking for any tips on the doing of it.

Thanks very much for any wisdom or light that can be
shed
in my
direction g
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

I'll see if I can get my DH to put a picture of one on our website.
Leslie very kindly sent me one of these little masterpieces, for a
present. He will be out all day, I think, but ... when he returns ...
It is very, very pretty - I just hope we'll manage to catch all the 3-D
work for you.
..
In message , Cats
writes
They sound wonderful.

I have seen a couple of these techniques but have never
tried them. Next time I hope you can take pictures before
you so generously give them away, so we can all see.


--
Best Regards
pat on the hill