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Applique Books

  • Applique  in Reverse

    Applique in Reverse

    • Create unique dimensional looks with this classic technique! Use large pieces of background fabric underneath the applique designs for easier handling. Beginners who love the look of applique can easily master this useful technique!
  • Design Art Deco Quilts

    Design Art Deco Quilts

    • Learn to design and sew striking, stylized quilts inspired by 1930s Art Deco style. There are 11 stunning quilts in this book, plus a visual history of Art Deco style and architecture!
  • Dual Image Applique

    Dual Image Applique

    • Join Dilys Fonks with this wonderful book and learn how to get two designs from each pattern! One fused pattern produces two images with a positive/negative machine applique technique. It's simple, economical, fun, fast and stunning! Each project (there are 10 total) introduces a new twist to the basic method, opening up all sorts of possibilities for future projects. There's also an extensive gallery with variations in color, technique, and style to inspire your own creativity.
  • Picture This!

    Picture This!

    • Let Marcia Stein help you to draw upon your favorite photos while creating unique and individual wallhangings! No drawing skills are required, and you can learn how to use three machine applique techniques - turn-under, fused, or raw-edge.
  • Quilt Fiesta!

    Quilt Fiesta!

    • This book features a lot of applique, as well as piecing! These surprising designs originate with Mexican tile patterns and you can reflect the beauty of the Talavera ceramic tiles in stunning color. Each eye-catching fusible-applique quilt includes a photo of the original tile that inspired it. You'll learn to translate a tile's solid colors into a vibrant quilt design.
  • Quilted Symphony

    Quilted Symphony

    • Liberate your Creative Side with Abstract Art! Construct quilts in segments that are easy to work out. Gloria Loughman helps you learn to use color effectively, to perfect your satin stitch, free-motion stitch and triple stitch, and how to create your own designs from doodles, photographs, and shapes!
  • Serendipity Quilts

    Serendipity Quilts

    • Susan Carlson's second book doesn't let you down! Full of great applique projects (with a glue stick, no less), Susan leads you through an easy design process that let's you create your own modern wall hangings.
  • Give & Take Applique

    Give & Take Applique New

    • Daphne Grieg and Susan Purney Mark have combined to bring you this colorful and delightful book! The techniques presented in this book are good for both hand and machine applique, and are perfect for fat quarters and guild challenges. This is two-for-one technique that makes tricky shapes super easy to Applique!
    • Included are 12 different patterns and templates - these projects can be adapted to numerous other patterns!

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