{"id":33996,"date":"2016-10-05T05:36:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=33996"},"modified":"2025-01-17T12:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T20:48:11","slug":"quilt-class-basic-machine-applique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/quilt-class-basic-machine-applique\/","title":{"rendered":"Quilt Class: Basic Machine Applique&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1091\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3758sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1091\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3758sm-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Cake block detail\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3758sm-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3758sm-1023x681.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3758sm.jpg 1912w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cake block detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is part of the quilt class, but I will use some different patterns and fabrics to demonstrate.<\/p>\n<p>When I started working on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/tarts-milestone\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Tarts Come to Tea<\/em><\/a> after a long break I really could not remember how to machine applique&#8217;. It was the strangest feeling. I knew the general principles (trace pattern, iron it on fabric, satin stitch around the shapes), but all the details were hiding in some dark corner of my mind. I felt like I had to start over.<\/p>\n<p>Being a good librarian I looked at some books, but could only find references to needle-turn and raw-edged applique&#8217;. I developed the following process. This is an overview. A future tutorial will provide more detail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supplies<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>pencil<\/li>\n<li>large sketch pad<\/li>\n<li>favorite fusible (I like Soft Fuse)<\/li>\n<li>black marker<\/li>\n<li>paper scissors<\/li>\n<li>fabric<\/li>\n<li>thread<\/li>\n<li>sewing machine<\/li>\n<li>applique&#8217; foot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1093\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3749inverted.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1093\" title=\"Cake block pattern\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3749inverted-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"Cake block pattern\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3749inverted-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3749inverted-1024x628.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3749inverted.jpg 1908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cake block pattern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First, I draw the pattern out life size on a white sheet of sketch paper. (I know this doesn&#8217;t look like white paper, but see the <a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/weekend-work\/\">Weekend Work post<\/a> for an explanation). I usually draw in pencil to start. When I draw the shapes in pencil I can make small changes until I am satisfied with the shapes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1219\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3750sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1219\" title=\"Machine Applique' Pattern\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3750sm-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"Machine Applique' Pattern\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3750sm-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3750sm-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3750sm.jpg 1812w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Machine Applique&#8217; Pattern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next I trace the patterns on individual smaller sheets of paper. If there are parts that need to be in different colors or need to be separated for some reason, then I make separate patterns for them. For example, I made a separate pattern each for the main part of the cup, the coffee, the handle and the inside-back of the cup, above.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1220\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3748.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1220\" title=\"Tracing Machine Applique' Pattern\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3748-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Tracing Machine Applique' Pattern\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3748-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3748-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3748.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tracing Machine Applique&#8217; Pattern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I put the Soft Fuse, or other fusible of your choice, over the pattern and trace the pattern onto Soft Fuse.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1221\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3754sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1221\" title=\"Traced Pattern on Fabric\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3754sm-300x129.jpg\" alt=\"Traced Pattern on Fabric\" width=\"300\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3754sm-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3754sm-1023x440.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3754sm.jpg 1896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traced Pattern on Fabric<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After that is done, I trim the fabric to the approximate size, then press the Soft Fuse (or other appropriate fusible) on to the wrong side of that piece of fabric.<\/p>\n<p>Repeat for all of the parts of your pattern.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1091\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3758sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1091\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3758sm-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Cake block detail\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3758sm-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3758sm-1023x681.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/pict3758sm.jpg 1912w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cake block detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Finally, remove the paper and stick the pieces to the background.<\/p>\n<p>Press the fusible on to the background, according to the directions and satin stitch around the edges.<\/p>\n<p>See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/sampler-class-fusible-machine-applique-tutorial-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fusible Applique&#8217; tutorial<\/a> for more detailed information. See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/mach-applique-with-direction\/\" target=\"_blank\">Machine Applique&#8217; using Directional Motifs<\/a> for more information on making sure your designs go the right way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is part of the quilt class, but I will use some different patterns and fabrics to demonstrate. When I started working on the Tarts Come to Tea after a long break I really could not remember how to machine applique&#8217;. It was the strangest feeling. I knew the general principles (trace pattern, iron it &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/quilt-class-basic-machine-applique\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Quilt Class: Basic Machine Applique&#8217;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[374],"tags":[321,132,380,142],"class_list":["post-33996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-374","tag-lessonsteaching","tag-quilt-class","tag-sampler","tag-sampler-quilt-class"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33996"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65403,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33996\/revisions\/65403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}