new to this group, have applique question

Hi Kathy, and welcome. The answer to your question is one of those 'it all depends' and yes or no. It seems like our Pat on the Hill was considering doing the quilting first and then adding the appliqué. I do the appliqué and the quilting comes next. I wouldn't put the borders on until I'd done the appliqué only because the borders will make the piece larger and a little harder to maneuver. We would like to know a little about you. Just generally, where are you, do you have a pet who assists you in quilting ( a QI) and you can simply ignore Pat in Virginia who keeps hoping a new addition to our group will send her some chocolate. It's too hot to ship chocolate anyway. Polly

"PeachyM" Hi, I only do wallhangings. That's my extent of quilting but I have a

Yes, it's more than possible, Kathy. It works beautifully. It is so much easier to actually sew the appliqué on (well, by hand it is anyway), as you don't need to worry about stitches on the reverse. I have done two fairly major pieces that way; but I do want to do more - and with pieced backgrounds. There is an Australian quilter (probably loads more, but her name always springs to mind when I think of this technique). Her name is Gloria Loughran. Her work is stunning.

My feeling is that you should make up the whole base (centre + borders) and quilt it (but perhaps not the binding); then add the appliqué, then the binding - having squared it if necessary.

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Hi, Polly,

I live in Fairview, PA. I have a quilting friend but we haven't done anything together yet. I have a Janome 11000 and it has a nice area to the right of the needle that should help with quilting the background for the applique. I will not add the final border. I think I will add the inner boarder and include that with the crosshatch quilting. I'm new to all of the quilting terms. Is there a good source on the internet for quilting terms?

Kathy

Welcome! What sort of quilting? If it's an all-over grid, you could quilt it first and put the applique on top. If you want to emphasize your lovely applique, do that first and then quilt around it, maybe echo lines. Roberta in D

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You can quilt first, or applique then quilt. If you applique first, your first quilting lines would go 1/8 inches away from the applique edge. That is called echo quilting because you are echoing the edge of the applique. After that first line is done you can use any method to fill the remaining area to be quilted. Debra in VA See my quilts at:

I don't know of any online glossaries but your local library would have some good beginner quilter books. Look for one by Fonz and Porter or Bonesteele. Debra in VA See my quilts at:

aeyyyyyy I don't know if "The Fonz" was much of a quilter. :-) Make sure you spell it Fons.

Hello Peachy! Quilting can come before or after the appliqué, as others have stated. If you quilt after the appliqué, I think it is important to add borders AFTER the appliqué, because the handling of the piece while you appliqué is likely to slightly distort the background. I like to cut the background a little large, then to square it to size after I've finished the appliqué. At that point I add borders and eventually quilt the project. That is my way. Someday I want to add the appliqué after the project is fully quilted, just for fun!

Meantime, I'd just like to say Welcome to the Land of RCTQ. We have fun here, no moderator, no rules. The only thing you really need to know is that it is very wise to have your chocolate vetted. Just send a pound or two to the Office of the Official Chocolate Taster of RCTQ, which is in my Palace here in Virginia. I will test and taste and report back via email. You don't have to thank me ... this is my unselfish volunteer duty in RCTQ. A tough job, but someone's gotta do it. :)

By the way, just ignore Polly Esther. She is just pouting because I got here before her and got the coveted Chocolate Taster job!!! :)

Pat In Virginia/USA

Welcome! There is no right or wrong way...Its up to the design and you. If you want to have the applique extending a little into the border you will of course have to add it first. Looks well blended when it does hang off into the border. Lyn

Hi, Pat, thanks! I have another question. When you quilt the background don't you do it with batting beneath? I thought I would put the background in the center of my batting, it's cotton batting, very thin. That way when I'm done quilting I can trim just the background to the proper size and add the borders so the borders have the batting, too. I've decided to put the applique on after the quilting and before the borders. I am a seamstress and make all of my own clothes. This project is worth 2 blouses and 1 pair of capris!

I can't own two pounds of chocolate. It would be gone before anyone knew it was in the house!

Thanks, again, Peachy

You could do it that way, I think. (Remember you have 3 layers with the backing beneath the batting!) But IMO it would be hard to trim the background accurately. Might just be easier to do the borders too before you start quilting. Roberta in D

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