small/tight applique help

The are long strips of fabric an inch wide, turned into half inch wide bias tape, then a zig zag stitched along it to gather it up, I made them into flowers away from the background fabric, though some instructions apply them straight to the background. Then the end of each petal and the join between two of them is caught by a tiny stitch to apply to the background.

Cheers Anne

thanks, Elly. which 'tear drop on top' are you talk'n bout? which design? gawd its awful in the morning til i'm fully awake. sorry, early here still and brain has yet to get into gear. jeanne

"Elly" wrote...

I liked Jeanne's idea of appliquéing the tear drop shape on top. that would be a little easier.

Hi Jeanne, thank you for sharing your pics. Your butterfly is lovely as is your flower appliqué blocks. Elly

smaller than 1/8"? how small do you need? if its that small, might be worth embroidering what you need. could do a couple rows side by side of flat stem stitch to get the width you need. lost in the south pacific, jeanne

"Anne Rogers" wrote... found it, I like it, I think I follow what you say you were doing, if

Anne, I am still learning applique tricks myself. I think the most amazing thing is that a trick that works for one person doesn't work for everybody. I just try each one until I find something that works for me. One of the best places I've found for learning tips is the applique addicts yahoo group. Here's the addy:

well I don't "need" them at all, though I don't like to be defeated! I know embroidery was used on baltimore album quilts, but I'm not planning to do it, as it's a very small component of a bigger design, I could omit the smaller component, or maybe use a different flower.

Cheers Anne

what size and shape do you need, so as not to be defeated, for the design? wondering in the south pacific, jeanne well I don't "need" them at all, though I don't like to be