Invisible Applique

Invisible Applique

Finally an applique technique beginners can master! Ami's clear instructions, illustrated with simple line drawings, teach an applique technique where the thread does not show! No dents, no puckers, and no hassles. Use this simple method for hand piecing too! That's right; look forward to perfect patchwork using an APPLIQUE stitch! No more frustrating set-in patches or mismatched seams. You'll be able to do it all!

"Hooray for Ami! Many quiltmakers and most beginners have always been troubled, plagued, and driven plain crazy when applique pieces just won't 'cooperate' with the background fabric on is attempting to stitch them to. Well, weep no more get ready to learn how to achieve a standard of applique excellence."
Creative Quilting

"Simms offers an improvement on the traditional applique stitch. It's quick and easy to master, and it produces excellent results. Best of all, the stitch has other applications; it can even be used for hand piecing, allowing for better point and corner matching."
Threads Magazine

"Ami's conversational style and Jean Pajot Smith's clear illustrations (provided in both right-hand and left-hand versions) combine to make a persuasive workbook."
Quilter 's Newsletter Magazine

from page 16

"At this point, the mess you're holding in your hands makes you wonder why you ever bought this book. Understandable. With each "stitch" you are adding another parallel line of thread, another "toehooker." And so far it doesn't look a thing like applique. Wait. Trust me.

When you have taken enough stitches to count six parallel threads, stop. The thread should be coming out of the piece to be appliqued. More on that in a moment. Now comes the fun.

With the tip of your needle, or your fingers, gently roll under the seam allowance and pull the thread taut. Not only will the applique lay perfectly flat, but the thread will disappear!"
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