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In this Learn, Make, Create! episode brought to you by Annie's Creative Studio, quilting expert Nancy McNally recreates the short seasonal word with raw-edge applique, including the grinning faces of a cat and pumpkin and an friendly flying bat. Follow along to make this whimsical Halloween applique project!
In this episode, you'll learn how to:
- Prepare template shapes for applique pieces.
- Position applique shapes onto background.
- Machine stitch raw-edge appliques.
Materials:
- Scraps brown and green batiks
- Scrap black solids
- Fat quarter cream batik
- 1/3 yard orange batik
- 1/2 yard purple batik
- Backing to size
- Batting to size
- Thread
- 2 (3/16") purple buttons
- 2 (7/16") black buttons
- 1 (1/2") cream button
- Fusible web with paper release
- Basic sewing tools and supplies