Appliqué

Many quilters choose to use freezer paper for appliqué. Available in grocery stores and some quilt shops, freezer paper has a shiny coating on one side that temporarily adheres to fabric when pressed with a warm iron. This technique may be used to prepare pieces for hand or machine appliqué. Learn how to use freezer paper to prepare appliqué shapes, below.

How you stabilize and stitch your appliqué pieces matters more than how you prep them. Click through to the end of the slideshow to get some troubleshooting tips!

Fusible ornament appliqués and metallic embellishments combine in a merry and bright tree skirt.

For quick fall decor, machine-appliqué shapes to a purchased tea towel. Fabrics are from various Kim Diehl collections for Henry Glass & Co.

Personalize a purchased reusable carryall by machine-appliquéing whimsical shapes on one side. Fabrics are from the Bee Basics collection by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs.

Practice your embroidery with a flower pincushion featuring both machine- and hand-stitched embellishments. Fabrics are from various Tonga batik collections by Timeless Treasures Fabrics.