Wool Appliqué the Piece O' Cake Way: Mix Wool with Cotton & Linen

by Becky Goldsmith, Linda Jenkins

Overview

Felted wool gets the Piece O’ Cake treatment from the bestselling design team who guides you through fun projects from pincushions to foot warmers.

Get luscious colors and textures in your quilts with 12 all-new projects from Piece O’ Cake Designs. Bestselling authors Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins add felted wool appliqué to crisp cottons and linens for added dimension on quilts and home decor. Easy to stitch and easier to love, wool appliqué has no edges to turn under, making it ideal for beginners and experienced quilters! From picking the best supplies to hand stitching methods and quilt finishing tips, you’ll learn it all. Projects include quilts, pillows, table runners, a zipper pouch, and more!

“Use wool in exciting new ways! Becky and Linda have compiled 12 colorful home decor projects that combine wool with cotton and linen.” —Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617450488
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	07/30/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	227
File size:	18 MB
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About the Author

Becky Goldsmith is the co-owner of Piece O’Cake Designs quilt patterns, as well as an award-winning quilter. Her art background and interior design degree provide a perfect alliance of insight and experience for quilting. She lives in Sherman, Texas. pieceocake.com

Linda Jenkins, best-selling author and celebrated quilt designer, is the other half of Piece O’Cake Designs. She developed a fine eye for color as a hair colorist, makeup artist, and beauty shop owner, which influenced her appliqué patterns. She lives in Grand Junction, Colorado. pieceocake.com

Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments and Dedication
Introduction
Getting Started
Basic Supplies • About Fabric Requirements • Borders
Felted Wool, Cotton, and Linen
Felted Wool or Wool Felt? • Cotton • Linen
Preparing To Stitch
Felted Wool Preparation • Always Use Fusible Web for Felted Wool Appliqué • The Best Threads to Use with Felted Wool • Cotton and Linen Fabric Preparation • Design and Audition
General Appliqué Instructions
Preparing Cotton and Linen Backgrounds • Making the Appliqué Templates • Using Templates for Fusible Appliqué • Using the Templates on Cotton to Appliqué with Attitude • Making the Positioning Overlay • Using the Positioning Overlay • Finger-press • Pressing and Trimming the Blocks
Stitches for Appliquéing with Felted Wool
Choose Thread • The Blanket Stitch • Embellish With A Stem Stitch
Special Techniques for Appliquéing with Felted Wool
Outer Points • Inner Points • Curves and Circles
Appliqué with Attitude on Cotton
The Running Stitch
Finishing Techniques
Finishing the Quilt • Quilting Felted Wool • Continuous Bias Binding • Straight-Grain Binding from Strips • Sewing Binding to the Quilt • Corded Binding
Projects
Blue Basket
Yoyo Garden Foot Warmer
Fruitful Market Basket
Strawberry Zip Bag
Strawberry Pincushions
Kitchen Quilts
Leafy Pillows
Leafy Table Topper
Jamestown Avenue
Tulips Do The Polka
Yoyo Basket
Vintage Gone Modern
About the Authors
Resources