Tag: applique

Here’s some scantily clad snowmen (and snow lady) to embroider on those days you’re just chillin’ out.

The fleur di lis is a very vintage symbol used in France for centuries. I use them as appliques in quilting because they are so stylish and so easy to stitch down with a narrow zig zag using the trusty sewing machine. Both patterns can be used for applique but the one with the wider

This is a quick and easy block if you stitch it down by machine. I don’t like to mess with the settings on my machine in order to use a heavier thread so I fuse the pieces to the background fabric and couch over another thread with a narrow zig zag stitch. I’ve used a

What can be cuter than a kitten? Why, a kitten in a basket, of course! I don’t know what size block to use for the base fabric but the basket is 7″ wide. The diagram shows the applique to be placed diagonally on the square to accommodate the height of the handle. Otherwise you’d have

18 super cute animals to applique onto children’s clothing, quilts or use them in a soft baby book. Included are the tails to embroider using the cover photo as a guide to the lettering.

This kitten and puppy pair would be cute in a quilt or appliqued to some pillows.

The simple  bunny pattern could be cut from patterned fabric and line them up in a row around the hem of a little girl’s dress in in a quilt, of course. The butterfly could be embroidered as is or cut out the main body and the wing pieces, layer them up and voila!

Two chicks and three ducks play nice together in this five piece embroidery pattern set. They are about six inches so they would work as applique patterns too which is a wonderful way to use up those scraps that await your attention.

Bird embroidery patterns for embroidery or applique.

A collection of roses that are open to the world exposing their golden centers.

A few tree patterns for applique or embroidery.