Hand Appliqué Turning Technique With Stabilizer (Ep. 109)

In this video we show how to do the turning technique first before doing The Stitch. Take the design pattern and trace the design onto the stabilizer. Cut out the pieces as smoothly as possible. The background piece should be 2" larger than your design. Fold and press it for creased registration marks. Cut out your design pieces 1/4" larger than the stabilizer. Glue the ends of the fabric first and fold them over. Slather the glue along the edges. Use the awl to pull in the fabric and press it down. Use an iron to set. Apply dots of Roxann's Glue Baste-It for placement of design.
This is Lesson 4b in Nancy M. Roelfsema's, "Learning To Quilt" curriculum.
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[@beadtex]

Thank you for this wonderful workshop - greetings from Germany

[@asiahsheik2105]

Gosh never in a million years would I have taught of using a stapler thank u as always for sharing awesomeness

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

You are so welcome

[@deloresangus7117]

Thank you for your series of lessons! They are beautifully done- enough info but not overwhelming and no extraneous distractions. I will certainly pass along your links to newbies who want to learn how to quilt. If they follow your tips, they will establish good foundations. Having quilted and crafted for about 50 years, I have seen many “teachers”. I have watched you now from 101 to here and plan to continue. Never too experienced to learn something new or better!🤓

[@ElinT13]

As to the stapler: usually, the bottom plate of the stapler can be turned so that the ends of the staples aren't folded towards the inside but to the outside. That makes it much easier to remove them. Thanks for this and all other learning videos!

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Thanks for the info!

[@rebapepper4635]

I just watch your video. I was in bed…got up and went in my sewing room and tried it ! So easy and such a beautiful result ! Thanks ❤

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Wonderful!

[@claudiaforrest6669]

Great tips for this newbie to turned appliqué!

[@cindypetersen3388]

A beautiful demonstration, easy to follow.

[@jeanettem9016]

I totally agree with newbeequilter, these are the best videos i have found so far. I am steadily working through all your videos and I wish I had found you earlier. Thank you.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Thank you so much. We keep making more.

[@patclifford7560]

Very helpful thank you.

[@kathryncooper5726]

You make it look so easy, love your tutorials. From UK

[@valeryepawlowski5470]

Merci pour cette démonstration.

[@theresehaas1190]

Never fail to learn something. Thank you!

[@chilkakanika1456]

That was wonderful and very helpful. Thanks

[@traceysankar-charleau4003]

Love this!!.. very easy to follow.

[@carmenbailey1560]

Thanks, just going to start appliqué my first piece, wish me luck. Thanks for sharing your video 👍❤️😊

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

You’re welcome 😊

[@emadla12]

This is the best tutorial on appliqué thank you

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Thank you Elaheh :)

[@glitter2glaze21]

You totally ROCK!

[@sherrigittel4623]

Excellent tutorial!!!

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Thank you!

[@newbeequilter]

I don't know who your camera man/woman is, but it's like you're singing a duet and you both have perfect pitch resulting in beautiful harmony! I suspect your cameraman is a quilter himself because he/she knows the important angles to shoot from so that the viewer can see EXACTLY what your teaching us and why you're doing it. BTW, I also think it takes a skilled and confident craft teacher to freely allow any cameraman to focus in on not only what you're doing correctly, but also allowing your audience to view any potential mistakes. I can't imagine having the patience or skill to do traditional hand-turned appliqué, but this video makes me want to at least do a wall hanging with appliqué using all your terrific tips like: making multiple leafs with one cutting, how you adeptly and patiently glued and turned over the edges, and the folding of the background fabric multiple times to help with symmetrical arrangement of the appliqué. Thank you, Nancy and team.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Before we shoot each segment we review what's going to be shown and determine which camera has the best angle. Our jib operator (overhead shot) is the husband of our Creative Director - it pays to have connections! Our intrepid reporter, Gina, doubles as a camera operator when we're in the studio - she got some of the demo shots. It takes a lot of work to create each segment - thank you for your kind words.

[@newbeequilter]

Sounds like your team really has it together. Quality videos like yours are the reason I take time to make comments and try and show my appreciation for all your hard work. I'm sure other viewers see and appreciate your instructions it as well, but may not have the time or realize what it means to ALL those involved in producing them.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Well, thank you for noticing all the details and taking the time to comment.

[@sheilaallen2146]

Thank you

[@swiss6775]

Great video. Thank You!!!!

[@youngmanmary2918]

Loved the tutorial. I have learned so much thank you

[@rashaessam7935]

Very helpful thanks 🎉

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@suecone2198]

Love it!

[@naomibirch4079]

Where can I get the glue and aul that are used in this video?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Naomi - check out www.firesidequilts.com

[@karenchelf2484]

Great tips

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Glad you like them!

[@cpp263]

good video. thanks.

[@kathleenmurphy3707]

What kind of glues did our use? Thank you..

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

I use UHU glue sticks.

[@WhiTor1]

Can this method using glues be used on quilts that will be used or is this more for use with wall hangings, etc. Also, does this method work with small half inch circles/ovals? Thank you.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Yes you can! The stabilizer gets softer with washings.

[@jmason8883]

How do you remove the stabiliser? 🧐 Oh just noticed answer below 👍👍👍🇦🇺

[@peapod8]

Have folks tried te Cricut digital cutting machine? I plan to use mine. Seems it would liminate scissor inacuracy.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

I have used my Brother Scan and Cut to cut these and it works good but I fine.

[@jodiegrace2849]

Thanks for a great tutorial. It's helping me to get through our second lockdown in Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺 Love your nail polish what brand and colour is it?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@lthornb1]

Great video. What is the name of the stabilizer?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

It's from Pellon - a Soft-n-Stay Cut Away

[@cherylhenry2596]

Also, which glue sticks do you use?

[@michelemonahan2377]

Exactly what I was wondering

[@dogwalker338]

I tried regular glue sticks and couldn’t get it to work…I’d love to know too!

[@stephaniehicks8721]

I’m in the UK, could I ask what the stabiliser would be over here? Aldi is your large glue stick Fabric glue or normal paper glue?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Stephanie, I use a Pellon Cut Away, it's stiff enough to hold and softens when washed and I us a glue that is acid free and will wash out.

[@michellegallas9916]

What glue stick is that?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

It's the UHU brand - available at www.firesidequilts.com :)

[@canuck33]

Why use stabilizer and not freezer paper? My pattern has many intricate pieces and is a small picture quilt of a pug. I know freezer paper will have to be removed and stabilizer doesn’t but I won’t be washing it to gain softness. Then again, just depends how stiff it ends up to be. Might not be an issue but am concerned about stiffness. I also plan on machine appliquéing the pieces. I think. Thanks.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

For the stabilizer, the Ricky Tims Sable Stuff is the best - not too stiff and when washed is makes it a really soft. www.firesidequilts.com/shop/c/p/Ricky-Tims-Stable-Stuff-Poly-x57763443.htm

[@canuck33]

@@QuiltingWithNancy thanks but my point was why stabilizer vs. freezer paper in the first place?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

@@canuck33 Because you can leave the stabilizer in the quilt - with freezer paper you need to remove it so the quilt can be washed as the freezer paper doesn't wash well :)

[@canuck33]

@@QuiltingWithNancy Makes sense. Thank you.

[@gienbot7954]

Is sizing the same as starching? U.K. viewer with language issues! Also, does the stabilizer glue itself to the fabric when heated (ironed)? Love the clear direction on all your videos, except, being british, some things aren't clear.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Gien, that's funny!! Sizing is actually not exactly the same product, but it does the same thing. Starch is made of sugar so for me, i don't want sugar on my quilt because if i put it away unfinished, i could get little bugs that want to eat the sugar. Sizing is not made of sugar so it works great!! Depending on what kind of stabilizer you get it will iron on or not - be sure to ask at the shop you buy at.

[@gienbot7954]

thanks, I certainly don't need more bugs so good to know. I'll go to bed less stupid tonight!

[@cherylhenry2596]

The stabilizer I'm using is very light and airy. It doesn't seem stiff. The one you use, is it more heavyweight?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

I use a cut away stabilizer, the RIcky Tims Stable Stuff works great too :)

[@cherylhenry2596]

Thanks so much

[@betsyercolini8724]

Thanks for sharing this! Is the tearaway and glue hard to hand needle through?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Besty - the tearaway foundation is not removed - it seems stiff when you are working on the project, but you leave it in and when you wash the quilt the stabilizer will soften up - when you do the glue portion, try to keep it from the actual fold of the fabric so that it is not too hard to get the needle through. The glue is a water soluble so again, when the quilt is washed the glue goes away :)

[@sheilacossey9162]

How long does it take you to make a quilt like the one on the wall behind you

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Sheila, that is kind of a loaded question. for someone like me that has been quilting for almost 30 years, that would would take me, from beginning to end about 120 hours - that would include the quilting and binding. But for others I can't tell you. The truth is that us quilters don't make quilts on time tables - we make quilts and art because it's inside of use and it's fun! :) - trust me, if you have never quilted before, once you start there is no stopping :) - Nancy

[@fatcatfrankie8321]

If I want to embroider or embellish my design so that knots and threads are not visible, do I do that after the entire design is down, and before I make a quilt sandwhich?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Gemma, I'm not sure what you mean. This is what I think, let me know if this is not what your questions is. If i am doing hand embroidery embellishments on a block i hide my starting and ending knots as a go, making sure they tails are contained "inside" the embellishment (this is really hard to explain in writing) and if i am adding an embellishment, like a button or beads to a quilt, I add those after the quilting is quilted and hide the tails inside the quilt with the batting. Hope that helped - sounds like a good topic for a video :)

[@fatcatfrankie8321]

OnPoint-TV and Quilting with Nancy I started making spider man. He’s an appliqué. I made the face first, and layered the eyes. I don’t know if I should have pieced it all first. I have been told Zi break every rule in quilting! Lol

[@fatcatfrankie8321]

Wish I could attach a picture

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Send me a picture to [e-mail]

[@margpeach3228]

Love your work. Very practical ideas. thank you so much

[@cherylhenry2596]

Is that the Pellon Stabilizer for embroidery?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Yes it is.

[@cherylhenry2596]

Thanks so much. And the tutorials are really terrific.

[@janetteaguirre-terry2986]

Great vid. Thanks. How do I get that design?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Janette - the instructions for that quilt are in the "Learning to Quilt" book - available on our website www.onpoint-tv.com as an EBook with all the links to the videos or as a printed book. Thanks for watching! Nancy

[@bettinaxstitch177]

What Kind of stabilizer paper do You use?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

I use a Pellon tear away, although any brand will work. I like one that will be stiff enough to hold the end, but when it is washed, turns very soft.