Raw Edge Applique 2 Intuitive Sewing Basics Art Quilting Advanced Tutorial

PLEASE NOTE: If it is 7-8-2022 or after my website no longer exists. Any patterns or PDF printouts mentioned in this video are no longer available. Sorry for any inconvenience. Currently I am still on Facebook: and here on YouTube: Free-motion quilt to your hearts content in Part II Raw Edge Applique REA Basics. We continue our three projects--tea cozy trivet or table mat--in 5 steps paying attention and trusting our reactions to what we are making. Following impulses keeping the flow going trusting that if we like it it is good and that if we dont like it it is bad - these are the goals of intuitive sewing and REA. There arent any mistakes if you like it it is well-made and it is beautiful. The final video will post within a week. Please let me know how things are going. 0:00 Part I: 0:08 If you pin basted because of my other video sorry. Please pick a different method: 1 Spray 2 Hand sew 3 Machine sew 4 Work flat with minimal machine basting. Free-motion video at time stamp 4:33: 0:50 To do this youll need to practice your free-motion if you arent proficient already 1:06 Pencil and paper practice: practice drawing yourself in and out of corners practice changing directions finding your shapes and the benefit of making potholders 4:13 Set up your machine for free-motion quilting 14 needle is good all-purpose construction thread in many colors is good for functional work 4:50 Choose thread by your level of free-motion and REA proficiency: beginner - match fabric and threads intermediate - contrast to fabric but match top bobbin thread advanced - contrast fabric and top thread but use neutral thread in the bobbin which saves tons of time and bobbins 5:52 STEP I. BUILD UP BACKGROUND - Start with big shapes anchoring visually and physically quickly cover some ground. Contrast in value not just color. 7:08 All the principles of good design apply: Balance - Emphasis - Movement - Pattern - Repetition - Proportion - Rhythm - Variety - Unity - Contrast - Value - Whimsy - Juxtaposition 8:53 REA BASIC DOs DONTs 1-7: 1 No tiny scraps 2 Tight stitches at edge of shapes 3 Dont stitch off your piece 4 Obsess about bobbin tension a little 5 Look at it from a distance 6 Take Care of Your Body 7 Mark trouble spots that YOU dont like - possibly...ugly puckers baggy areas cuts and holes bobbin thread show through ugly stitching 12:09 Handy Aids...gloves...marking tools chalk and washable markers...spray starch...washable fabric glue stick...curved tip embroidery scissors 16:42 Sketches can be helpful..and sometimes you might sleep on things. 16:55 STEP II. FILL IN MID-GROUND Enhance design with mid-sized graphic elements andor organic plant shapes 17:18 MORE REA DOsand DONTs 8-12: 8 Switch thread a lot 9 Trim to minimize overlap as you go 10 Manage puckers 11 Trim a little wiggle 12 Find your motifs everywhere 18:49 REA skills accrue with time and practice...part of it is your attitude about your own sewing 20:18 My favorite fabric sings on everything MORE REA DOsand DONTs 13-15: 13 Sew fabrics together if they sing together 14 Zigzags are more challenging than sinuous lines in terms of stitch quality 15 Experiment. Go a little crazy. Dont be matchy-matchy. No nitpicking. PLAY 20:56 Later we can do anything to fix mistakes and add embellishments... buttons... beads... ribbons... lace... embroidery... paint... marker... glitter... tassels.. .jewelry parts... to our hearts content 22:57 STEP III. FOREGROUND Add color highlights refine composition make any repairs. Clean backside of loose threads periodically as you go. 26:18 STEP IV. FINAL QUILTING PLAN EMBELLISHMENTS Quilt between elements adding detail and dimension plan final bells whistles 27:44 STEP V. WASH DRY Press from behind. Clean up frayed edges. Continue planning final bells whistles See you in a week or less! Raw Edge Applique No Fusing 1 Raw Edge Applique 3 Finishing: Popular Uploads: To check out my fiber art techniques playlist: To learn more about my favorite tools for the techniques I do please watch 12 Pro Tips to go from Homemade to Handmade: My most popular gift project pinless mitered napkins: ,

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