This convenient pocket guide features Kim Diehl's unique and wonderfully successful technique for invisible appliqué by machine and turn-free appliqué by hand. Discover how to shorten your stitching time, how to finish appliqués that aren't reversed from the original pattern, and how preparation can eliminate the need to anchor seam allowances in place with starch or a fabric glue stick prior to stitching. Learn about Kim's invisible machine-appliqué techniques that use freezer paper and are infinitely quicker to complete. As a bonus, learn how to machine appliqué with trapunto!
About Kim Diehl
Since becoming the grand-prize winner of American Patchwork & Quilting's "Pieces of the Past" Quilt Challenge in 1998, designer Kim Diehl has published numerous designs in the national magazine. Her work has also been featured in McCall's Quick Quilts and Quiltmaker.