Applique Made Easy (Hardcover)

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Product Description

Your Step-by-Step Guide to Appliqué Made Easy

Now you can find all the information you need about appliqué in one handy reference! Over 270 color photographs show you how to get the beautiful results you want, whether appliquéing by hand or by machine.

Here's just a preview of what you'll find inside:

* The secret to perfect hand appliqué stitches
* Satin stitch, blanket stitch, and other decorative looks to finish fusible appliqués by machine
* Invisible machine appliqué that looks as if it were done by hand (but takes a fraction of the time)
* Stunning three-dimensional appliqué, including ruching, folding, and more
* Folk art appliqué that's fast and fun
* Colorful molas, an ethnic appliqué style, made quick and easy on the machine

And more creative ways to have fun with appliqué.

Tips and tricks that make appliqué totally trouble-free...even for first-timers.

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Your Step-by-Step Guide to Appliqué Made Easy

Now you can find all the information you need about appliqué in one handy reference! Over 270 color photographs show you how to get the beautiful results you want, whether appliquéing by hand or by machine.

Here's just a preview of what you'll find inside:

* The secret to perfect hand appliqué stitches
* Satin stitch, blanket stitch, and other decorative looks to finish fusible appliqués by machine
* Invisible machine appliqué that looks as if it were done by hand (but takes a fraction of the time)
* Stunning three-dimensional appliqué, including ruching, folding, and more
* Folk art appliqué that's fast and fun
* Colorful molas, an ethnic appliqué style, made quick and easy on the machine

And more creative ways to have fun with appliqué.

Tips and tricks that make appliqué totally trouble-free...even for first-timers.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books; Revised edition (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0875968139
• ISBN-13: 978-0875968131
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #76,594 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

56 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners, June 25, 1999

By A Customer

This book is fabulous for people who are in the process of learning how to applique. I hated to applique. My mother-in-law had this book and I read it. I now enjoy applique and I use the techniques I saw in the book. It's absolutely wonderful. It's a step-by-step guide to several different techniques for applique. You'll love it.

40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Applique Made Easy, March 1, 2000

By A Customer

I do not usually get excited about a book, however this one has such helpful hints and clear steps on how to do applique I had to rush out and purchase it and am now purching it for a friend. I feel it was well worth what I paid for it.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most Useful/Helpful Book on Applique, January 2, 2003

By	Charlee D. Banks (Amity, OR United States) - See all my reviews

If I could have only one book on applique, this would be the one. Every question I've ever had on every technique is clearly answered and beautifully photographed. When I don't understand what another book presents, or I'm having trouble with a technique, I come back to this book.