Hand applique'

Appliqueing a Dresden Plate 

Open all seams and iron. Your Dresden Plate will lay flatter.

Hank applique'ing.

Come up from the back with your needle and thread into the fold 

on the piece to be applique'd. 

Place your needle straight down in the background fabric 

directly under  where the thread came up in the fold.

 Pivot the point of your needle to the left, less then 1/4 " away from where your 

needle went in the background fabric, and come up in the fold 

of the piece to be applique'd.

 I always keep my needle parallel to my fold line as seen in the picture below.

Pull your needle out and continue stitching as above. 

It may take a little practice but the end results are so worth it.

Front side.

Right point is applique'd in place. Left is still pined. 

Back side.  

To keep threads from showing through as a shadow to the front,

take a running stitch and keep thread under applique'd piece and cut. 

Hiding tails.

Take a stitch over your starting tail knot to hold tail in place.

then take a large stitch away from edge and clip thread.

Your tails will not shadow through the front of your quilt.

Please feel free to email me any questions you may have about hand applique'.