In case you missed my previous Galaxy Quilt post, I'll bring you up to (light)speed. I shared my Slice and Stitch Challenge project on the Aurifil blog, and made several promises to detail the process behind the finish. Keeping true to my word, today I'm sharing a look at reverse appliqué.
Reverse Appliqué
I began using the OLFA Circle Cutter to cut the largest circle possible from the fabric I pieced together, or set the guide on the Circle Cutter to the measurement I desired.
Slide the measurement on the OLFA Circle Cutter 1/4" smaller (closer to the handle and blade) and cut a circle out from the center of a square of double layered and pre-ironed freezer paper that is bigger than the circle.
Next I slid the measurement on the OLFA Circle Cutter 1/4" smaller for a second time. This is 1/2" smaller than the measurement I used when I cut the planet. I cut a circle into the background fabric. I pressed the waxy side of the freezer paper with the hole onto the wrong side of the background so there is a 1/4" gap between the background and the freezer paper on all sides.
I snipped slits into the seam allowance of the background fabric while still leaving the distance of a few threads between the slit and the freezer paper.
Apply glue stick or pen to the visible seam allowance of the background fabric. Finger press the background seam allowance to the non-waxy side of the freezer paper before pressing to dry the glue. Then gently pull the fabric from the freezer paper and press again. Apply glue to the seam allowance of the wrong side of the background.
Lay the planet circle over the opening to cover the hole with the right side down (unlike the picture above) and toward the wrong side of the background (as shown above).
Stitch the planet to the background using an 80 wt Aurifil thread (wooden spool & fine thickness) that matches the background and a zipzag stitch with a length of 2 and a width of 1.
Stitches should alternate being on the background and just barely on the planet. Reduce the length to .3 to start and stop.
Reverse Appliqué
I began using the OLFA Circle Cutter to cut the largest circle possible from the fabric I pieced together, or set the guide on the Circle Cutter to the measurement I desired.
Slide the measurement on the OLFA Circle Cutter 1/4" smaller (closer to the handle and blade) and cut a circle out from the center of a square of double layered and pre-ironed freezer paper that is bigger than the circle.
Next I slid the measurement on the OLFA Circle Cutter 1/4" smaller for a second time. This is 1/2" smaller than the measurement I used when I cut the planet. I cut a circle into the background fabric. I pressed the waxy side of the freezer paper with the hole onto the wrong side of the background so there is a 1/4" gap between the background and the freezer paper on all sides.
I snipped slits into the seam allowance of the background fabric while still leaving the distance of a few threads between the slit and the freezer paper.
Apply glue stick or pen to the visible seam allowance of the background fabric. Finger press the background seam allowance to the non-waxy side of the freezer paper before pressing to dry the glue. Then gently pull the fabric from the freezer paper and press again. Apply glue to the seam allowance of the wrong side of the background.
Lay the planet circle over the opening to cover the hole with the right side down (unlike the picture above) and toward the wrong side of the background (as shown above).
Stitch the planet to the background using an 80 wt Aurifil thread (wooden spool & fine thickness) that matches the background and a zipzag stitch with a length of 2 and a width of 1.
Stitches should alternate being on the background and just barely on the planet. Reduce the length to .3 to start and stop.
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