How to Use Fabric Glue for Applique

Fabric glue can be used for your applique quilting projects. Applique is a form of adding images to your quilt for a decorative style. You can sew each piece on, glue them on or you can do both. The fabric glue can hold on to the shapes that you wish to sew. It can keep together fabric without sewing, you can just use fabric glue without sewing anything at all! Follow the instructions below:

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• fabric glue
• fabric

1. Cut your fabric. Get your fabric ready to be glued, pay attention to the seam allowance.

2. Fold your seam allowance over to the desired size. Use a ruler to measure the exact seam.

3. Use the fabric glue.

4. Apply it to the fabric, little by little to prevent it from over flowing.

5. Attach the fabric to your background fabric. You can do this with more fabric glue. put fabric glue on the seam allowance, not too much.

6. Sew it on. You can sew on your fabric as well. You can make embroidery stitches for this.

Resources

• How to Cut an Applique Pattern

[askapeach]

on 10/28/2009 Very good tips for using fabric glue when quilting!

[kittykat3]

on 10/10/2009 Great tips on how to use fabric glue for applique. 5*

[JoyNmyHeart]

on 10/6/2009 What a great idea using the fabric glue to hold the applique in place while sewing.

[MyJB]

on 10/3/2009 Nice article on how to use fabric glue. Like the suggestion on using the glue to hold the fabric in place while sewing.

[survivoryea]

on 10/3/2009 Great tips for using fabric glue - thanks 5*