The essentials...

I have always really liked the look of appliqué but would get discouraged by all the faffing around with freezer paper etc, burning my fingers with the iron and generally getting fed up before I'd finished more than a block or two.  But with so many gorgeous appliqué projects out there these days it was inevitable that I would get sucked back into yet another attempt. The lure this time was The Aunt's Quilt, a BOM by Amitie Textiles. Only this time I am managing to keep up and I have even added additional appliqué projects to my line up of WIPs! Mainly thanks to my friend Michelle introducing me to the back-basting technique, my finally taking the time to master the Clover bias maker, and Amitie having way too many gorgeous quilts on display in the store!

I will blog some of my WIPs soon, but first here is a teaser pic of my essential tools for making my appliqué easier and faster! Details will follow...