All instructional videos should be like this one...clear and simple. Thank you so much!

Thank you for taking the time to post. I’m sewing pyjama pants for the first time for my grandson and adding applique to the top. The top is just a plain T-shirt with the pj fabric appliquéd….great tutorial, thank you 😊

At last, someone educating us with the fundamentals we need to know!! Many thanks :-)

You absolutely think of every detail when you do a tutorial! That is so helpful! I know I can always depend on your tutorials to be excellent. Thank you!

With every video, you give detailed instructions. It is as if you are reading my mind and answering the questions that I'm asking. Thank you!

Great tutorial as always. Love your site.

Hi Wendy, I hadn’t appliquéd for a bit, but lucky me! I found your easy to follow tutorial. Great teaching. Slowly, step by step, repeated directions as you went. Thanks for taking the time to share your skills with us.

Great tutorial. Fantastic that you used J shape - A capitol J is exactly what I wanted to applique for my first attempt! Many thanks.

Nicely done! Clear and concise, thank you!

Give it a try! It opens up a whole world of new shapes for your quilts!

Thanks for an easy to follow video. I've got fusible web in a current project and hadn't the foggiest what to do! Makes sense now 🙂

thanks for the lesson. Returning to making embriodery pieces, this was a quick and complete refreshers course.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! This is the exact tutorial I was looking for especially with the zig zag stitching at the end!!!

Excellent tuturial..easy to understand and no nonsense

thank you! I've always been intimidated by applique but you make it look so easy, I think I am going to try one on my next quilt.

Your very clear and easy to follow.

Than you o much, Wendi!!! I have been wanting to learn how to appliqué for a very long-time, now, but every book or internet video only seemed to give two methods: 1.) by hand, or 2.) digitally using a machine! None have mentioned using a non-digital machine to appliqué before.

Incredibly clear and helpful directions, thank you!

Great video! Thank you! I am saving it for future reference!

Thank you for this video! I couldnt understand the directions on the heat n bond package and wanted to make sure my applique would be done correctly! Also thanks for reminding me to adhere this to the back of the fabric!

@vulcano911 I've used a lot of different brands and they're all pretty much the same. The one I have in my supplies right now is Wonder Under.

This was great and now I feel more confident about triing it!

Loved the tissue backing tip, as I dislike using more expensive fusible than necessary.

Love this video, very informative. i would of placed that piece closer to the edge of that lovely pink fabric, that way you wont waste fabric. thank you for showing this xx

I work in a fabric and craft store. I tell people how to use Wonder Under all the time. However, I have not used it myself. I know... This was very helpful. Thanks!

Thank you Wendy! I'm going to try your method!

i just made a shirt with my sorority letters on it using this video and it came out sooo good! thanks for the video!

I am a first time sewer and these videos have really helped a lot I really appreciate your hard work and effort to make me videos thank you so much

Straight to the points. Thanks

Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial! I am new to this and doing some swaps with friends and this is PERFECT for the mini I'm working on. Especially since to me appliqué is currently a pretty scary word. So THANK YOU for this awesome tutorial.

Thank You for Sharing! I Learn Something New Today in the World of Sewing!

This was helpful cuz I customize jean vest/ jacket and clothing and It sooo pricey buying iron on letters,,, so now I know what to Mae my letters and numbers out of!!! Thanks for sharing

Just backstitch a few stitches at the start and stop of your sewing and it'll act as a knot. If you want to get fancy you can leave long thread tails, thread the top one on a needle and sew it through to the back, knot them together and bury the threads - but that's art-quilt-show fussiness. :-)

Just about to buy some Wonder Under, and looking forward to your next vid, which I assume will address how you use fusible web for turned under applique Thanks,

You explained it so well

New to sewing, great information thank you!

I love your video and class in craftys.

Thanks. I needed a vídeo like this.

Thank you Wendi. You're a life saver! (long story)

Thanks for the lesson. Still need to practice curves with zig zag stitch.

Thank you for this tutorial... It was very easy to understand and I can't wait to do appliques on my quilts!!!

@hanasher1000 I don't know - I've never tried it. I imagine it would work fine - but cashmere feels too precious to use with a fusible adhesive. Even a fine adhesive would feel stiff and kind of ruin the drapiness of the cashmere.

I'm glad it was helpful! My favorite method is also a machine technique. You can see all the info on my website at Shiny Happy World. Just click on the Quilting Lessons tab at the top and you'll find it. Sorry - KZfaq won't let me use an actual (useful) link.

Wow! A great technique!!!!

Excellent tutorial. Thank you!

Thanks for this video! Really helpful, and answered all of my questions! :)

I LOVE the Peter Pan fabric in this video!!

I love this video

Enjoyed this tutorial. Thank you for making it. :)

O love your vídeos!!!! They're so useful!! Thanks a lot

Great tutorial. Many thanks 😀

On an inside corner, I will *extend the top zigzag past the upper* "elbow" of the inside square, needle down LEFT, then rotatate work clockwise and zigzag into this right angle covering the inner corner with a solid line of stitching. Using your pic as an example J

@jynclr Thanks!

thanks for explaining the need to move the iron... never thought of that! :)

Usually I just use a standard universal needle. If you're doing it on a T-shirt you may need to switch to s stretch needle - though the adhesive may stabilize it enough that that's not necessary. Start with a universal needle and if you find it's skipping stitches, switch to a stretch or ballpoint needle. Good luck!

I'm glad it was helpful. :-)

Mine, too! Hopefully a good omen that I'll master the task successfully.

Really helpful. Thanks!

It looks like straight machine stitching to me. I'd probably end up cutting the letters with scissors because I'm not that great with rotary cutters unless I have a ruler to guide me.

Thanks! I'm glad it was helpful!

I'm glad it was helpful!

I am making a costume that is a robe with different designs printed on the sleeves. I think the fusible adhesive applique is the easiest way for me to get it done, but I'm not sure if it warrants the use of a sewing machine. I am very shaky on them and I would rather not test my skills on this project. Should I do stitching by hand or do think I won't need to bother? I'll only be wearing it for some hours during the day, but not washing it. It will be rarely worn.

I worry that the wear and tear on a cushion would make the raw edges of fusible applique fray very quickly. I'd opt for a folded edge machine applique technique. I have a series of videos that demonstrate - look in the Quilting and Applique playlist on my channel. (Sorry - KZfaq won't let me put an actual link in the comments.)

Thanks you helped me so so much with my homework xxx

Thank you, this is super helpful!!!

Thanks! It needed to be a letter that's not symmetrical and my daughter's name is Jo so. . . easy choice. :-)

Thanks so much!

Thank you! 😁

Thank you 🙏

THANK YOU!!!!!

I like the permanent fusible spray better but that was a good tutorial. Thanks

Thank you ♥️

Happy to help. :-)

I may not have been clear on my comment below. After fusing the adhesive letter to the fabric (both are flannel, and part of a quilt block), could it be hand stitched for reinforcement without worrying that it will fray somewhere down the line. This is for a baby quilt that will most likely need to be washed fairly often. I would prefer to hand stitch as I'm not practiced in zig zag on the machine. Thanks so much, Wendi!

Thank You.

Very good explained thank you x

Great tutorial! You have given me more confidence! You mention using tissue paper to prevent puckering, is this the kind used in patterns or a special kind and is it placed under the letter or under the fabric. Thank you

It stabilizes the fabric and keeps it from puckering when you sew a satin stitch.

It depends on the fleece. Just test it and make sure that the temperature needed to fuse the freezer paper isn't so hot it melts the fleece. :-)

So helpful thankyou

hi there. thanks for this video u made about applique. one thing i was wondering when u stitched around your letter. i dont believe i have that stitch u used . what other stitch would be good, if u dont have the same stitch u used. i made some pillowcases and did like a s.f giants and put posey and his number 7 on the pillowcase. i cut out my own letters with cotton black fabric, and used ulta hold. but when i washed the pillowcase, the letters came off. so now im trying to figure out what to do. i can do a stitch around each letter and the number. but i dont know if the fabric will start to fray when the pillowcase is washed over and over again. i thought ulta hold was suppost to be really good. well its good if u dont wash it. otherwise it comes off in the washing machine. wish i could send ya a picture of my pillowcase. anyway your video is really great. thanks for sharing it. would love any ideas u have for my pillowcase with the letters and numbers.

Thank you!!!!!!

If we were to hand stitch the outside of the letter, would we have to be concerned about fraying? Specifically Flanel fabric?

Good morning Wendi, I ran across your video. Thank you for your simple instructions! What setting do you have set on for a satin stitch?

When I peel off my paper, the glue is sticking to the paper when I peel off. What am I doing wrong? Thank you so much.

Does your needle get any of the adhesive glue on it once your done with the applique?

No - it's very different. It's a permanent adhesive once you fuse it down. Look at your fabric store for products like Wonder Under or Heat & Bond.

You're welcome. :-)

Thanks so much! :-)

could you explain exactly what the tissue paper does to help ? love this video !! thank you !!

lovely video, explains it all well... what font did you use for this letter J i am in the process of doing letter applique..... your font looks nice and non-complicated!! thanks eva.

Does this fusible web gum up the needle? Or is double sided fusible a better choice these days?

Nothing special - I just use the cheap stuff you can buy in big packs for giftwrapping. You put it under the fabric (between the fabric and the sewing machine) and sew right through it. It's kind of a pain to tear away so don't do it unless you need to. Some cottons are sturdy enough not to need it, and some might be made sturdy enough with a quick bit of spray starch.

paperback fusible adhesive for applique. I heard others call it "wonder under" and I assume that the later is incorrect name!

hi...just a few questions do I have to peel off the adhesive immediately or can I peel them at a later date? And also does this adhesive work well on Felt cloth?

Great video! What sewing machine are you using? Thank you!

It is paper the same as freezer paper ? thank you

What happen to the start

may i know what are the materials?

thank yo so much !!!