Raw Edge Applique

Try this - it's fun.

It seems to be the all the rage at the moment, and I thought I would give it a go. Well - it was fun and I can't wait to make something else using this technique.

I had some jelly roll strips left over from a quilt-as-you-go project and thinking I had better do something with them, decided to make a bed runner. But how to make it? Quilter's Companion here in Australia has been giving away free DVDs on different techniques, and having just purchased the current issue, the DVD included was on free motion quilting and raw edge applique. Well - I shouldn't have watched it - wanted to try it there and then....

So here are photos of the finished project. The applique circles have wadding on the underside and were carefully pinned in place as I didn't want to use a fusable webbing because it may have made it too stiff and I wanted them nice and soft. The circles I used as tassels were padded with two layers of wadding. Fun and quick to make.

The runner looks great on the end of a bed with nice white fluffy doonas.