Applique
Applique is a fancy sewing term that means: a cutout decoration sewn onto a larger piece of material. An applique in the world of Memory Quilts is typically a piece of your treasured memory that will not fit into the "standard" quilt design chosen. Here at MQMB we don't discard it, we applique it! It takes additional time to cut the fabric and sew these patches or small blocks onto the quilt. But, in many cases it adds to the beauty and interest of the quilt! It makes the quilt extra special! Examples are:
Small logos from the front of a t-shirt onto the large block that contains the back of the t-shirt.
Ties
Bib overalls
Christmas stockings
Aprons
Baseball or soccer patches
Boy Scout and Girl Scout patches
Varsity and Junior Varsity letters
Some pictures of beautiful appliques:
The small logo from the front of the shirt was sewn to a block
The small logo from the front of the shirt was sewn to a block
A completely different small logo was added to this block
There are 10 appliques in this quilt: 2 varsity letters, 6 honor badges, and her name from the front of her varsity jacket!
Two Travel soccer logos were added to the gray block above
Ties can be added too!
These additional appliques make your quilt truly custom!
