Inklingo Applique

Index of Shapes – Appliqué

The Index of Inklingo shapes includes appliqué designs to print on fabric with your ordinary Inkjet printer.

There is a chapter on appliqué in The Inklingo Handbook which explains the advantages of printing appliqué  designs on fabric with your Inkjet printer compared to other marking methods.

If you are a designer and have appliqué designs that you would like to make available in Inklingo format, please contact me.

Main Appliqué Page

Please download the FREE Applique Printing Instructions and scroll down to see a summary of the back-basting technique.

Hexagons     Diamonds     Triangles     Polygons        Curves     Millefiori

Inklingo Circle of Hearts Applique

Applique Hearts

Some shape collections for pieced designs include bonus shapes with appliqué.

0.77 inch Castle Wall 4.5 inch

1.03 inch Castle Wall 6 inch

1.03 inch Judy Martin’s Waltzing Matilda 6 inch

1.55 inch Castle Wall 9 inch

1.55 inch Judy Martin’s Waltzing Matilda 9 inch

2.06 inch Judy Martin’s Waltzing Matilda 12 inch

3 inch Heart Design On-Point Setting 3 inch

4.5 inch Heart Design On-Point Setting 4.5 inch

5 inch Flower Design On-Point Setting 5 inch

6 inch Flower Design On-Point Setting 6 inch

Ribbon Flower Applique

Inklingo for Appliqué

Inklingo is wonderful for all appliqué methods. Applique techniques are described and illustrated in detail in Chapter 3 of The Inklingo Handbook.

Inklingo makes appliqué easier, more precise and faster by eliminating all the tracing and special marking. Spend your time stitching, not tracing or positioning patches!

We print on the wrong side of fabric with Inklingo for piecing, but for appliqué, we can print patch outlines on the right side of the fabric OR print on the wrong side for perfect positioning—in 20 different colors—or on freezer paper.

Inklingo has advantages with all appliqué methods, whether we print
on the right side of the fabric
on the wrong side of the fabric, or
on freezer paper.

FREEZER PAPER TEMPLATES  Print on freezer paper with Inklingo to eliminate the tracing.

TRADITIONAL NEEDLETURN  Print the patches on the right side of the patch fabric with Inklingo. No tracing! No special markers! 20 colors! You can also print on the right side of the background fabric for positioning, if you use an Inklingo ink color that washes out or won’t show.

REVERSE (INLAID) APPLIQUÉ  Print the outlines on the right side of the top fabric with Inklingo. No tracing! No special markers! 20 colors!

MACHINE APPLIQUÉ  Print on freezer paper or on fabric to eliminate tracing and achieve perfect positioning.

BACK-BASTING  Print on the wrong side of the fabric to eliminate tracing and achieve perfect positioning.

NEW Back-basting tutorial on QuiltiingHub

Appliqué has never been easier to prepare. Back-basting is my first choice.

Back-basting Appliqué with Inklingo

Inklingo applique

OVERVIEW  Basting with a big needle and thick thread leaves a line of small, temporary holes. The holes are a visual guide and “perforate” the edge so it is easier to fold over for perfect results.

Back-basting applique

1. PRINT the outline of the patches on the wrong side of the background fabric with Inklingo. No tracing!

2. POSITION a rough-cut patch on the front side of the background. No templates!

3. Working from the back, BASTE the patch to the background along the outline, using a big needle and thick thread. (The basting can be done by machine, if you prefer.)

4. Working from the front, TRIM the patch fabric, leaving a narrow turn-under allowance.

5. NEEDLETURN the patch, removing the basting stitches as required. Remove just enough basting to allow you to turn under a small section at a time.

ADVANTAGES
Faster preparation for a portable project
Perfect positioning with no shifting
Flat, perfect results
Colors of ink show on most dark backgrounds too 
Suitable for complex layered designs, especially when clues for stitching order are printed on the fabric

All these benefits are achieved with Inklingo with
no tracing, no light box, no overlays
no special marking pencils
no templates
no pins to catch your thread, no starch, no glue

There are 15 pages of detailed, illustrated instructions in THE INKLINGO HANDBOOK.