Blanket Stitch Applique By Machine
Fuse the shape you are appliquéing to the background fabric.
Blanket stitch applique by machine. Using a blanket stitch along the edge of an appliqué covers the raw edge prevents fraying and looks amazing. Keep a long thread tail and begin stitching with the needle just outside the raw edge of your appliqué. Some of my quilter friends have even made up a dance to demonstrate the motion that the sewing machine needle travels when making this stitch. Stitch around the appliqué slowly following the raw edges.
The two most popular machine applique stitches are the zig zag stitch also known as the satin stitch and the buttonhole stitch also known as the blanket stitch. This is a popular method of stitching applique and it s formed with a straight stitch along the outside edge of the applique followed by a perpendicular stitch into the applique shape. This video lesson teaches you how to attach a felt shape onto backing fabric using the decorative blanket stitch. Close up of buttonhole blanket stitch.
Double blanket stitch my go to stitch for machine appliqué is the double blanket stitch which takes two stitches on the horizontal and two on the vertical portion of the stitch. Set the stitch to your chosen length and width. The appliqué technique is basically the pro. Or you might not have any.
Depending on your sewing machine you may find more than one blanket stitch option possibly up to five.