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Sarah’s appliqué method

There are various appliqué techniques, but my favourite is my needle-turn method, described below. Whatever method you choose, complete all the appliqué before you piece the blocks together, unless otherwise instructed. If you wish to machine-appliqué your quilt, remove the seam allowance from around each shape before you cut it out.

1 Using a sharp 2B pencil, trace the template shapes onto template plastic or cardstock. Using paper scissors (not your

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