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Last week I showed you how to frame your applique with an easy wonky faux sashing technique.

Today I’m going to show you how to make your applique bust out of that frame!

It’s so much fun. 🙂

Here’s the video showing how.

See how easy that is? The hardest part is remembering that those loose bits are there so you don’t accidentally iron them somewhere they don’t belong. 🙂

Here are some more examples of critters busting out of their frames. . .

This is so much fun to do! Here are a few more I’m eager to play with – to make busting out versions. . .

I want to make this moose head bigger so that his antlers encroach into the next blocks. (The moose is a free pattern here.)

I want to make this bunny’s ears twitch into the next block. (That bunny is also a free pattern!)

I want to put this crocodile on a square background block, letting the extra length of his snout flow into the next block. (He’s one of the blocks from the Safari quilt pattern.)

I want this nosy goose (from the Noisy Farm quilt pattern) to poke her beak into the business of her neighbor’s block.

I want to add tall hats (from the Fancy Doodads applique accessories pattern) to all the blocks and let it stretch into the block above.

The possibilities are endless! I can’t wait to see what you do with this technique!

Happy stitching!

Best,
Wendi

I get a lot of requests about adding sashing to Quilt As You Go quilts. I’ve got a tutorial here showing how to add traditional sashing to a QAYG quilt, like this.

But my favorite method is actually to add fake WONKY sashing to my blocks. That makes blocks that dance around in your quilt, tipping slightly in different directions. It makes the appliques look like they’re peeking out of slightly Seussian windows. 🙂

It’s really easy to do! Here’s a video showing how. . .

Here are those dimensions. . .

• Cut your background blocks 10 1/2 inches square
• Cut your batting 13 inches square (you’ll trim it later to 12 1/2 inches square)
• Cut your strips for the sashing 2 1/2 inches wide

And here are the rest of the links I promised. . .

• Let’s Make a Quilt – free video workshop teaching my Quilt As You Go and applique with fusible adhesive method
• Horse block video and horse applique pattern
• How to trim blocks to size

Of course – once you make some wonky sashing to frame your applique, your next step will be to sometimes make your applique bust out of its frame – like these silly monsters.

That’s what we’ll learn in the next video. 🙂

Happy stitching!

Best,
Wendi