Sarah Payne’s Appliqué School

Sarah Payne is a popular quilting teacher, designer and TV demonstrator, well known on Create and Craft. In 2011, Sarah decided to take a career break and rediscover her creative side. She started by opening a fabric shop and training centre, before becoming a regular contributor to all the major UK quilting magazines. She has launched a successful range of quilting kits and now designs her own fabric range for Craft Cotton Company.Sarah wrote her first book, Sarah Payne's Quilt School, in 2019. It was awarded highly commended at the British Sewing Awards 2020 in the category 'Favourite sewing book 2019-20'.Sarah lives in Peterborough, UK. Her website is www.sarahpayne.co.uk

Following on from Sarah Payne’s Quilt School comes her latest book – Sarah Payne’s Appliqué School which focuses on teaching the reader 3 forms of appliqué; machine-sewn raw edge appliqué, machine-sewn turn edge appliqué, hand-sewn needle turn appliqué.The book starts off with a detailed guide to the tools, materials and techniques you’ll need for the projects. Covering techniques including freezer paper appliqué, reverse appliqué, pulled thread appliqué, needle turn appliqué, iron on adhesive appliqué, the common stitches used for attaching the appliqué, hand quilting and free motion quilting. There are good step-by-step photos as well as written instructions to help you follow the steps required.The remainder of the book is project based, split into lessons, each project focusing on different skills. In the introduction to each project it tells you which skills you will practice when making the project. The colourful projects are divided into the 3 forms of applique mentioned above. The projects are mainly for the home – cushions, quilts, wall art, wall hangings etc as well as a few bags too. I especially liked the robot friends height chart and the Japanese wall art projects.The projects are easy to follow, detailed instructions, close up photos and best of all full-size templates at the back of the book, so no faffing around with resizing templates. You can also download them from bookmarkedhub.com if you don’t want to trace them from the book.If you are new to applique, by the end of this book you will have mastered several different ways to do it and will have ideas of how you can incorporate it into future projects. It is very beginner friendly, easy to follow and with handy tips scattered throughout the book.

• Introduction 6Tools and materials 8Basic techniques 20Machine-sewn raw-edged appliqué 44Lesson 1: Perky parrot cushion 46Lesson 2: Dog and cat feeding mats 50Lesson 3: Robot friends height chart 56Lesson 4: Japanese wall art 60Lesson 5: Peacock wall hanging 63Lesson 6: Farmyard play mat 70Machine-sewn turned-edge appliqué 76Lesson 7: Retro tote bag 78Lesson 8: Heart cushion 82Lesson 9: Orange peel table runner and placemats 87Lesson 10: Harlequin bed runner 90Lesson 11: Happy flowers quilt 95Hand-sewn appliqué 102Lesson 12: Vintage clutch bag 104Lesson 13: Fabulous felt book cover 108Lesson 14: Seaside wall art 111Lesson 15: Scented pillow 114Lesson 16: Baltimore-style wall hanging 118Templates 124Index 144