Elephant & I #3 - Professional-Looking Machine Appliqué Every Time

In the third video in our Elephant and I Pattern series, Jennifer Sampou covers the best materials and techniques for a smooth machine appliqué process.

Technical error at 20:39 timestamp: Stitch length should be .35 not 3.5 as shown in text on screen.

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[teritith]

Hi Jennifer, I am so excited you are coming to Sisters, Oregon. I've signed up for one of your classes. Hoping to get that day off, but 4th of July is a big holiday! I just finished the Whale and Swimmer. My zigzag edge stitching was somewhat less that "almost perfect" like in your video, which I watched many times. Wanted to share that I used a hoop and thread and needle to hide some of the flaws and stabilize it where my machine was off.

[naseemahamad]

GREAT TUTORIAL THANKS FOR SHARING..IOVE IT TOO MUCH

[mariod]

Wow this is superb, love the theme of the person walking the elephant, yin and big and small, we all belong together. I do patchwork but recently got interested in paper piecing...this might be a good project for later, faved it.

[donnadoyle]

I wish I had seen this video in 2017 when I got the pattern! Great tips.

[rosauramoraleshernandez]

Para mi es muy novedoso, fantástico gracias por compartir

[AudreyAL]

I just bought the elephant and I quilt pattern thanks for all the info

[laurakane]

Wow, this was an awesome video, explained everything just perfectly. I never heard of paper piecing before and watched this several times and ordered the pattern and so far have made the elephants (I did the big one and shrunk it to 60% and did a baby elephant also, along with the girl) and I absolutely love this pattern and the whole project. Now I have to do some practice applique and then will finish the project. I'm wondering one thing though, you refer to the "ironing sheet" you put the elephant on when prepping the seal a seam strips. I ordered the silcone pressing sheets but what is the "ironing sheet" you use to put the elephant on?? Thank you.

[doozledog]

can you do a video of how to make the pillow/cushion cover please

[nanad]

Hi, if you are doing Wonder Under or Pelon over entire elephant, do you leave that .25 over the edge? Thanks.

[ndc]

When making the pillow, can I still use the wash away appliqué sheets on the back of the quilted pillow top? Iron it on the back of the muslin?

[doozledog]

Hi can i ask a question about the cushion cover, the pattern says at No.8 "with wrong sides together, sew along the remaining two this correct or should it be right sides together, cant get my head round it yet, maybe it will be more obvious when actually doing it

[ndc]

I cannot find the roll of wash away anywhere online? Do they make it anymore?