After you have chosen the applique pattern, cut the front fabric 2" larger then you desire the finished pillow top to be. If it will be a quilt square, cut it ¼" larger then you desire the finished block. The extra fabric will be seam allowances. Mark the center of the square. I use a blue fabric marker and draw lines from the corners to find the center.
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Align the applique pattern you have chosen and mark it on the quilt top being careful to center the pattern onto the fabric. I use the blue fabric marker on light fabrics and white chalk on dark fabrics. At this time, I also add the markings for quilting. The design I chose is "Hearts and Flowers" by Virginia Robertson.
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Fabric will look very muted when the cotton voile is placed on top.
This cotton voile has a white micro dot throughout the fabric which adds a bit more texture.
For this project, I have chosen a hot pink and jade.
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I make templates of each pattern piece needed. I then outline each piece onto the paper side of Pellon's Wonder Under. As you will notice, I mark all of the pink pieces together on the Wonder Under and all of the green pieces on another piece of paper.
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