Help with intricate appliques

I need help making more intricate appliques. Is there a trick to it? Like cutting them out I guess would be where I need the advice. Is there a special thing you use to cutting out the tiny details? Did that make sense??
Thanks, ladies!

 

I just use scissors..cut out all the pieces then piece it together like a puzzle.

 

Cre, one thing I can't find a good answer on, do you do anything to the edges? Or just cut them out and sew over them?!?!

 

Oooh.. I'm just getting into appliqes. I was wondering how you girlies hold down the teeny pieces so they dont fly around when you sew them on.

 

I use Heat & Bond Lite (I have found that the med/heavy gums up my needle too much). Cut out the pieces from the bonded fabric, piece them together then iron. Once it is all in place, I stitch it down. Nothing special to the edges.

 

AHah... I've just been using a litttttle bit of white glue and some ironing.. It works for now.. I suppose I'll set out for some fabric-bond glue then. Thanks.

 

No, its not fabric glue...it's this stuff ---> http://www.nwnet.co.uk/bramwell/heat.htm

 

Oh my godsh. Thats nifty! thanks again.

(pardon my misreading. )

 

No problem. Show us your end result!

 

that heat bond stuff rocks...my appliques were shit before i discovered its joys...
i always soak them in fray block too before i send em to their new homes...
i have no clue if this actually helps them stay together but i reckon it cant hurt eh?
(cre i still say eh...lol)

Yes we must see the end result..
good luck

 

AHah.. I love it when Americans properly use the word "eh."

 

haha i totally get that alot..
canucks are so proud of where i drop it in..

 

i use scissors to cut out the big stuff...if i am doin a celtic tree or knot tho i have an exacto knife i use...mucho handy

 

Thanks supermommy. That's really what I was looking for.

 

thanks guy.... I was worried that I really needed to roll the edges or something. I use heat bond, I'll have to look into fraycheck.