11 Years ago this video was posted, but today in January 2024, I am watching and this is a fantastic explanation of why my needles are bent, why my applique bunches.... thank you SO MUCH for posting this video. You are really gifted at explaining this. Thank you for helping me and so many others, I'm sure.
I'm glad you found me and that this video is helpful! It is 11 years old but has aged well. Since then I've recorded a lot more and have online classes but the stitch never changes... because it works! Happy stitching, Becky
Probably the most informative video I've ever watched! There's no filler, just loads of information that will help you begin applique with confidence. The close-ups make a huge difference too. Thank you, Becky!
I'm Panamanian and took a very basic workshop on how to make molas and the instructor didn't explain how to make the invisible stitches. She showed us a very short video of a Guna Indian sewing a mola but it was in real time and she was sewing fast, like the professional she is. My stitches are horrible so I decided to search on YT and I'm so glad I found your video. Thank you for teaching this and for the clear zoomed in videos showing the technique and the stitches. I'm saving this video as reference.
Your tutorials are based on the fact that the listener knows nothing, so they are perfect, nothing is left to guess about, there are so many lessons given by others that are so far away you can't tell what they are doing, and they don't cover everything. Thank you so much Becky, you are a treasure.
Thank you for sharing the second way of stitching. It is the way I stitch, and others have insisted I was wrong for stitching this way. I am so glad to have found a teacher. Thank you for helping me be free to create beautiful things in my own way.
Love your video on needle turning. I have seen so many and did not learn a thing. I have always wanted to do a hawaiin quilt but now i think i can jump right in si nce i saw your video. Thanks soooooo mucn. Janet from ohio
On peut commencer à faire des appliqués à tout âge, alors pourquoi pas à 72 ans !! Après avoir regardé plusieurs vidéos, qui m'ont laissé sur ma faim, j'ai découvert la vôtre, remplie d'informations, et qui va m'aider à aborder cette technique plus facilement. Les explications sont très claires et les gros plans permettent de bien visualiser la façon de faire les points. Mille fois merci depuis la France.
This is THE BEST tutorial I've come across in the quilting world, ever. Beautiful production value, precise explanations shown nice and slowly - this is perfectly done. Thank you for sharing this with us!
Thank you, God! An excellent tutorial with perfect closeups. I'm still hunting for something similar for crocheting. I can't ever see the stitches well enough to know if I am doing it properly. This is awesome. Thank you so much.
Wow! You are an amazing teacher! I love how you explain the details of how to hold the needle and how to make the perfect stitch. I also love that you not only tell people 'how' to do something, but you also tell them 'why' you do it that way. Your attention to detail is amazing. These are the kinds of things people really need to know in order to create beautiful art. I also really love how you use your hands to explain the needle's path. What a great visual! I'm thinking that every one who watches your video will think of your instructions every time they watch their own hands make each stitch. Very well done! And thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us. You have a great way of explaining things in such and easy to understand way. Very, very well done! Thank you for making this video.
Becky, I'm back watching the best most detailed video for hand applique ever!! I'm getting better each time and owe it to you. Thank you and hope you and yours are well.
Your instructions are so marvelous. Thank you! I have watched most of your tutorials and seen you on the quilt show and love your help. I have learned so much!
You explained this so well. Thank you!!!! I wish I was able to take in person classes with you. You are a fantastic teacher. I'm so impressed with how you are able to break down each action into understandable parts. Thank you again :)
The detailed information you have provided is the best I have found! Being new to applique I appreciate the specific information about the stitches, how to hold the needle and even the camera close ups are incredibly helpful! So many other videos I have watched really skip this pertinent information. Thank you so much!
I would say this is probably the best needle turn appliqué tutorial I've seen. And I've watched many to learn how to do this. Thank you for the zooming in!
I love love love the way your close ups show everything. After viewing this I am certain I can do applique. Thank you for your instructions and time you put into helping others learn.
Becky, thank you tremendously. Your teaching style with rationales is superb! I have been searching for days for a step by step guide to needle turn applique.
Thank you, Becky! I know this is an older video of this, but it's perfect! I don't remember how I did it before but it wasn't anything like your wonderful techniques. Easy to use and beautiful work! I have to give you credit on my work because of your technique! Thank you, Thank you! You are a Special Lady! ❤️🤗🧵✂️
This is an excellent tutorial. I can tell you put a lot of thought into all that you wanted to share. Thank you so much for all of the information. I am trying to learn so much prior to attempting my first applique quilt. It's so much better to do it right the first time!
Wow.. You really do learn something new everyday :) I'm self taught at sewing and crafting and have got by doing it many ways for the last 13 years. But this only took as couple of minutes to grasp holding the needle the way you do and doing applique has just become so much easier. THANK YOU
This video was exactly what I needed to see. I am starting my first applique project and this has helped me more than any other video I have seen. Thank you so much! I feel like I can do this!!!
Thank you! And you know what? You could always take one of my online classes. In many ways, they are better than in person because the instructions are close up and detailed AND you can watch as many times as you want to! You can find my classes here: creativespark.ctpub.com/pages/Becky_Goldsmith
Merciiiii pour ce partage ! 💕 vos explications sont formidables. Je suis de Tahiti où nous faisons des "Tifaifai", inspirés du peintre Matisse venu dans les années 40 en Polynésie Française.
Superior's Masterpiece off the prewound bobbins. 100% cotton, 50wt/2-ply. It is a 3-ply thread off of the spool or cone. You can buy 2 sets, each with 25 different colors, on my site.
Great comprehensive video! I never would have thought about how I hold my needle. Thanks for a way that doesn't need any extras, like webbing or freezer paper.
I will soon be starting my first applique project where I think machine stitching is just too casual. This was the perfect place to start learning needle-turn! Thanks!
Thank you so much. While I have neat, invisible stitches I regularly bend and then break needles! I have been doing needle turn applique for nearly ten years and I've had to buy a heck of a lot of needles! No more! Thankyou again.
So happy that now my points and inner points are so pretty. Thanks again. Who would have thought a toothpick and some patting and dragging and pulling would be the trick?. Love it.
Thank youBecky - this is exactly what I was needing to learn for my project. So well explained and camera work is great. I look forward to reviewing your other tutorials.
Absolutely loved your presentation, very informative, very clear voice, and would love to take a class of yours sometime. Great job, I liked and subscribed so I will be watching more of your videos. Thanks for posting....
I almost didn't watch this because I thought 21 minutes was too long. But the name "piece of cake" lured me in. At about the 5 minute mark I thought, "I gotta take a break, maybe I will finish it later." Later, when I got to the the 11 minute mark (and it seemed like about 2 minutes to get there), I thought, "this woman really knows her stuff!" By the end, I was glad I hung in there because I have a much fuller understanding of the structure of the stitch (and why it is or is not correct the way I have done it) but also some of the body mechanics that will or won't serve me over time (very important at my age!).
Hi Laurie: I'm glad you did hang in there! I have tried to make this shorter, but it's really hard to be complete in a minute or two :-). Good luck with your stitching!
I've been sewing for fifty six years and no one has ever taught me the correct way to make a stitch of any kind. My mother only embroidered. Is this the stitch then that I would use to tack down the edges on a Cathedral window quilt? Or is there a better one for that? Still learning after all these years. Thank you so much for this excellent video!
I use the invisible stitch a lot and yes, I would use it on a cathedral window block. As you see different things, just think about how you want the edges to look 😊
Also, can u use this to paper piercing?? I'm new to the sewing world... I hope that wasnt a silly question.... seems I feel like I never make sence... ☺ you know what I mean right?. Say i have a ton of triangles and i already used my paper and i need to stitch it all together...🤔 😬
That sounds more like something I would hand piece, which is a different stitch. You can see it in this video: ruclips.net/video/pNpSCsz-pzM/видео.html
I wonder if this technique would be a better stitch to use on joining hexies for a quilt. I use basting needles and they are always bent after the first few stitches joining my hexies. Thank you for logically and visually showing me how to correct my poor stitching techniques.
I removed some of the of apliques from some of the squares of my christmas quilt because the material riped i have the apliques and i was very carelfull about removing them . i got new material and i just want to be sure about how to put them on can you help me?
In addition to this video, I have more videos showing how to prepare and sew applique. And there is a set of videos on visible mending of quilts. My advice is to watch them and pull the techniques that work for your quilt. Even if your sewing is different from the rest of the quilt, your repair will be wonderful because you did it!
Hi Jana: I'm not sure I got your whole question, but it it is how to turn the second point on a leaf, you do it in exactly the same way. If that's not the question, let me know. Happy stitching!
Becky Goldsmith Yes, in the best way. If only I had this teaching years ago my efforts would have been more excellent. I can now be more excellent due to your instruction. Well worth the time. Thanks for your diligence.
Thanks Becky, your explenation is so clear that I could follow the instruction from the begin till the end, Even though my English is not so good. Thank you very much. 10ekequilt
I"m using the Essential Applique pins. They are 5/8" long and I like them better than the 1/2" pins that I was using when I made this video. The extra 1/8" is good, without making the pin too long.
11 Years ago this video was posted, but today in January 2024, I am watching and this is a fantastic explanation of why my needles are bent, why my applique bunches.... thank you SO MUCH for posting this video. You are really gifted at explaining this. Thank you for helping me and so many others, I'm sure.
I'm glad you found me and that this video is helpful! It is 11 years old but has aged well. Since then I've recorded a lot more and have online classes but the stitch never changes... because it works! Happy stitching, Becky
Becky Goldsmith, you rule in the Appliqué world. Such a clear, straight forward, easy to follow video. Thank you!!!
Thank you so much for your kind words :-).
Probably the most informative video I've ever watched! There's no filler, just loads of information that will help you begin applique with confidence. The close-ups make a huge difference too. Thank you, Becky!
YOu are quite welcome :-). Happy stitching!
I can't agree more! And I've watched tons of them. Can't praise it enough. Thank you from Pretoria, South Africa.
I’ve been sewing for 65 years. This is one of the best demonstrations I have ever seen!! Thank you for an excellent video!!
Wow, thank you!!!
I'm Panamanian and took a very basic workshop on how to make molas and the instructor didn't explain how to make the invisible stitches. She showed us a very short video of a Guna Indian sewing a mola but it was in real time and she was sewing fast, like the professional she is. My stitches are horrible so I decided to search on YT and I'm so glad I found your video. Thank you for teaching this and for the clear zoomed in videos showing the technique and the stitches. I'm saving this video as reference.
I'm happy that you found my videos :-). There are more on my channel, just so you know.
Your tutorials are based on the fact that the listener knows nothing, so they are perfect, nothing is left to guess about, there are so many lessons given by others that are so far away you can't tell what they are doing, and they don't cover everything. Thank you so much Becky, you are a treasure.
Finally, a video for newbies where there is an actual close up of how it is done. Thank you so much !
You're very welcome!
Thank you for sharing the second way of stitching. It is the way I stitch, and others have insisted I was wrong for stitching this way. I am so glad to have found a teacher. Thank you for helping me be free to create beautiful things in my own way.
I'm glad it was helpful :-).
Love your video on needle turning. I have seen so many and did not learn a thing. I have always wanted to do a hawaiin quilt but now i think i can jump right in si nce i saw your video. Thanks soooooo mucn. Janet from ohio
Janet Zahn I'm happy that you found me :-).
On peut commencer à faire des appliqués à tout âge, alors pourquoi pas à 72 ans !! Après avoir regardé plusieurs vidéos, qui m'ont laissé sur ma faim, j'ai découvert la vôtre, remplie d'informations, et qui va m'aider à aborder cette technique plus facilement. Les explications sont très claires et les gros plans permettent de bien visualiser la façon de faire les points. Mille fois merci depuis la France.
I'm happy you found me and applique, both! Happy stitching.
This is THE BEST tutorial I've come across in the quilting world, ever. Beautiful production value, precise explanations shown nice and slowly - this is perfectly done. Thank you for sharing this with us!
You are so welcome!
Thank you, God! An excellent tutorial with perfect closeups. I'm still hunting for something similar for crocheting. I can't ever see the stitches well enough to know if I am doing it properly. This is awesome. Thank you so much.
You are very welcome :-).
Wow! You are an amazing teacher! I love how you explain the details of how to hold the needle and how to make the perfect stitch. I also love that you not only tell people 'how' to do something, but you also tell them 'why' you do it that way. Your attention to detail is amazing. These are the kinds of things people really need to know in order to create beautiful art. I also really love how you use your hands to explain the needle's path. What a great visual! I'm thinking that every one who watches your video will think of your instructions every time they watch their own hands make each stitch. Very well done! And thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us. You have a great way of explaining things in such and easy to understand way. Very, very well done! Thank you for making this video.
Wow! Such a treat to have a professional teach you!
It is my pleasure to share what I know :-).
Clear, concise and extremely helpful. Many thanks
Thanks! I do try :-).
Becky, I'm back watching the best most detailed video for hand applique ever!! I'm getting better each time and owe it to you. Thank you and hope you and yours are well.
+45hugs I'm so happy to hear that this video is helping you with your stitches!
Your instructions are so marvelous. Thank you! I have watched most of your tutorials and seen you on the quilt show and love your help. I have learned so much!
Thank you so much!
I’ve been appliquéing for 35 years and have never been able to master it. This video is a game changer! Thank you.
I'm so glad this is helpful! happy stitching...
You explained this so well. Thank you!!!! I wish I was able to take in person classes with you. You are a fantastic teacher. I'm so impressed with how you are able to break down each action into understandable parts. Thank you again :)
Thank you very much for this excellent demo. Great sound and close ups. Thank you so much.
My pleasure!
This is amazing. Because I always asking how to make simple aplique with perfect result. Thanks so much, 🥰🥰🙏🙏🙏
Glad it was helpful!
The detailed information you have provided is the best I have found! Being new to applique I appreciate the specific information about the stitches, how to hold the needle and even the camera close ups are incredibly helpful! So many other videos I have watched really skip this pertinent information. Thank you so much!
I'm glad I've made you happy! Enjoy your stitching,
Becky
Excellent video. Very clearly explained and demonstrated. Thank you!
I would say this is probably the best needle turn appliqué tutorial I've seen. And I've watched many to learn how to do this. Thank you for the zooming in!
Thank you! I definitely do try :-).
Wow, this is incredibly helpful! Thank you, Becky!
You are so welcome!
I love love love the way your close ups show everything. After viewing this I am certain I can do applique. Thank you for your instructions and time you put into helping others learn.
Becky, thank you tremendously. Your teaching style with rationales is superb! I have been searching for days for a step by step guide to needle turn applique.
+Denise King Hi Denise: I'm glad you found me! Have fun with your stitching, Becky
Such GREAT explanation and photography! THANK YOU!
You're very welcome!
Thank you, Becky! I know this is an older video of this, but it's perfect! I don't remember how I did it before but it wasn't anything like your wonderful techniques. Easy to use and beautiful work!
I have to give you credit on my work because of your technique! Thank you, Thank you! You are a Special Lady! ❤️🤗🧵✂️
Thank you on all counts!
Maravilhosa explicação didática perfeita. Becky você é uma excelente professora. Obrigada compartilhar seus conhecimentos. ❤❤❤
Thank you for showing this video I enjoyed watching it ❤
Best instructions I’ve found by far! The close ups with your explanations have taken the mystery out of this stitch. Thanks!!!
I really enjoyed this tutorial and it's indeed very helpful 👍 Thank you so much. Best regards.
Super good tutorial on How To Make An Invisible Stitch The Piece O' Cake Way. Thank you for sharing your applique method ~ love it!
This was so helpful. I particularly like how she explained "why" she did the stitch in a particular way. Thank you.
+Janice Yancy You are very welcome :-).
This is an excellent tutorial. I can tell you put a lot of thought into all that you wanted to share. Thank you so much for all of the information. I am trying to learn so much prior to attempting my first applique quilt. It's so much better to do it right the first time!
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Wow.. You really do learn something new everyday :) I'm self taught at sewing and crafting and have got by doing it many ways for the last 13 years. But this only took as couple of minutes to grasp holding the needle the way you do and doing applique has just become so much easier. THANK YOU
Great tutorial
You articulate nicely. Very helpful to me. Thank you. Glad I found you.
This video was exactly what I needed to see. I am starting my first applique project and this has helped me more than any other video I have seen. Thank you so much! I feel like I can do this!!!
You absolutely can do this! Have fun with your applique, Becky
Beautiful, thank you ! I wish I could be in one of your classes.
Thank you! And you know what? You could always take one of my online classes. In many ways, they are better than in person because the instructions are close up and detailed AND you can watch as many times as you want to! You can find my classes here: creativespark.ctpub.com/pages/Becky_Goldsmith
THANK YOU I HAVE DONE THESE BUT WILL TRY IT I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN GOING TO TRY IT N SEE IF I CAN DO IT GOD BLESS
Merciiiii pour ce partage ! 💕 vos explications sont formidables. Je suis de Tahiti où nous faisons des "Tifaifai", inspirés du peintre Matisse venu dans les années 40 en Polynésie Française.
The best Applique video I've watched so far Becky❤What thread do you normally use for Applique work?
Superior's Masterpiece off the prewound bobbins. 100% cotton, 50wt/2-ply. It is a 3-ply thread off of the spool or cone. You can buy 2 sets, each with 25 different colors, on my site.
Great comprehensive video! I never would have thought about how I hold my needle. Thanks for a way that doesn't need any extras, like webbing or freezer paper.
I will soon be starting my first applique project where I think machine stitching is just too casual. This was the perfect place to start learning needle-turn! Thanks!
Becky, thank you so much. Your explanations of holding the needle has helped me.
Fantastic Becky! I'm going to practice this technique! The back of your work is as pretty as the front! Thanks for another brilliant tutorial!
Thank you so much. While I have neat, invisible stitches I regularly bend and then break needles! I have been doing needle turn applique for nearly ten years and I've had to buy a heck of a lot of needles! No more! Thankyou again.
Thanks so much! I'm pretty new to applique and I just keep finding ways to mess up lol. This video has been so helpful!!
So happy that now my points and inner points are so pretty.
Thanks again.
Who would have thought a toothpick and some patting and dragging and pulling would be the trick?. Love it.
Very explained Becky & easy to follow. Thank you for sharing.
YOU ARE SUCH A GREAT TEACHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LOVE THE CLOSE UPS THAT YOU DO. NEW SUB HERE.
Wow, what a great informative video! You are a suburb and thorough instructor! Thanks so much for posting!
This is very nice and informative. Thank you.
Just excellent information. Thank you!
This is a very informative video thank you!! So helpful.
Thank youBecky - this is exactly what I was needing to learn for my project. So well explained and camera work is great. I look forward to reviewing your other tutorials.
I really enjoyed watching your video. It was helpful. Thank you Becky
Thank you for such generosity in sharing your expertise:)
Amazing tutorial..thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing
Wonderful tutorial! I was directed here by Glenda of Esthers Quilt Blog Group on Facebook. Thank you!
And holding the needle your way I find makes it easier to needleturn and achieve smooth curves and turning points. Thank you Thank you
Excellent video. Thank you!!!!
Just starting to learn to hand applique and this was a wonderful tutorial.
Absolutely loved your presentation, very informative, very clear voice, and would love to take a class of yours sometime. Great job, I liked and subscribed so I will be watching more of your videos. Thanks for posting....
I almost didn't watch this because I thought 21 minutes was too long. But the name "piece of cake" lured me in. At about the 5 minute mark I thought, "I gotta take a break, maybe I will finish it later." Later, when I got to the the 11 minute mark (and it seemed like about 2 minutes to get there), I thought, "this woman really knows her stuff!" By the end, I was glad I hung in there because I have a much fuller understanding of the structure of the stitch (and why it is or is not correct the way I have done it) but also some of the body mechanics that will or won't serve me over time (very important at my age!).
Hi Laurie: I'm glad you did hang in there! I have tried to make this shorter, but it's really hard to be complete in a minute or two :-). Good luck with your stitching!
I'm so excited, o am learning so much.. I have. Een wanting to learn how to do this.. 🥰 I def would need a big magnifying glass
I've been sewing for fifty six years and no one has ever taught me the correct way to make a stitch of any kind. My mother only embroidered. Is this the stitch then that I would use to tack down the edges on a Cathedral window quilt? Or is there a better one for that? Still learning after all these years. Thank you so much for this excellent video!
I use the invisible stitch a lot and yes, I would use it on a cathedral window block. As you see different things, just think about how you want the edges to look 😊
Thank you so much! I understand much better now and appreciate your help and time.
This video is really helpful. Thank you for your great demonstration.
I'm so thankful I seen this video, thank you so much😊
This is very helpful! - very detailed and close- thank you
can i use invisible thread?
also i love your video it is well done and i can see everything you are doing.
+Gallifreyan Refugee I don't think you'd have a good result. 2-ply cotton in matching colors works very well.
Becky Goldsmith ok i was just asking for multicolored fabric.
ill go with the color most present then
Excellent tutorial!
My stitches have improved 100%
Thanks Becky, this is exactly what I needed!
Great demo
What a great tutorial! Good Job! So helpful and exactly what I wanted.
I'm happy you found what you needed!
Thank you, your are a great teacher!
Thanks!
Your video is so excellent. I hope you do many many more. I subscribed .
This video was awesome!! I learned so much I've been doing it so wrong!!
Excellent tutorial.
Amo seu trabalho! Obrigada por compartilhar seus conhecimentos...
Also, can u use this to paper piercing?? I'm new to the sewing world... I hope that wasnt a silly question.... seems I feel like I never make sence... ☺ you know what I mean right?. Say i have a ton of triangles and i already used my paper and i need to stitch it all together...🤔 😬
That sounds more like something I would hand piece, which is a different stitch. You can see it in this video: ruclips.net/video/pNpSCsz-pzM/видео.html
I wonder if this technique would be a better stitch to use on joining hexies for a quilt. I use basting needles and they are always bent after the first few stitches joining my hexies. Thank you for logically and visually showing me how to correct my poor stitching techniques.
Thank you...great video!
Thank you for amazing video teaching! I think, I am do it!
It worth seeing and doing!
Awsome! The best video
I removed some of the of apliques from some of the squares of my christmas quilt because the material riped i have the apliques and i was very carelfull about removing them . i got new material and i just want to be sure about how to put them on can you help me?
In addition to this video, I have more videos showing how to prepare and sew applique. And there is a set of videos on visible mending of quilts. My advice is to watch them and pull the techniques that work for your quilt. Even if your sewing is different from the rest of the quilt, your repair will be wonderful because you did it!
Hallo Becky ik ben heel blij met de uitleg van deze needle turn maar ik zou graag willen zien hoe je een blaadje afmaakt. Dus allebei de punten
Hi Jana: I'm not sure I got your whole question, but it it is how to turn the second point on a leaf, you do it in exactly the same way. If that's not the question, let me know. Happy stitching!
Becky Goldsmith ja dat was de vraag ik heb het begrepen
I really like your video.
this is some hard core applique instruction.
But hard core in a good way :-).
Becky Goldsmith Yes, in the best way. If only I had this teaching years ago my efforts would have been more excellent. I can now be more excellent due to your instruction. Well worth the time. Thanks for your diligence.
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hindi
What does a left handed person do? What direction should I go.Doris
Thanks Becky, your explenation is so clear that I could follow the instruction from the begin till the end, Even though my English is not so good. Thank you very much.
10ekequilt
You are quite welcome!
Very helpful video. I notice that the pointed tips of some of the pins are exposed, they can hurt the fingers.
thank-you, I needed this teaching
Aprendi esta técnica através do DVD seu e da linda que é muito bom ...
what type of appliqué pins do you use please?
I"m using the Essential Applique pins. They are 5/8" long and I like them better than the 1/2" pins that I was using when I made this video. The extra 1/8" is good, without making the pin too long.
Oh, this is gold!!! in