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APPLIQUÉ NOTES

■ You can use any stitch you like on the raw-edge appliqué, but because the shapes are complex, requiring you to change direction frequently, and you’re working on the whole quilt top, Fi strongly suggests you either free machine or hand-stitch your appliqué. Any stitch using the feed dogs is going to mean you’re continually manipulating the

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