Barb Wilkie Appliqué Tips:

Barb was our guest speaker at the QOL Guild Meeting April 2026:

Barb shared Appliqué Tips:

Here are her preferences for Appliqué Supplies:

  • Hobbs 80/20 Batting (Cheapest Barb has found is from Linda’s)
  • Bohin 10 Crew/Embroidery or Tulip 10 Big Eye Needles
  • Wonderfil Invisafil 100 wt or Aurifil 80 wt Thread
  • Sewline Glue Sticks to glue edges of fabric to freezer paper
  • Roxanne Glue Baste for stems
  • Clover Bias Makers w/Plastic Handles
  • Lite Steam-a-Seam2 for holding the bias stems together
  • Paper Punches for circle Appliqué (come in a variety of sizes & best if cutting 4 at once)