Needleturn Applique With Texture Magic

I've been appliqueing dresses from "All Dressed Up" designed by my friend Nanette of Freda's Hive.

And I thought to myself: I wonder how some of the dresses would look if I used Texture Magic?

I used the needle turn method with freezer paper as my technique, and I think it turned out well.

I think adding texture really prettied up some of these party dresses.

I tried applying the Texture Magic to various parts of the dress.

On this one I just put TM on the bottom of the skirt.

I used different stitches when sewing the Texture Magic to the fabrics.

This one was a simple 1/4" grid, with the use of my presser foot as the guide.

On this one I used Texture Magic in the middle. I thought it looked like I added an apron to the dress.

For the stitching I went around like a boxed shape.

For this dress I put Texture Magic on the yoke. Doesn't it look like it's been smocked?

For all of the dresses with mixed piecing, I sewed the Texture Magic piece to the fabric, and then cut out the dress.

Some of my dresses have ribbons. I will add button on others once the quilt back from the machine quilter.

I really had fun experimenting with hand applique and Texture Magic, and am so pleased with the results.

Remember, if you want to adapt any of your patterns using Texture Magic, you can find the Conversion Chart on Superior Threads web site. This chart shows you how big to cut your pieces to allow for the shrinkage. It can be downloaded and kept right by your sewing supplies for future use.