9 Quilt Projects, Updated Techniques, Needle-Turn Results Without Handwork
From the Back Cover:
Learn to adjust your machine to create stitches that no one will believe were machine sewn Use fast assembly-line techniques to reduce preparation time. Have fun with fancy stitching, decorative threads, and appliqué trapunto. Try out the techniques on 9 traditional-style wallhangings.

Hand applique by machine.

Hand applique by machine.

More Hand Applique by Machine by Beth Ferrier is a good book for anyone wanting to learn how to do freezer-paper applique. Before the book gives you several patterns to practice your skills on, Ferrier teaches you how to make applque pieces by using a glue stick and freezer paper that you can pick up in the canning/freezing section of your grocery store. This book covers which stitches to use from your sewing machine, and what types of thread to use. The color wheel is demonstrated and finding the values of your fabrics. You will learn about trapunto, where your appliques are padded. Ferrier demonstrates how to add a more textured look on your applique by splitting one large applique into several smaller ones, by using similar colors together. Several different borders are shown that can be used on any quilt. My favorite parts that I learned about are making the background from one simple piece of fabric, into a piece with a little variety and a lot of interest.
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