Reverse Applique

Reverse applique is very easy depending upon the design you wish to use. I wanted to share with you how I take a design from the fabric I'm working with, enlarge it & create a cute accent to whatever it is I'm making. For this tutorial I'm making an A-line skirt from a thrift store sheet & adding some 2nd hand fabric as my "peek-a-boo" fabric for the reverse applique. Let's begin!

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Step 1: Step 1: Create Design

Something simple like a circle or triangle, using a simple design/stencil from the fabric you're using, whatever! The possibilities are never-ending :) You just pick out a design to cut out of one piece of fabric to let another fabric peek through.
I'm using an old school method of enlarging a design from the main fabric of my skirt. I'll enlarge it once more to the actual size I want (also because I'm actually making 3 skirts, I needed to copy the image 3 times). This will help me to asses what size my "peek-a-boo" fabric should be. You'll want at least 5/8in. allowance for the "P-A-B" fabric. I wanted to keep my "P-A-B" fabric tidy so I decided a simple square with hemmed edges would work best.