appliqué

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Gallina, 75, was clad in a floor-length dark green striped appliqué jacket and clutching a paper ticket when she declared the Olympics to be a nuisance that has “nothing to do with Milan’s essence.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Therefore, you’ll discover suits with appliqué dot patches and frayed edges as well as dog-tag necklaces and sophisticated wire broaches on mini Scottish kilt pins.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Cutting and sewing techniques allowed these prints to live anew as appliqué details.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2023

Originally, the patterns were inspired by traditional body painting, translated into colorful textiles in reverse appliqué worn as panels on women’s blouses.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022

One of the oldest authentic bits of appliqué is at Stonyhurst College.

From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Webster, Marie D. (Marie Daugherty)