Appliqué with the Embroidery Machine

Your Embroidery Machine is an easy way to create Appliqué and there are many designs out there for this technique.  Today I’m going to give you a short tutorial on doing appliqué.

Step 1:  To begin, look at your color list.  You will see that there are 2 colors somewhere in the colors for the design that are the placement stitches for the appliqué.   They are mostly at the beginning of the design, but can sometimes be found farther into the color list.  These 2 colors are actually the same color, so when you stitch them out, do not change your thread, just continue with the color you started with.  These 2 colors should be marked on the color list as the placement stitches.

Here is a excerpt from one of my color lists, showing how I designate the placement lines for the applique:

Step 2:  Hoop your main fabric and stabilizer.  Stitch Color #1, or stitch all the colors up to the Appliqué placement line.

Step 3:  Place your appliqué fabric over the stitched placement line.  Make sure that your appliqué fabric is larger than the placement line.

Step 4:  Stitch the next color (same color as the previous color), which is the color that anchors the appliqué fabric.

Step 5: Cut away the excess fabric from outside the stitched line.  Use a pair of small, sharp embroidery scissors and cut as close to the stitched line as possible without cutting into the line.

Step 6:  Stitch the remainder of the design.

You have now completed an appliqué design!

Just a note:  The design used to showcase this technique is from an upcoming set.  Hopefully this set will be released in the middle of Feb, or beginning of March.

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