TRIMMING APPLIQUÉ Trimming appliqué can sometimes be tedious and seem to take quite some time. There are a few tips and tricks when it comes to trimming appliqué that should help you speed things up! Always pull the fabric to keep it taut as you are cutting it, the blade of sharp scissors will slice right through it very quickly. However be careful not to pull too tight and rip it. Using curved tip scissors helps cut appliqué without nicking the base fabric and is handy for getting into tight corners. Never leave more than an 1/8” of fabric sticking out past the tack down stitch. The finishing stitches usually will not cover more of an allowance than that. Some require even closer cutting. Some designs will stitch out embroidery on the appliqué before it does a finishing stitch around the outside. If this is the case, trim the appliqué after the embroidery and before the finishing stitch to prevent the fabric from pulling inside the tackdown stitch.
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