STITCHING OUT A DESIGN
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
A B
To begin, hoop a piece of tear away stabilizer and the base
fabric of your choice.
For our example, we are stitching CSW1 on white felt.
Run the first step in the design, which will be a placement
stitch for the first standard appliqué.
C D
Take a piece of standard appliqué and place it right side
facing up over the placement stitches, being sure to cover
them entirely on all sides.
Run the tacking stitch step for the appliqué fabric to secure it
in place.
E F
Now, use a pair of curved appliqué scissors to trim away the
excess fabric from the tacking stitch line.
Once trimmed, your first appliqué will look something like this.
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