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Crafty Cut Applique
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Add some excitement to your
embroidery projects by adding some
crafty cut applique with exposed
fabric edges.
These instructions will show you how
to work with crafty cut applique.
Read
below for these free project
instructions!
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Supplies Needed:
**Small
pieces of fabric for
applique pieces (we
used
craft felt and quilters cotton)
**Medium weight cutaway
stabilizer
**Temporary spray adhesive
**Pinking sheers (optional) |
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When you download a crafty cut
applique design you will see two
files. One starts with a 25 - this
is the embroidery file. The other
file starts with a DL and that
stands for dielines. Print the
dieline files at full size using
embroidery software (some crafty cut
applique designs have more than one
dieline).
If
you don't have embroidery software,
keep reading! Alternative
instructions will be shown later.
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Lay the paper template on top and cut out the shape. You may spray
the back of the paper template with
a bit of adhesive to help hold it in
place while you cut. We are using a
regular scissors for this
piece. This gives the applique
fabric smooth clean edges. |
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You may also use pinking shears to
cut out the applique fabric. This
gives the fabric a fun, textured
edge and works great with woven
fabrics such as quilters
cotton. Simply cut along the line of
the template as we demonstrated
earlier |
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If you do not have embroidery software or cannot print from it, you
can embroider the dieline file
directly onto the fabric. To do
this, hoop the fabric tightly in the
hoop - no need for stabilizer. |
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Load the dieline file (the file that starts with DL) and attach
the hoop to the machine. Embroider
the dielines directly onto the
fabric. |
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Unhoop the fabric and cut out the
shapes. Another option for creating
paper templates is to embroider the
dieline files directly onto
paper. Hoop a piece of paper,
embroider the dielines directly onto
the paper, and then cut out the
shapes. |
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Now that the applique pieces are cut and ready, we will embroider
the design. Hoop the fabric to be
embroidered with cutaway stabilizer
that has been sprayed with a bit of
temporary adhesive. Attach the hoop
to the machine and load the
embroidery design (the file that
starts with a 25). Embroider the
design. The first thing that sews is
another dieline. After the dieline
has sewn, stop the machine. |
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Spray the back of the corresponding
fabric shape with a bit of adhesive
and lay the fabric right inside the
shape. The dielines have small
tabs wherever there is a point or
corner on the shape. Align the
points or corners of the fabric
piece with the tabs on the dieline. |
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Continue with the design. The next thing that sews is a tack down
stitch that sews about 1/4 inch from
the outer edge of the fabric piece -
this binds the fabric piece to the
hooped fabric. |
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Continue with the design. Some
crafty cut applique designs have
more than one applique piece. Watch
for a note on the color change sheet
that says dieline. After each
dieline sews, stop the machine. Add
the fabric pieces as you did earlier
- spray the backside of the fabric
piece, align it with the dieline,
and continue sewing. Finally, other
elements of the design will sew such
as the detail in the center of the
flowers.
After the design has sewn, carefully
trim away the excess stabilizer on
the back of the embroidery.
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