Applique using embroidery designs

[Joyce D.]

I need instructions and/or step-by-step tutorial for applique using an embroidery design. Is there a website, video, or book that would give me clear instructions? It seems like I saw something somewhere years ago when I got my first embroidery machine, but it was way too much for me to understand at the time. Now I am making a special baby quilt that requires this technique. I bought the designs several years ago through a magazine. The article in the magazine does not give detailed instructions on this technique. The magazine is Quiltmaker's Quilting and Embroidery Summer 2008. The pattern is the cover photo: Monkey Shines. Has anyone made this pattern? I need all the help I can get. This project is a huge challenge for me. Thanks!

[Andree B.]

Hi! Did you see Sarah Vedeler classrooms, on BOM 2012? She did a lot of appliqué using the embroidery machine and designs. Her classes were great.

Andrée

[Susan B.]

Can you post a picture of the design? Applique with embroidery is easy.
1. Hoop a stabilizer and backing fabric.
2. An outline of the first fabric is embroidered.
3. lay the first fabric on the outline, making sure it is big enough to cover the outline by at least a 1/4 to 1/2 inch.
4. Stitch the fabric down.
5. Remove the hoop from the machine, but do NOT remove the design from the hoop
6. Cut around the stitches as close as possible but not into the stitches.
7. Put the hoop back on the machine and stitch the decorative stitches.

This process happens repeatedly for each little piece. It comes out beautifully! Sometimes it helps to use a little water soluble glue to help hold the fabrics while they get stitched down, but I just usually use my fingers to hold it in place.

If the entire design is bigger than your hoop, then that's multi-hooping which is a bit more involved. Let us know.

[Susan B.]

i just saw yesterday evening on youtube sharon schamber quilt and embroidery tutorials.
enjoy
i dont know if it will help
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