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Chris at
Pickup Some Creativity has been hosting a fantastic series called
Sewing 101. Evey day she has had a different blogger post a basic sewing technique or tips to help in all areas of sewing. Today I am posting over there with Basic Applique.
After I sent her my post, I realized there were a few other tips or tricks that I wanted to include, so I will post them here -
- If in doubt, go slow. Slowly but surly helps especially as you go around the curves.
- Leave your needle down in the fabric as you do any turns.
- Be EXTRA careful when cutting away the excess Stabilizer you have on the back of your applique.
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This is the kitty applique I made the tutorial over at my Sewing 101 post.
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It got me in the mood to make another one for a friend who had a baby girl a few months ago. I have white onesies in a basket just waiting for embellishment and it's one of my favorite baby gifts to give. I made this sweet baby a cute elephant out of lime green fabric from Amy Butler's Love collection.