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Monday, July 21, 2008

Choosing Fabrics for Appliqué

The joy of appliqué is that the print quickly add lots of detail to a design without adding lots of stitches. In most cases, a small print will work best to convey a design element such as a shirt or tablecloth. Experiment with larger prints to see if capturing a small portion will create the effect you want. Cut a small window in a piece of cardboard and place it over the fabric to see how the print looks. A bit of tie-dye becomes a rainbow trout or marbled fabric becomes water, flames or grass. A solid fabric is better for really small elements or for areas that have details stitched over them. If you keep your scraps sorted by dominant color, you will find the perfect fabric in no time!

Next issue:  mixing threads

from Mary Jane Allen of Perfect Little Stitches

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Two files for each size scallop, with
blossoms oriented vertically in one and
horizontally in the other. Mix and match
for borders, blouse fronts, collars, linens,
etc. File with a single blossom and a
ring of blossoms also included for more
versatility with this collection.

*Legs* Applique Designs

Reen has many styles of unique Leg designs
including, Ballet, Jazz,Tap, Golf, Soccer & more.

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Did you know that appliqué is
the easiest and fastest way to
cover wide areas? It's a fantastic
way to give a new life to a stained
or damaged garment. By using
this technique and water-soluble
stabilizer, you can also create 

professional looking patches,
badges, coasters, bookmarks, etc...

New Free Tutorials available.

The featured CD this week is
CD Furry Friends.
The CD includes furry-looking
animals, appliqué and toys.

This week only,
use the discount code
 stitchfun
to get $5.00 off 
the regular price.

This is a realistic little tea bag
with a lot of charm. The pouch is
a unique and easy gift idea using
two linen cocktail napkins.

Literally took five minutes to
stitch them together using
several strands of cotton yarn.

See this design on Page 5.

Here is another Japanese
Crest of three leaves
stitched onto some quilt
weight cotton batik.

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Mary Jane
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