"Handlook" Heirloom Appliqué
Imitate the look of appliqué stitched by hand
with the heirloom appliqué stitch. This stitch is
also used for fi nishing bindings and trims with
a hand stitched look and resembles the hand
sewn buttonhole stitch.
Fabric: Broadcloth or chino, Husqvarna Viking
Tear-A-Way, Cotton scrap for appliqué.
Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor.
Touch Menu F, Appliqué Stitches, Stitch F11.
Snap on: Presser foot A as recommended.
• Thread the bobbin with embroidery weight
bobbin thread. It is your choice for the top.
For invisible appliqué, thread with invisible
thread. For a decorative "hand look", thread
with embroidery thread and for a Folk Art
appliqué effect, thread with black thread.
• Fuse or stick fusible web to wrong side of
cotton scrap.
• Cut an appliqué shape from the scrap.
• Fuse the appliqué to the broadcloth and place
Tear-A-Way underneath.
• Place under the presser foot and stitch aro und
the outside of the appliqué with the straight
stitch at the edge "in the ditch" of the appli-
qué and the side stitch sewing into the appli-
qué.
• Touch
to tie off at the end.
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