Free Design October 2013

These are instructions on how to embroider the Free Applique Berries .

You will need base fabric (on which you make the embroidery), fabric for the applique, embroidery threads and stabilizer, a pair of sharp scissors. A fabric glue stitck will be helpful.

Step One: Hoop the base fabric with an appropriate stabilizer. Start embroidering. The machine will embroider the outline of the leaves and 2 rows of berries.
Apply a small amount of glue inside the outline.

Step Two: Place a piece of applique fabric over the outline. Start the machine. It will embroider the same outline.

Step Three: Take the hoop from of the machine. With a pair of sharp scissors cut away the excess fabric outside the outline as close to the stitches as possible.

Step Four: Return the hoop to the machine and start it. Now it will embroider the outline of some more berries. Apply some glue inside the outline.

Step Five: Cover the outline with a piece of applique fabric and start the machine. It will embroider the same outline of the berries.

Step Six: Take the hoop from of the machine. With a pair of sharp scissors cut away the excess fabric outside the outline as close to the stitches as possible.

Step Seven: Return the hoop to the machine and finish the embroidery.

Please note that the design has a blanket-stitch finish.