rfbrazell

Here's another little trick I do for applique too. My old embroidery machind would'nt stitch out with out thread in the needle, but my new machin does. So If it is a difficult design I will put a piece of light weight card stock and stitch it out without thread. So it comes out with just a perforated line, I cut them out and use it for a pattern to cut out the design. Put a little glue on it and away you go, so you don't have to remove the hoop at all. Then I just put them in a baggie for the next time I use it.
It works great.
R