This is basically the way it is done with an embroidery machine. After the trimming close to the straight stitching then finish off with a satin stitch. Im just finishing a baby quilt with my embroidery machine with a tear away on the back and a piece of wash away on top. Actually I would draw the sheep on top of the wash away and follow the lines. This stabilizer will keep the fleece from getting pounded down when stitching. Here is the pattern Im using.
http://www.anniescatalog.com/detail....61&cat_id=1718
Originally Posted by
Tartan
I think I would draw the sheep fleece shape on a fleece rectangle. I would pin the rectangle to the background fabrics. I would straight stitch the sheep shape and then trim closely to the stitching line with my duckbill scissors. The duckbill scissor help to get in close without cutting the background but if you were careful you could trim with regular scissors.