DOTTYMO

I have just lost a reply so doing shorthand version.
I'm doing a class at present with embroidery on top. These are instructions we were given.
* onto paper side of bondaweb trace the shapes you want. Make those which go under top piece a little longer to go under. Use a biro.
*Cut out roughly not on line.
*PRESS the bubble side, paper side facing up onto back of selected fabrics.
*now cut out on the line.
* place all pieces in their places on back ground . I suggest mark with frixion pen location of outer edges.
*now peel off the paper and put this new bubble side on back ground. When they are all I place PRESS, PRESS, PRESS.
don't iron as this will make pieces side about .
* using an invisible thread and using a wide small zigzag go over all the edges. Don't panic if you over shoot.
* embroider the inner edges
*put on batting/ wadding and muslin / think its cheesecloth in US on the back. Pin or tack/baste to keep still.
* embroider the edges and veins etc to make quilt effect.

This is my first block ready to leave now until others done as it is a quilt as you go, we go the class every month .

Sandygirl

I love Print to Fuse. It is transparent enough to trace the image or load the P-Fuse into your ink jet to print the image. I would agree with playing with a simple applique project that has simple images first. I love fusible applique. Iron on a sheet of the 2 sided fusible, then Just cut some random shapes and then applique to some scrap fabric. Practice stitching around the edges. No need to buy another pattern.....just play with some random shapes like squares, free form circles, ovals, etc. Practice .

sandy

Froggiey

Thank so much for the advice. I will surly try these suggestions. One day I might be posting a picture of my Texas quilt.

tkee

There are a lot of helpful videos on youtube, including a good series with a guest from Missouri Quilt Co.

rosiewell

I would use fusible and then go over with a straight stitch on the machine, I see that the head is a different color, so I would do that first and then overlap the body. tracing the design on the background helps with placement, you can outline the pattern with markers and then use a window to trace it with a pencil on the fabric if you do not have a light box.

madamekelly

I posted a tutorial on easy appliqué that would be very helpful for this quilt. I am on my IPad or I would post a link, maybe someone could get you the link if you have trouble finding it. The only thing I would change in my instructions would be to clip all curves after you iron your fabric to the freezer paper, and take your time until you are happy with how it looks, then glue your appliqué to your background. (Glue may show through, but that is fine, it washes out) good luck! A small paintbrush and skewer made this pretty easy to do.

d.rickman

Check on the web the following website, "beginner applique techniques", below I have given you one of the URL's, from that page, but there are many videos on that site as well - if you type the above noted ".....", you can pick whichever ones you would like to see....

http://www.positivelysplendid.com/20...-applique.html

Bree123

What a cool quilt! I really like it.

Ok, how to make it for beginner. First off, I would do it raw edge applique by hand because with all the detailed points, it would be next to impossible to get your machine to do that. Secondly, I would do it with Eco Felt (washable felt made from recycled plastic bottles; they sell it at Joann by the bolt or in pre-cut sheets). Eco Felt is not as thick as wool felt, and it will melt if you apply heat long enough, but it's 1/4the the price, washable & easy to work with. I do use WonderUnder to fuse it to the background, but I'm careful not to get the iron too hot or leave it on more than a few seconds. Try to layer everything at once & then press rather than doing it piece by piece when working with Eco Felt. You can do a blanket (a.k.a. "button-hole") stitch to applique it to the background fabric. Use 1-2 strands of embroidery floss or else a 12wt cotton thread with a size 3/9 needle. Just make sure that every time you get to a point, you take a stitch that runs from the point straight in. In theory, it could be done on a machine, but you would probably have to use the smallest stitch length, go very slow & spend hours practicing to get it to work. Hand applique would likely go faster on something that detailed.

As far as the plating, it looks like it is dimensional, rather than embroidered. Where you see the curved lines for the plates, you will need to draw in the straight line across the top of each plate. Then, you can cut each piece out & applique it in its place on top of the appliqued body. I think the eye & the dividing line are the only parts that are embroidered. You can do a french knot for the eye & a running stitch for the rest.

That said, if you haven't already done the boots, I'd start with those. Then, I'd do the fort. Once you've had some practice, you can move on to the iguana.

Good luck!

pocoellie

I have to agree with nativetexan, paying $27 for something, quilt related or anything, there should be instructions on doing it. I would keep calling the shop or physically going in and bugging the heck out of them, until you get what you came in for.

I'm sure that there are plenty of good tutorials on doing applique, but for that amount of money, you shouldn't have to go looking for them.