embroider fox eyes
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embroider fox eyes
My DGD wanted a quilt made from a fox pattern I found. I made 9 blocks from fat quarters that she selected. One of the blocks will match the Sonic character, Tails, which is yellow and has 2 tails. The problem is embroidering the eyes on the Tails character to match the stuffed animal. I have settings for my Janome that will match the zigzag pattern on the outside of the eyes, but cannot make the oval shape that outlines the eyes with the zigzag. I am thinking of using my pressure foot I use for FMQ and dropping the feed dogs so that I can turn the fabric to make the oval. Any other suggestions? I do plan to use stabilizer under the eye area.
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Unless you are really good at FMQ you probably won't be happy with the ovals. I think I would draw the ovals on a piece of paper with a black sharpie, use a light box or window to pencil them on the fabric or a Frixion iron off pen. I would then put stabilizer behind the fabric and use a small satin stitch with my zig zag foot and turn the fabric as I stitch around the I ovals. Needle down function is helpful for satin stitching as you adjust the background fabric.
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How tiny are the ovals? Can you applique them? Either turned or fusible raw edge that you satin stitch around? If they are really small, I would hand embroider them. Satin stitched ovals by hand go really fast.
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