Sounds like what you need is hand applique - you can either do needle turn and here is a great tute with pics http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-39489-1.htm or apply your hearts with fusible web or glue stick then blanket stitch the edges and here's a tute, using hearts as the example http://ajpadilla.com/tutorials/begin...titch-applique

Hope it helps, your gingerbread man sounds cute. :-D

If it's embroidery, ignore me! Sorry, was posting at the same time! :lol:

[quote=ckcowl]the tiny hearts sewn on the vest is embroidery-not hand piecing- try looking for embroidery tutorials-videos...there are lots of different stitches you can use for embroidery. for those tiny hearts i would use a back stitch


The pattern that I have says to trace the hearts onto a templet and use fabric..But, I like the idea of embroidering better..It would be a lot easier to do

:thumbup: A nice satin stitch would look good for the hearts..Thank you for that idea :-)

It sounds like applique to me as well. Your answer is right on. If the hearts are very small, I am afraid that I would forget about the applique and embroider hearts with a satin stitch.

Thank you so much !!! I put the one from the quilting board into my bookmarks..That is what I need..
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You're welcome - be sure to post pics when you're finished. :-D

I tend to change patterns all the time whether they are hand or machine pieced or applique. Do what feels right to you. You will soon get the hang of hand piecing and hand applique.

I would also recommend buying Jinny Beyer's book "Quiltmaking by Hand". It is an amazing book.