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03-27-2012, 10:15 AM
#3142
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My software has the ability to do photos/pics into designs, I haven't quite got it, but I'm working at it. I have been working on a santa for about a month and the trouble I'm having is getting the portions I want in applique and the others with fill. I keep going over it until I get it in the right order and what I it to look like.
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Originally Posted by Crafty3790
Of course Robert its from a book.
I can do any photo with the program I have the key is getting it to not to have a thousand color changes. It sometimes comes out to dark so I kept tweaking it til I got what I wanted. I'm going to do one of my SIL cottage I know that one is going to take a lot of adjustments.
I can do any photo with the program I have the key is getting it to not to have a thousand color changes. It sometimes comes out to dark so I kept tweaking it til I got what I wanted. I'm going to do one of my SIL cottage I know that one is going to take a lot of adjustments.
03-27-2012, 10:20 AM
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I use the stitch and tear stabilizer and a new product that I found on like called sewline stick glue that dries flexible and will wash out when laundered. It works wonders especially on those appliques that get a nick in it when you are triming it. Just put a little run of the glue stick and Ta Da....its good to go.
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Originally Posted by Crafty3790
Robert you are the machine appliqué king you do such an awesome job. Do you use iron on stabilizer to put them on before you put it back on the machine?
03-27-2012, 10:24 AM
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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
It works great.
R
Originally Posted by Crafty3790
Robert you are the machine appliqué king you do such an awesome job. Do you use iron on stabilizer to put them on before you put it back on the machine?
03-27-2012, 11:42 AM
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I love your idea Robert.
The other way I have been doing outlines is I scan it into my computer and open it in photoshop I have a tablet and trace around it save it as a jpeg and open it in my embroidery software. That's how I did the feather for your quilt top.
I can do any of the accuquilt or sizzex dies I have to create a design with it.
The other way I have been doing outlines is I scan it into my computer and open it in photoshop I have a tablet and trace around it save it as a jpeg and open it in my embroidery software. That's how I did the feather for your quilt top.
I can do any of the accuquilt or sizzex dies I have to create a design with it.
03-27-2012, 11:58 AM
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OMY Goodness, I sooooo Love my flower I had no ideal how it was coming out! Thank you Thank you for such a beautiful job...
Donna
PS the other two are awesome too!
Donna
PS the other two are awesome too!
Originally Posted by Crafty3790
I digitized these one for lv2sew and one for Diferge. The last one is Abonda don't laugh at my pinwheels
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03-27-2012, 11:59 AM
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Beautiful Santa's love them!
Donna
Donna
Originally Posted by rfbrazell
I am posting this list for packages that I will be shipping out tomorrow.
Ambers paris quilt,
Craftys Crazy circle quilt,
The peter pan quilt from me for Judy's charity
the pink peacock quilt that I am doing for a friend, Please make it an asian flavor, picking up the floral colors and a little of the light blue, light aqua in the peacocks and a little black. Thank you. This will be a full
Also, santa blocks going to Jean in Oklahoma, The Santa Dectective,
Calendar quilt blocks to wannabe quilter.
I have Donna's patriotic, LJ's Birds and Fromzstores. Will be working on them this week.
All the best
R
Ambers paris quilt,
Craftys Crazy circle quilt,
The peter pan quilt from me for Judy's charity
the pink peacock quilt that I am doing for a friend, Please make it an asian flavor, picking up the floral colors and a little of the light blue, light aqua in the peacocks and a little black. Thank you. This will be a full
Also, santa blocks going to Jean in Oklahoma, The Santa Dectective,
Calendar quilt blocks to wannabe quilter.
I have Donna's patriotic, LJ's Birds and Fromzstores. Will be working on them this week.
All the best
R
03-27-2012, 12:59 PM
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Whatever technique's you two are using, Crafty and Robert, you both do wonderful work. I just love seeing what you've come up with. It just keeps getting better and better.
I use the sew-line glue sticks too and find them to be great for PP.
I use the sew-line glue sticks too and find them to be great for PP.
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