tropit

My Son-in-law has requested that I take an image fron an old t-shirt and applique it on to the back of a thick. black Hoodie. "Sure! No problem " I said. I've never done a machine applique in my life. Help!

RedGarnet222

My suggestion is to make the image separate and apply it like you would a patch. That way, you can make sure it is what he wants before sewing it on and lightly quilting it.
If you are saying to use the t shirt image as is, then you would need to stabilize it with a non-woven interfacing on the back. Try it first on and with something else. Then you will feel confident to do the real thing.

Gay

Yes, use a light iron-on interfacing, that will stabilize the fabric.

toverly

The patch idea is a good one. I would probably try Steam a seam and fuse the image down, then just go around with a decorative blanket stitch. Sometimes the older vinyl images are thick and it's hard to actually sew thru them so standard quilting may not work. Whatever you do, test it out first with something else, not with the final image and not on the final sweatshirt.

aashley333

The image is probably plastic and will melt or distort with direct heat. When fusing interfacing to the backside, I use a damp dish towel to buffer.
I would cut image larger than needed, apply to hoodie, straight stitch around edge, trim, then satin stitch.

MawMaw B

Since you will be doing stitching on 2 stretchy fabrics, as I understand it, you will also need to stabilize the bottom layer too. You could try putting plain paper under the sweatshirt and then applique the t-shirt design on top of the sweatshirt. Just tear away the paper after finishing.

GingerK

If you are using a new hoodie, don't forget to wash and dry it a couple of times before hand. If it is all or mostly cotton, it can shrink and that would really affect the look of the applique.

Tartan

The appliqué would have to be a patch so the raw edges are all enclosed. Do not try to dense machine sew it to a thick sweat shirt as it will end up all puckered. Since the edges will all be finished on the appliqué, I would use a large spaced zig zag stitch around the edge to allow movement for the sweat shirt to stretch. Good luck!