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Sedona Landscape Applique
Free Motion Machine Embroidery
Use an applique pressing sheet & fusible web
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Looks difficult? This is actually much easier than it looks.
Iron fusible web onto the wrong side of fabric, cut out your pieces and remove the backing, then
use an applique pressing sheet to fuse the pieces together. They will stick to each other - not
to the sheet! Then, simply peel your new applique off the sheet and iron it to your project.
Fully illustrated instructions plus our free pattern.
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NOTE: ALL SEAMS ARE 1/4" UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
Supplies
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Fabric
* Backing fabric
Four pieces of rock fabric, each in a different print, each measuring 6" x 9"
Ground: One 1.5" x 8.5" piece of fabric
Sky: One 5.5" x 8.5" piece of fabric
Shrubs: Four scraps of green fabric to fit pattern pieces 6, 7, 8 and 9
Inner Border: (green in our sample) Enough fabric for two strips measuring 8.5" x 1" and two strips measuring 6.5" x 1"
Outer Border: (gold in our sample) Enough fabric for two strips measuring 6.5" x 2.5" and two strips measuring 12.5" x 2.5"
Tree Branch: Scrap of fabric for tree branch
Other Items
1 yard fusible web (I used our Heat N Bond Lite)
rotary cutter, large sewing ruler, pins, fabric marker, sharp sewing scissors and thread
* fusible fleece or batting
**Applique pressing sheet
Optional:
Stabilizer: Scraps of stabilizer for machine embroidery (I used our
Binding: Strip of fabric measuring 1.5" x approximately 50" (I used brown)
NOTES:
* The finished piece is 10.5" x 12.5". You will need to cut your backing and batting a bit larger than this. You will also need a strip of backing fabric
that measures 3" x 10" to make the hanging sleeve.
Visit our store for gorgeous fabrics, many of which were chosen for our free patterns.
** Applique Pressing Sheet
This is a special type of sheet used for creating detailed appliques. The pattern is placed on a working surface.
The pressing sheet is placed on top of the pattern, which can be seen through the sheet. Applique pieces
are placed on the pressing sheet. When pieces are bonded with fusible web, they will
stick to one another, but not to this sheet (they slightly stick - just enough to stay in place). When the applique is finished it is
easily peeled off the sheet and is ready to iron onto your background fabric.
Visit our Notions Store to purchase an applique sheet (great price) and for
more information on this item.
Fusible Web (or heat activated adhesive)
I used our Heat N Bond LITE, also available at our Notions Store.
I used about 10" off one of our rolls.
Recommended: PRE-WASH ALL FABRIC. Do NOT use fabric softener. Washing will remove any sizing, which will allow for a stronger bond. NOTE: I did NOT pre-wash my fabric. My wall hanging
will not be washed often and I found the bond was strong.
Pattern
Our patterns download as pdf files. For instructions on downloading pdf files,
go to: pdf instructions.
Overall Layout
Pattern Pieces page 1
Pattern Pieces page 2
Download and print the overall layout to use as a guide. Download and print both pages of pattern pieces. Cut out the pattern pieces.
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CREATE STRIPED FABRIC FOR ROCKS
Lay out the four 6" x 9" rock fabric pieces. Cut four 6" x 9" pieces of fusible web. Following instructions on the web, fuse the web to the wrong side
of each fabric piece. Leave paper on web.
These are the instructions for our Heat N Bond LITE: Using a dry iron set on the "silk" setting, iron the rough side
to the WRONG side of the fabric for approximately 2 seconds. You will be ironing on the paper side.
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Stack the fabric pieces right side up. Align all edges. Using a rotary cutter and large sewing ruler,
make 5 straight cuts across the fabric. The cuts can be angled and they do NOT have to be evenly spaced.
Refer to photo below.
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Divide the top row into 4 separate rows. Mix and match the other rows to create 4 new "striped" sets. Refer to photo below.
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Peel off paper backs from the strips of one set. Lay the top row onto the applique pressing sheet. Lay the next
row so that it's top edge is on top of the top row's lower edge; the edges should overlap approximately 1/8". This fuses the rows together at the edges.
Continue until all rows are fused together.
Allow the piece to cool. The bond will become stronger as the piece cools. Carefully peel the piece from the applique pressing sheet.
Repeat with other 4 sets of fabric strips. Set aside two pieces for another project.
NOTE: You can mix and match stripes within sets, overlap by more etc. The only thing that really matters is that you have enough striped fabric to cut
your rock pieces from.
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CUT OUT AND FUSE ROCKS
Arrange pattern pieces 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 on the striped fabric. Cut out the pieces.
Lay the overall layout page on your ironing board, right side up. Lay the applique pressing sheet over the layout page.
The overall layout will show through the pressing sheet. Lay down piece #1, then piece #2. Press with iron, according to web instructions.
Continue in order of pattern number until you have all 5 pieces fused in place.
Piece #5 will be on top. Allow to cool.
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