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For these greeting cards we used the design from the Valentine
Doves Appliqué.
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| You will need card stock for cardmaking which is available in most
craft stores in a variety of colors and sizes. You will also need pieces
of fabric for the applique, self-adhesive tear-away stabilizer, a sharp
75/11 needle and 40-weight rayon or polyester embroidery threads. If you
prefer cotton threads, use 60-weight ones. |
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| Step One: Out of the cardstock, cut a rectangle that will fit
inside your hoop. For a 5" x 7" hoop, this size is approximately 12" x
8". Fold it to get a card about 6" x 8". Hoop the self-adhesive stabilizer.
Remove the paper which covers the sticky side inside the hoop. Stick the
cardstack onto it. |
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| Step Two: Start embroidering. The machine will embroider a shape
and stop. Place a piece of red fabric over the shape and start the machine.
It will embroider the shape again and stop. |
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| Step Three: Take the hoop from the machine and with a pair of
sharp scissors cut away the excess fabric as close to the outline as possible. |
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| Step Four: Return the hoop to the machine. It will make the
outline of the first dove and stop. |
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| Step Five: Place a piece of fabric over the shape and start
the machine. It will embroider the outline again and stop. |
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| Step Six: With a pair of sharp scissors cut away the excess
fabric as close to the outline as possible. |
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| Step Seven: Repeat steps Four through Six for the second dove. |
| Step Eight: Return the hoop into the machine to finish the raw
edges of the fabric. |
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| Step Nine: Take the working piece from the hoop. Cut away the
excess stabilizer. |
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The greeting card is ready. Enjoy!
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You can find more ideas in the Greeting
Cards projects
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Back to Valentine
Doves Appliqué.
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