What is Embroidery Machine Applique?
Using an embroidery machine, applique designs are created by following easy instructions:
a placement thread sews out, an applique piece of fabric is laid down, a tackdown thread sews out, and then a decorative finishing
thread sews out.
Instructions are included in each pattern.
Starting with the "More
Wild!flowers" pattern, an additional cutting line has been added to the embroidery designs, so the "Tack & Trim"
method can be used. For older patterns, repeat the placement line after laying a piece of fabric down.
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How is this technique different than traditional embroidery? The pieces of applique fabric replace portions of sewn embroidery, making the embroidery
designs less dense.
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Will the embroidery designs fit my hoop?
Most of the
patterns have designs in two sizes. The featured quilt on the front cover of the pattern uses the larger designs that will
fit a hoop 5.5" x 7.5" or larger. Also included in each pattern are smaller designs that will fit a hoop that is
4" x 4." The new quilt pattern Life is a Beach has 8" x 8" embroidery
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I am quilt shop owner, how may I purchase patterns?
Contact Smith Street Designs through e-mail at
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From time to time we find things that just don't want to work right. Here's a list of problems we've
encountered and what to do:
1. Wild!flowers Purple Trillium won't send to your Bernina 430/440 machine: Move the design down a few clicks until the red outline
turns blue, then send. There's a "Read Me" file on the CD. Canada Lily loses it's "L" when sent to the
sewing machine. For an immediate resolution, use the EXP format. OR e-mail patterns@smithstreetdesigns.com and a revised embroidery
design will be e-mailed to you. Please have the 6-digit number or date printed on your original CD to receive a corrected
design. Corrected 3/15/10
2. The Garden Club
PDF files are hard to print: future CD's will be corrected. If you can't print them out, send an e-mail to patterns@smithstreetdesigns.com
and I will send you a copy.
3. In Garden
Beauty, the new Bernina Version 5 designer software changes a few of the designs
saved in Version 3: Use the EXP files for a work around. Future CD's will have ART3 and ART4 files. 4. Windows Vista users are having a problem reading the CDs. First
try opening up your embroidery software and then opening the embroidery file. If this doesn't work, please contact Smith Street
Designs at patterns@smithstreetdesigns.com and I will send you a new disc. Corrected 1/1/08. To
correct the CD yourself, use Roxio or Nero CD creator program to "finalize" the CD. 5. Tulip Time PES files won't open: A newer version
of PES was used to save the files. Contact patterns@smithstreetdesigns.com and I will send you a new CD with different PES versions. Corrected 2/1/08. 6. Some of the Yuletide Joy designs have long satin stitches
that may read as "jump stitches." If you have an embroidery machine that automatically cuts jump stitches, turn
off this feature. The Small
Mama Snowman template is the incorrect size. A correction is inserted in patterns mailed after 3/15/10. 7. The Medium Wallflower design in Dots & Daisies will not fit into any of the Medium circles. All the other medium designs will fit.
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