For those of us who are drawing challenged or for children or elderly with not so good hand control, cookie cutters come to the rescue.
Cookie cutters are easy to hold in place, firm to trace around, and found in many kitchens.Here a scallop edge cutter becomes a flower shape.
Fabric backed with iron on adhesive makes
tracing then cutting the shape from the paper side easy.
Heat 'n Bond (TM) Ultra, is great for kids, elderly or simply quick and fast no sew projects.
For sew on appliqués, pick whichever paper backed fusible you prefer.
In this place mat project, I did find that two directions looked better for the leaf shape.
Because this very old cookie cutter could not be turned over to trace, a cardstock pattern was made from the cookie cutter and turned over to made leaves pointing in the opposite direction. ** note - the thread spool used as pattern for the center of the flower. There are lots of things about the house in addition to cookie cutters that can become patterns.
Have fun with appliqué!
2 comments:
Nice tut jane...nice pictures...I was wondering, is this just iron on, or do you do a blanket stitch, or turn it under and blind stitch it? Thanks for the info.
Hi Deborah, You are so welcome. It is fun to share.
The example shown is iron on with fabric paint on the edges, as this project was initially done for kids to use, and for my mother who is 84.
I also like to use the sew through fusible webbing and do a satin stitch on the edges. Hand or machine.
With some cookie cutter shapes, one can make a cardstock or plastic template, cut the fabric 1/4inch larger than the shape, then turn the edges over the cardstock and press the edges - remove the cardstock, and blanket stitch or invisible hand stitch the edges down.
HTH
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