I have a bad case of Spring Fever! A few days ago, the urge to create something bright and happy struck me! Here's where I started. What's that saying about humble beginnings? :) I drew a very basic flower shape on some freezer paper (I always have a box of it on hand!). I purposefully made the sections large so that I could try out a new technique I've been thinking about. I traced over my original lines with a thicker pen and labeled all of the sections. Can you see where I got the name "Paint by Number Applique" from? Next, I used a pencil and traced the design on to a piece of Sulky Cut-Away Plus. On to the "painting" part! I used acrylic paint, more Cut-Away Plus, my gelatin plate and some stamps and stencils to make my "fabrics" for the applique. I used my original paper pattern and traced the shapes on to the appropriate colors. I cut the shapes out, leaving a little edge to get caught in the seam. Another awesome thing about using the Cut-Away Plus for this type of applique is that there are no raw edges to turn under like traditional cotton fabric! Next step? Sew it all down! I set my machine to make a medium satin stitch and worked layer by layer. The only exception? The sky layer, I straight stitched on the edges. Now for the free motion stitching! I used some Sulky 30 wt cotton threads and my vintage Singer 301 from the 50's for this part. LOVE that machine! If you follow me on Facebook, you already may have seen this. What? You don't follow me on Facebook? ;) I used eight different spools of thread to add dimension and then I finished the edges in a satin stitch. Here's the finished piece: I'd love to hear what you think!
Is this technique something you might try?
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