Applique with Accuquilt part 2

 Hello everyone and welcome to part 2 in the series on applique with Accuquilt dies!

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I hope you have a simple die and some fusible web on hand because it is time to make your applique shapes today ( cue spooky music ;)).

When I applique, I like to measure my die shape ( very roughly so that I know how big to cut my piece of fusible web. I simply write those measurements on my dies, so that they are handy for the next time.

I decided to use my pumpkin die...it has some nice simple, rounded shapes, and they are perfect for this time of year, aren't they? ( click)

Once I measured my pumpkins I was able to cut some fusible web, as well as some scraps of fabric that were about the same size. Could you just cut one big piece of fusible web that covers the entire die? Absolutely! But cutting smaller pieces saves you lots of fusible AND it allows you to use the smallest of fabric scraps, so that is why I do it piece by piece. 

Make sure to press your fabric and then apply your fusible web to the BACK of your chosen fabric. Make sure to follow the manufacturers instructions, because they all vary a little bit.

Once you have your fabric prepped, it is time to grab your die and lay your fabric on. 

 TIP: IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW YOU PLACE YOUR FABRIC ON THE DIE ( SELVEDGE-WISE) BECAUSE THE FUSIBLE ACTS AS A STABILIZER! It is also important to remember that if you place your fabric right side up, your shape will look exactly like the diecut. If you place it fusible side up, it will be reversed. In the case of a symmetrical shape that doesn't matter at all, but if you are cutting letters it matters A LOT. 

In the case of my pumpkins I wanted to have some of my stems face right, and some face left, so I placed some of my fabric up and some down.

Run your die through your machine and repeat as many times as shapes needed.

What a bunch of cuties!

Okay, so confession time now....I totally made these pumpkins to use as samples in my applique lessons, but then my skeleton die arrived and it needed some pumpkins to go along with it.....

OOPS!

Oh well, I will just make some other ones ;).

Okay, now it is your turn to cut some of your applique shapes! And then we will meet right back here next time for the next step in applique: fusing and stitching!

I made a video that goes over all the steps I just explained, in case you are more of a visual learner. You can find that here in this link: https://youtu.be/Jc6Qz-gZm1E

As always, if anything is not clear, please ask away! I am always happy to help.

Until next time~happy creating!

Monique