How Do You Sew An Applique On A Garment?
• Gather supplies. Use stiff scrap fabrics, such as cotton. Use matching or contrasting thread. • Design an applique. Search for shapes online or freely draw a desired shape. • Trace or draw your shape onto a piece of paper. Cut it out for use as a pattern. • Pin your applique pattern to the right side of your fabric. Place common pins along the edges of the pattern to hold it in place. • Cut the fabric around the edges of your pattern and remove the applique. • Cut iron-on interfacing into the same shape as your applique. • Iron the interfacing to the wrong side of the applique. This will add more support to the fabric. • Align and pin the applique onto your garment or accessory. Try your garment on, if possible, to ensure proper placement. • Using a straight stitch, carefully stitch the applique onto your garment or accessory. Place the stitch close to the edge of the applique. • Using a tight zig zag stitch, stitch over the straight stitching, encasing the raw edges of the applique.
