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Puffy Heart Applique Sweatshirt
Puffy Heart Applique Try the Puffy heart Applique technique on a sweatshirt (as shown), tote bag or zip pouch. This applique technique is so quick and easy, and you’ll achieve great results especially on curved edges. PUFFY HEART SWEATSHIRT SUPPLIES Purchased sweatshirt Puffy Heart Appliqué Template Removable fabric marker or chalk Sulky Fabri-Solvy™ Stabilizer 50 wt. Cotton Thread Organ® size 70/10 Universal Needles Quilting cotton print fabric (amount determined by number of hearts desired) Fiberfill Sewing pins Sulky Multipurpose Turning Tool Pinking shears (optional) PUFFY HEART APPLIQUE Print the Puffy Heart Applique template and cut out at least one heart. Three hearts are included if you want to streamline your…
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Free Draft Stopper Pattern for Designer Decor
Free Draft Stopper Pattern designed by Chelsea Briner, Sew Simple Home Keep cold drafts away with a weighted draft stopper that sits against a door lower edge. Add snowflake appliqués for a wintery accent. And use a pretty velvet fabric for a high-end look. Finished dimensions: 5” x 30”, 10 ½” circumference DRAFT STOPPER SUPPLIES ½ yard of 44”-wide or 1/3 yard of 60”-wide velvet upholstery fabric Snowflake appliqué pattern Roll of Sulky Felty™ (white) 12” length of ½”-wide bias piping tape (to match velvet fabric) 1-yard pack of Sulky Perfect Appliqué Fusible Web Sulky Thread: 30 wt. Poly Sparkle™ Thread – White with Silver Sparkle 40 wt. Poly Deco™…
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Gingerbread Candy Cane Holders to Sew
Gingerbread Candy Cane Holders Create adorable Gingerbread Candy Cane Holders embellished with appliqué frosting and hand embroidery. The gingerbread man and woman make fun gifts. Plus, they make a great craft for kids to keep them busy during winter break. CANDY CANE HOLDERS SUPPLIES Gingerbread Candy Cane Holders pattern Sulky Felty™: Light Brown & White 12 wt. Sulky Cotton Petites™ Thread: Dk Brown 712-1130, Sweet Pink 712-1256, True Red 712-1039 40 wt. Sulky Poly Deco Thread (construction): Lt Brown 962-1170 Sulky Perfect Appliqué Fusible Web Organ® size 80/12 Universal Needle Hand sewing needle Removable fabric marker or chalk Note: Each Gingerbread Candy Cane Holder requires 2 candy canes GINGERBREAD PATTERN…
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Pie Placemats Perfect for Fall
Pie Placemats A set of pie placemats are perfect for fall, when we’re baking (and eating!) lots of pie! Begin by following some of the instructions for our Citrus Slice Placemats, but change the “rind” to mimic a fluted pie-crust edge of a pie. Of course, you’ll also need to change the fabric colors to match your favorite pie, too. PIE PLACEMAT SUPPLIES Patternmaking materials (paper, pencil, hand embroidery hoop or compass) Sulky 50 wt. Cotton Thread (white or off-white to match pith & color to match citrus fabric) Sulky Perfect Appliqué Fusible Web Pie crust colored fabrics (approximately two 16″ squares for each placemat) Pie filling colored fabric (approximately…
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Quilty Wall Hanging – Embroidery Session with Designs by Juju
QUILTY WALL HANGING In this Session, embroidery expert Becky Thompson of Power Tools with Thread and Designs by Juju educator, will teach you how to create a nine-patch quilty wall hanging. Register today to reserve your spot! The wall hanging features a “Sulky Quilt” sewing-themed End-to-End Quilting Design, appliqué Friendship Stars and an exclusive appliqué Sewing Machine design that has a 3-D fabric effect. Over the course of several videos, Becky will teach you how to navigate the Designs by Juju End-to-End Quilting™ designs, with perfect alignment every time. During the Session, you’ll use Sulky 30 wt. Blendables® for the quilting and Sulky 40 wt. Poly Deco for the embroidery, to create a beautiful…
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Simple Patchwork Mini Quilt with Fusible Appliqué
Simple Patchwork – Irish Twins Mini Quilt Create a simple patchwork mini quilt featuring Irish twins for St. Patrick’s Day décor and to celebrate National Quilting Month. The center block is super easy due to a fun patchwork hack. And the appliqué gnomes echo the fabric print motif. Use Sulky Felty™ for the gnome beards, noses and hat tufts, adding texture and dimension. Finished mini quilt measures 20″ square. PATCHWORK MINI QUILT SUPPLIES Gnome Appliqués (appliqué templates are on page 4 of the Gnome Mug Rug free pattern.) Perfect Appliqué™ Fusible Web Sulky Felty™ (white & tan) (2) 10″ squares of print cotton fabric (2) 4″ x WOF strips Sulky…
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Sewing Patch to Embroider & Stitch
Sewing Patch – Sewing is My Jam Yes, a sewing patch! We’ve reinvented our Sewing is My Jam sticker and digitized it for machine embroidery! Some of you received the sticker in one of our Mystery Boxes, and asked for the design. Now you can create your own patches and adorn everything from totes to jackets to sewing machine covers all in stitches. The featured design comes in three sizes: 3″, 4″ and 5″ tall. The smallest size benefits from using Sulky PolyLite™ Thread for the lettering, to ensure the letters are crisp and readable. The larger designs look great in all Poly Deco™ or Rayon Thread. Use Sulky Bobbin…
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Reverse Applique Tee with Lotus Template
Reverse Appliqué Tee Breathe new life into a loved T-shirt (or two)! This boho T-shirt featuring a large-scale lotus flower appliqué. Using Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy™ to stabilize the shirts makes the process super simple. GET THE PATTERN> SUPPLIES (2) coordinating color T-shirts (same style and brand is preferred) Appliqué Lotus Design (part of the free pattern available HERE>) Coordinating or contrasting Sulky 50 wt. Cotton Thread Organ Size 70/10 Jersey Needles Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy™ Stabilizer Clover Wonder Clips Removable fabric chalk T-SHIRT NOTES This project consists of two layered T-shirts. It works best to use the same brand, style and size of T-shirt so they nest into each other for…
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Love Appliqué Bunting
Love Appliqué Bunting Valentine’s Day Décor to Sew by Hand or Machine designed by Chelsea Briner, Sew Simple Home Create a festive flag bunting featuring appliqué letters that spell out a special “love” note. Hand this up for Valentine’s Day, an anniversary celebration or birthday party. The following instructions are to sew the project by hand. Alternatively, do the appliqué and topstitching by machine for a quicker version. Use Sulky 50 wt. Cotton Thread for the machine version and a size 70/10 Universal Needle for stitching. Love Appliqué Bunting Supplies Love Bunting Templates 3 to 5 cotton fabrics (or try Sulky Felty™ for a different, no-fray look) 35” length…
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50 States Wall Hanging to Sew
50 States Wall Hanging There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays Create homey wall art to welcome family and friends and proudly display your city and state at the same time. This free pattern comes with templates for all 50 states, so you can personalize your wall hanging depending on where you (or your family) live. 50 STATES WALL HANGING REQUIREMENTS Sulky Thread 50 wt. Cotton (construction; featured color: Med Tawny Tan) 12 wt. Cotton Petites™ (hand embroidery; featured colors: Almost Black & True Red Needles 70/10 Universal Organ® Needles Hand Embroidery Needles Fabrics & Stabilizers (4) 5¼” squares of solid quilting cotton (A; matching or coordinating) (3)…
