American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2019-12)

See a video of editor

Jody Sanders interviewing

designer Stacy West.

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4. Using green floss, chain-stitch
   greenery stems and straight-stitch
   greenery needles on hat.
   To chain-stitch, pull needle up at
   A (Chain Stitch Diagram), form a U
   shape with floss, and hold shape in
   place with your thumb. Push needle
   down at B, about^1 ∕ 16 " from A, and come
   up at C to secure stitch. Continue in
   the same manner for desired length.

To straight-stitch, pull needle up at

A (Straight Stitch Diagram) and push

it down at B. Bring needle up at C,

and push it down at D. Continue in the

same manner for desired number of

needles.

THREE TIPS FOR WORKING WITH WOOL

5. Using floss that matches the
   buttons, add^1 ∕ 4 "-diameter black
   buttons for eyes,^1 ∕ 8 "-diameter black
   buttons for mouth, and^1 ∕ 8 "-diameter
   cream buttons for hat greenery berries.


6. Using an 8"-long piece of black-
   and-white twine, take a stitch in hat.
   Tie twine ends in a knot to make a
   hanging loop and complete snowman
   ornament.

ASSEMBLE SANTA ORNAMENT

Use two strands of embroidery floss

for all embroidery stitches. Refer to

Photo B, page 52, for placement of

embroidery stitches and buttons.

1. Referring to Santa Appliqué
   Placement Diagram, on cream wool
   felt B background piece arrange
   appliqué pieces H–L. Fuse appliqués
   in place following manufacturer’s
   instructions.


2. Using floss in colors that match
   appliqués, blanket-stitch edges of
   I beard and K hat. Using cream floss,
   blanket-stitch edges of J mustache and
   L hatband.
   For blanket-stitch instructions and
   diagram, see Assemble Snowman
   Ornament, Step 2, page 53.

Designer Stacy West loves making projects out of wool. Her advice:

1. I recommend Soft Fuse Premium fusible web. It can be used for
   hand or machine appliqué and doesn’t gum up the needle. It’s sold
   in sheets for smaller projects or rolls for larger ones.


2. I use a mechanical pencil when tracing patterns onto fusible web.
   The lead is a consistent width, and I never need a sharpener.


3. I sometimes add a thin line of Fray Check along the edge of wool
   appliqué pieces because not all wool is felted the same. Then
   when I tug on the fl oss to tighten the stitches, the fl oss doesn’t pull
   through the wool and make a hole.

B

I H

G

D

C

F

E

A

Chain Stitch Diagram

A

C

E D

B

Straight Stitch Diagram

Santa Appliqué

Placement Diagram

H

I

J

L

K

B

54 APQ • December 2019