Helpful Hint: Make sure that your printer has a good ink supply and follow the directions on the back of the printable fabric packet for best results.
- Select an image that you would like to print. Hint: Etsy is a good place to find and purchase lovely images for personal use. The best images are those that are black and white so that your printer does not use up a lot of ink and you can color with fabric markers afterwards. Hint: Tulip markers are affordable and long lasting.
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2. Color the image with fabric markers before removing the paper backing.
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3. Prepare photo panel: Cut 4-1.5”x9” strips. Sew strips to all sides using ¼” seam.
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4. Pin colorful panel to the jacket sparingly (remove pins before embroidering each section). Hint: Avoid embroidering through bulky seams. Load sticky+ stabilizer on your hoop. Position jacket in the center and load hoop.
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5. Switching to embroidery mode, make your selection from the built-in Sashiko stitches (flower icon). You will copy the same design 3-4 times depending on your selection and design size. In the edit window (grid selected below), you have the option to resize, copy, rotate, reduce pattern, and change hoop size.
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6. After selecting the pattern, choose the largest hoop, RE20. Copy and paste the design. Please note: the icon to the right of the hoop icon, allows you to make additional copies of the pattern. I copied the pattern 2 additional times.
7. The icon to the right of the “trash can” icon, allows you to reduce or enlarge pattern sizes. I selected each design (below) until two fit vertically and the third horizontally. Use the up/down, side to side arrows to line up the patterns.
8. The horizontal pattern will be rotated using this icon (see below).
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9. Ready to embroider! Hint: Be prepared to stop often to remove pins out of the way as the embroidery progresses.
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10. Yellow embroidery thread complements the yellow markers on the photo fabric.
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11. Once the embroidery is complete, switch to ordinary sewing and stitch in the ditch around the borders, to attach to the jacket for a polished finish.
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12. Fold edges under ¼” all around and topstitch by machine or hand-stitch. Press well.
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13. Viola! The jacket is ready to wear.
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Who knew that printing on fabric, coloring with permanent fabric markers and machine embroidering with built-in Sashiko stitches, could create such beautiful, wearable art! The flowers jump off the page, don’t they?
I hope you enjoy, try out these techniques and/or share with your friends and family. Machine embroidery can make any project come to life.
Happy Autumn, Everyone!
Maday
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