Embroidery Tip
For those of you who like to precut your applique design, here is how you
make the outline on your applique fabric: Choose the applique design from the
applique motif menu. (For this eample, use the apple).
Go to the tree view, highlight the green applique icon and right click. This
creates a pop-up window. Go to Duplicate and left click. Repeat this process but
go to Paste and left click. You now have two copies of the Apple applique, one
exactly on top of the other. Go to the second applique icon and right click. Go
to Convert To, go to Run and left click. You now have the applique and the run
stitch outline. This is what you will use as your die line. Go to the applique
icon and left click. This activates your Properties box. Under Commands, change
the color to something light. Go to the Run stitch, left click, go to commands
and change the color to something dark. Highlight both icons and right click. In
the pop-up, go to group and left click. Now it is safe to work with the two
images. They will stay together in the same spot. Check carefully to see that
the die line is covered by the satin stitch. In this example, the die line is
not completely covered. Take the magnifying glass and look on the right side
where the leaf meets the apple. You need to move the stitches inside the satin
stitch. With the area still magnified, go to the third icon down, the Shape Tool
(F9) Grab the end of the stitch where it comes to a point and move it back
inside the satin stitching. Go to the applique icon in the tree view, right
click and hit delete. Now you have the outline for your die line. Save under an
appropriate name and you're done.
By ChrisL - Moderator from the Floriani Forum
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