Charming

I have the studio and the Go cutters with lots of dies and I have always been curious about the CDs they offer with embroidery but still can't figure how it works. I am looking at the owls in specific and would love to make me a quilt with these. I have the studio die for it but how do i use it if i buy the designs?
Can someone explain to me please if they have done any of these designs?

Thank you.

linda8450

If you have an embroidery machine, the design would lay down a placement line for the cut out design. Then it would tack it down and continue with a satin stitch or other securing stitch. If you don't have an embroidery machine, the cd will not help you!

Charming

Thank you for the reply. I do have an embroidery machine and have done applique in the hoop before but i don't understand how is this related to having the die.

romanojg

The die will cut the design, so you hoop your fabric, stitch the placement line, place the design that was cut by the die on the placement line and then let the emb machine finish stitching. It looks a lot neater and you also dont have to stop and trim after the first line of stitching is done that holds the applique in place. I do this with my cut n scan or print out the design and lay it on the fabric and cut. It saves a step plus its neater than trying to cut while in the hoop..

ManiacQuilter2

Charming, I find the whole thing confusing too.

mandyrose

gosh is this something new? I had to go to the accuquilt site and check it out pretty neet

Charming

It really looks neat because the owls are a lot prettier than just plain applique fabric. I guess there is nothing to lose except for to pay for one design and try it :-)
I will update you ladies if I make one soon.

Charming

Urghhhh can anyone lead me to a coupon code online for Accuquilt? I used to be able to find them on retailmenot, but non listed there is working. I need to order some dies with the embroidery design ):

Rhonda Lee

Accuquilt has a sale going for applique dies and embroidery programs until the end of the month. I think you'll just have to go to their site to take advantage of it.

Dolphyngyrl

instead of tacking down and trimming in the hoop, the dies would cut the applique size for you so you don't need to trim it up in hoop