sherian

I have a Halloween layout I am working on. The shape is rectangle for a chest I have two stripe of different halloween fabric on a orange star fabric. I have cut out cats and pumpkins. the pumpkins I can sew on no problem. The cats are maybe 8 inches tall and 6 wide. The problem is they are so small to sew on (by sewing machine) Thin maybe a better word. The legs, arms, tail etc. are thin maybe a 1/4 inch. I plan on iron on for the cats. ? Idea's for sewing cats on to fabric. Cutting the iron on I hope will be not to hard. Not a great at sewing tiny but I do sew. Thanks! I would put up a photo But I can not get it to work for me.

Tartan

If you mean the appliques with fusible are thin and tiny, I just match my thread to the narrow strip and do a zig zag down the middle. The edges may fray a but like raw edge applique but the pieces are secure.

RedGarnet222

Iron a light weight woven stabilizer to the back of the image to stabilize it before you start and treat it like a normal fabric after that. I makes the fabric thicker to work with.

sherian

Never thought of sewing middle, I will iron on wonder under light. I have never sewn anything that narrow, but will try
with a small zig zag. I hope, I do not have to sew and cut. Someone else said slow your sewing machine down, I know how you sew fast they are right. I want legs arms to lay flat. Thanks I like to have input and learn from others s I go.

mermaid

If you plan to use batting, I would fuse down and then FMQ a meander stitch that would cross the legs/ tails at least a couple of times. I think this will stand to laundering gently, as you will only display it a brief time once a year.

sherian

I am not going to use cotton under cats or pumpkins I will use cotton between backing and top where cats and pumpkins will be on top of fabric.

applique

Be sure to put some stiff paper behind the background fabric before stitching to keep the applique flat while stitching. Then tear the paper away before sandwiching.

sherian

paper ? Planning on using wonder under lite iron on. Which is better?

applique

You are using both. The wonder under to stick the pieces to the background material and the paper underneath the background fabric for temporary stability until the stitching is done then remove it.