Comments on: How to Applique http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:02:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Amy Sue http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/comment-page-1/#comment-108391 Amy Sue Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:02:34 +0000 http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/#comment-108391 Great, I can't wait to see the picture! You're very welcome - I'm glad I could help. :) ~Amy Sue Great, I can’t wait to see the picture!

You’re very welcome – I’m glad I could help. :)

~Amy Sue

]]> By: Kim http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/comment-page-1/#comment-108370 Kim Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:07:05 +0000 http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/#comment-108370 I'll send you a picture and look for you on twitter and facebook, thanks for the tips so far I haven't had any skipping, but like you said wheni see the build up I clean the needle. gotta run errands so I'll send a pic later today thanks Amy Sue I’ll send you a picture and look for you on twitter and facebook, thanks for the tips so far I haven’t had any skipping, but like you said wheni see the build up I clean the needle.
gotta run errands so I’ll send a pic later today
thanks Amy Sue

]]> By: Amy Sue http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/comment-page-1/#comment-108281 Amy Sue Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:02:11 +0000 http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/#comment-108281 Kim, I can't wait to see a picture! If you can't get one up, email it to me and I'll post it - with your permission, of course. There's so many reasons a needle could break. I broke one on the wedding dress the other night - somehow the bobbin cover plate moved out of position and the needle hit it. If your fabric is really thick and you're sewing fast that'll do it, or if you pull the fabric and the needle gets caught so it goes down crookedly that can do it too. Broken needles is just a part of sewing - it happens. As long as you find all the pieces so there aren't any left in the project it's not a big deal. Yes, I'm on Facebook - Twitter too; I'd love to connect either or both of those places! Facebook: <a title="Join MHCL on Facebook Now!" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/#!/pages/My-Happy-Crazy-Life-Amy-Sue-Nogar/317959875939">My Happy Crazy Life</a> Twitter: <a title="Tweet Me - Follow MHCL on Twitter Today!" href="https://twitter.com/HappyCrazyLife">HappyCrazyLife</a> I'll get a couple sneak-peeks of the wedding dress tomorrow, hopefully. I was going to do it today but Angel Face took my camera to school before I could download the photos. ~Amy Sue Kim,

I can’t wait to see a picture! If you can’t get one up, email it to me and I’ll post it – with your permission, of course.

There’s so many reasons a needle could break. I broke one on the wedding dress the other night – somehow the bobbin cover plate moved out of position and the needle hit it. If your fabric is really thick and you’re sewing fast that’ll do it, or if you pull the fabric and the needle gets caught so it goes down crookedly that can do it too. Broken needles is just a part of sewing – it happens. As long as you find all the pieces so there aren’t any left in the project it’s not a big deal.

Yes, I’m on Facebook – Twitter too; I’d love to connect either or both of those places!
Facebook: My Happy Crazy Life
Twitter: HappyCrazyLife

I’ll get a couple sneak-peeks of the wedding dress tomorrow, hopefully. I was going to do it today but Angel Face took my camera to school before I could download the photos.

~Amy Sue

]]> By: Kim http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/comment-page-1/#comment-108177 Kim Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:31:48 +0000 http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/#comment-108177 Hi Amy Sue, it turned out cute, I'm not sure how to put a picture up, I'll ask my husband. it didn't mess up but I switched the needle and after a while it broke in half? I'm not sure why? so I went back to the 80/12, going to do a shirt next. Are you on facebook? ok thanks for letting me know on the backstitch that is how I do it. Are you making her dress? I want to see pics. thanks so much for all your help Hi Amy Sue, it turned out cute, I’m not sure how to put a picture up, I’ll ask my husband. it didn’t mess up but I switched the needle and after a while it broke in half? I’m not sure why? so I went back to the 80/12, going to do a shirt next. Are you on facebook?

ok thanks for letting me know on the backstitch that is how I do it. Are you making her dress? I want to see pics.
thanks so much for all your help

]]> By: Amy Sue http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/comment-page-1/#comment-108170 Amy Sue Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:51:30 +0000 http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/#comment-108170 Kim, If you backstitch and trim closely you don't have to tie the ends on back. You could if you wanted to though... On the back give the thread end a gentle tug and look closely at the thread where it enters the fabric. Hopefully you'll see the top thread coming through a little. Use a pin to coax the top thread to the bottom then tie the ends in a knot. How did the soccer ball turn out? Tonight I'm working on the lace appliques on Princess's wedding dress. ~ Amy Sue Kim,

If you backstitch and trim closely you don’t have to tie the ends on back. You could if you wanted to though… On the back give the thread end a gentle tug and look closely at the thread where it enters the fabric. Hopefully you’ll see the top thread coming through a little. Use a pin to coax the top thread to the bottom then tie the ends in a knot.

How did the soccer ball turn out? Tonight I’m working on the lace appliques on Princess’s wedding dress.

~ Amy Sue

]]> By: Kim http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/comment-page-1/#comment-108030 Kim Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:32:51 +0000 http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/#comment-108030 Hi Amy Sue My book just says turn stitch and length dial to desired length, it does say tie top and bottom thread under the applique(how do you do this)?,I've just been trimming them closely like you say. I use an 80/12 I have a 70/10 that came with it I will try that today. I'll let you know how it goes, I am going to try and make a soccer ball today wish me luck thanks for your help Hi Amy Sue
My book just says turn stitch and length dial to desired length, it does say tie top and bottom thread under the applique(how do you do this)?,I’ve just been trimming them closely like you say. I use an 80/12 I have a 70/10 that came with it I will try that today. I’ll let you know how it goes, I am going to try and make a soccer ball today wish me luck
thanks for your help

]]> By: Amy Sue http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/comment-page-1/#comment-108026 Amy Sue Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:59:16 +0000 http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/#comment-108026 Hmmm... what does the owner's manual say about applique? Does it give any special settings or hints? It could be the heat and bond gooping up the needle. I often get a big fusible webbing/lint booger on my needle but it just collects toward the top and when it gets too big I pull it off. Could you try different needles in your machine? I use Schmetz Universal 70/10 for applique on cotton. I use the 70s because they're a little smaller and leave smaller holes. ~Amy Sue Hmmm… what does the owner’s manual say about applique? Does it give any special settings or hints?

It could be the heat and bond gooping up the needle. I often get a big fusible webbing/lint booger on my needle but it just collects toward the top and when it gets too big I pull it off. Could you try different needles in your machine? I use Schmetz Universal 70/10 for applique on cotton. I use the 70s because they’re a little smaller and leave smaller holes.

~Amy Sue

]]> By: Kim http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/comment-page-1/#comment-107983 Kim Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:16:42 +0000 http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/#comment-107983 My machine is new I just took back one last week because I thought maybe it wasn't strong enough to sew through the heat and bond, so I'm not sure about the tension they told me to keep it on 4 so how do I know if I should make it looser or not. Both machines were skipping stitches, the zigzag stitch is close but not like a satin stitch, so I'm thinking it's the heat and bond gooping up my needle, today I cleaned it after every letter I did, and it didn't skip, but I haven't tried adjusting the tension do i need to move it down. Sorry if this is confusing oh and I use cotton on cotton thanks kim My machine is new I just took back one last week because I thought maybe it wasn’t strong enough to sew through the heat and bond, so I’m not sure about the tension they told me to keep it on 4 so how do I know if I should make it looser or not. Both machines were skipping stitches, the zigzag stitch is close but not like a satin stitch, so I’m thinking it’s the heat and bond gooping up my needle, today I cleaned it after every letter I did, and it didn’t skip, but I haven’t tried adjusting the tension do i need to move it down. Sorry if this is confusing
oh and I use cotton on cotton
thanks kim

]]> By: Amy Sue http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/comment-page-1/#comment-107956 Amy Sue Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:55:46 +0000 http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/#comment-107956 Kim, What kind of fabrics are you using for the background and the applique? Are any heavy ones like denim or corduroy? Does your machine sew fine otherwise? Maybe it just needs a tune up. I don't know how wide "1" is on your machine - does it make a difference to make the stitch wider or narrower? Sometimes a machine just doesn't like a particular setting for no reason. Mine cops a 'tude sometimes, then I threaten to trade it in if it doesn't shape up. ;) ~Amy Sue Kim,

What kind of fabrics are you using for the background and the applique? Are any heavy ones like denim or corduroy? Does your machine sew fine otherwise? Maybe it just needs a tune up.

I don’t know how wide “1″ is on your machine – does it make a difference to make the stitch wider or narrower? Sometimes a machine just doesn’t like a particular setting for no reason. Mine cops a ‘tude sometimes, then I threaten to trade it in if it doesn’t shape up. ;)

~Amy Sue

]]> By: Amy Sue http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/comment-page-1/#comment-107954 Amy Sue Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:51:43 +0000 http://myhappycrazylife.com/how-to-applique/#comment-107954 Kim, The first thing I do when my machine skips stitches is to put in a new needle. If that doesn't help take the thread and bobbin out and rethread them. If it's still skipping stitches your tension might be messed up. Check out your owner's manual to see what number your machine's tension should be on - it may give a different setting for applique. Often I'll loosen the top thread tension a little so the top thread is pulled underneath the fabric a little; it makes a smoother stitch. I hope that helped! ~Amy Sue Kim,

The first thing I do when my machine skips stitches is to put in a new needle. If that doesn’t help take the thread and bobbin out and rethread them. If it’s still skipping stitches your tension might be messed up. Check out your owner’s manual to see what number your machine’s tension should be on – it may give a different setting for applique. Often I’ll loosen the top thread tension a little so the top thread is pulled underneath the fabric a little; it makes a smoother stitch.

I hope that helped!
~Amy Sue

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