Duck In Hat Embroidery Design

You will use 2 files in whichever size youre embroidering, duckie_hat_applique and duckie_hat_applique-cuts. The second file is for printing only, not for stitching. You can print it on card stock, cut out the pieces and use them to trace the shapes on the paper side of your iron on adhesive or you can print directly on the paper side of your iron on adhesive. I prefer to print on card stock because printing directly on the adhesive paper is so wasteful. Not all the pieces will be cut from the same fabric, or course. The cuts are reversed so they can be traced on the BACK of the fabric. (If you use Pulse Ambassador with the POF files to change the size, be sure to change BOTH files by exactly the same percentage.) When its time to assemble your applique your Brother or BabyLock machine will display applique placement as the color when youll be stitching the outline that will tell you exactly where to put the fabric piece and applique as the color when youll be stitching the zigzag stitch to tack it down. If youve converted to another format, the stitching order is as follows: 1. orange (feet) 2. placement for body 3. zigzag around body, body detail 4. placement for hat 5. zigzag around hat, hat detail 6. placement for bow 7. zigzag around bow, bow detail 8. green (leaves) 9. deep rose (flower) 10. orange (bill) 11. black (eyes) For your zigzags, youll want to choose a color that closely matches the background color of the fabric. Stitch the placement and the zigzag for each piece in the same color to cut down on thread changes. You can skip past the leaves and flower and tack a ready-made ribbon flower in the space. Good luck and enjoy. Ann