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Appliqué

Off Block Construction with Back Basting

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Trim: Next we will apply the gold trim to the sleigh. I used a small, round gold trim not a flat trim.

Place the trim next to one of the appliquéd curves of the sleigh. Place a gold, YLI #100 silk thread in your needle.

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Whip stitch the trim into place being sure that it is snug against the seam.

Pull your stitches tight against the gold trim.

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Figure 16 shows the sleigh after all trim has been applied.

Place the sleigh on the background fabric. You may use a light source to place the sleigh on the background or you may use the pin method to place the sleigh on the background. The pin method is similar to using the pin method that we used in steps 9 and 10 to place the sleigh on the paper pattern.

Working on the back of the background fabric. select an intersection on the sleigh. Place a pin in that intersection. (Figure 17)

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Run the same pin through the corresponding intersection on the back side of the sleigh. Repeat for several intersections. (Figure 18) Pull the sleigh up tight against the background fabric.

I also like to pin next to the gold trim. I place the pin on the top of the sleigh (figure 19) and then check the back to be sure that the pin is on the line of the curve (figure 20). Once you are satisfied that the sleigh is in the proper location, pin the sleigh securely to the background. Remove the pins placed at the intersections.

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