Stitched Felt Applique

 

Fall is sneaking up on us, so I thought I'd get ahead of the game and do a little crafting.

With a few scraps laying around the house, here's what I came up with.

 

Just find yourself a leaf pattern (use google, draw one, trace a real one.. whatever it takes).

 Print or draw your pattern on the paper side of iron-on adhesive,

 iron to a piece of felt just larger than you pattern, then

cut out your pattern/felt leaving about an 1/8 inch border all the way around,

peel off the paper, then iron-on your leaves to your project.

*Your finished applique will be MIRROR IMAGE of what you drew on the adhesive paper*

Just something to keep in mind especially if you're doing letters :)

 

Then use thread, twine, or embroidery floss and stitch the outline and details.

Here's the floss I used. It comes in all sorts of colors so the possibilities are endless.

 



 

I love how the applique looks with the little stitches. Gotta love texture.

Hope you also have fun getting ready for the season.

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