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Custom Applique Quilts from Simple Drawings

Custom applique quilts are easy to design -"ungroup" from the edit command. If it will
with a little inspration from simple lineallow you to ungroup, you can make simple
drawings.changes.
If the traditional appliques just don'tFor example, if you want a custom applique of
excite you, make your own custom appliqueSanta riding a reinderr, but the one you've
design. It's as easy as flipping through afound has ornaments hanging from the
child's coloring book or searching throughreindeer's antlers, ungroupling will probably
clip  art.let you delete those ornaments from the
design. Don't forget to save your art once
Custom appliqué quilts are perfect giftsyou've  completed  your  editing!
(and prized heirloom treasures) for
celebrating the birth of a new baby. When theMany quilters prefer to assemble the custom
mom-to-be picks a less popular nursery theme,applique separately, then finish by stitching
it can be hard to find a coordinating gift.it to their quilt top or quilt block. Others,
That will make your custom appliqué quilthowever, like to assemble piece by piece onto
extra  special!the quilt top or block by basting, then
finishing the stitches with either an
One woman decided on a "Cat in the Hat" themeappliqué  stitch, zig zag or satin stitch.
for her baby's nursery. She wanted something
different and knew she'd have to custom sewFonts may also be used for custom applique
and accessorize just about everything in thedesigns. It's really easy to create a custom
room.appliqué quilt with a name or favorite
hobby ("Cheer!" and "Play Ball!" are two that
She turned to an old coloring book forcome to mind). Just type the words, making
inspiration. The lines in children's coloringthe letters the size you want. You may have
books are generally simple, especially into print the letters individually rather than
coloring  books  for  younger  aged children.on one sheet if you want them to be
substantially  large.
For the crib quilt, she simply enlarged a
coloring book drawing of the cat's hat. UsingYou can even make custom appliqués for
the enlargement for a pattern, sheyour favorite fraternity or sorority member
appliquéd red stripes onto the hat whichby using a font like Symbols for the custom
she  had  cut  from  white  fabric.applique  pattern.
With the help of iron-on adhesive, she addedOnce you've printed the letters, they are
the striped hat to the center of her cribyour pattern for your custom appliqué
quilt top and stitched around it with a satindesign. Experiment with the positioning once
stitch. She added coordinating prints aroundthey're cut out. Have fun and create interest
the sides for the border and without muchby  overlapping  the  letters in some places.
effort at all, had a custom appliqué
quilt. She used the same techniques to addYou must observe copyright laws when using
characters from the famous Dr. Seuss story toother media to help you design custom
bumper pads and to create a wall hanging forappliqué patterns. Most art is under law
the  nursery,  too.in which if used for personal use only, there
is no copyright infringement. If you try to
It's easy to use the same procedure forsell your custom appliqué projects using
creating a custom appliqué from clip art.the already published art, you are likely in
Pick your theme, then start looking forviolation  of  copyright  law.
appropriate art. The important thing is to
look  for  simple  lines.The same goes for fonts. There are many
websites that allow viewers to download and
Don't forget that you can manipulate someuse free fonts, but most of those include
clip art. Once you open a clip art file, seestipulations that the use of the fonts must
if you can select the image then choosebe for personal - not commercial - use only.



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