| Make your letter applique quilt patterns | | | | There are a number of wonderful products |
| as simple or as intricate as you want! | | | | on the market to help control fabric |
| There are thousands of fonts available | | | | fraying. Check with your favorite craft |
| free of charge on the Internet. Starting | | | | or fabric shop and pick one. Adding an |
| your letter appliqué quilt pattern | | | | anti-fray product helps to insure a |
| search on a free font website is a good | | | | long-lasting professional finish to your |
| idea. | | | | letter appliqué quilt pattern! |
| Most font websites have their styles | | | | Once your fray inhibitor has been given |
| broken down into categories, which will | | | | sufficient time to dry (usually 15 to 30 |
| make your search for your letter | | | | minutes), you will be ready to move on |
| appliqué much easier. Are you making a | | | | to stitching. |
| quilt for your granddaughter? Look in | | | | You may hand stitch, using a blanket |
| the "curly" or "cute" category. | | | | stitch to complete your letter appliqué |
| Looking for a boy-themed font? Be sure | | | | quilt pattern. With a sewing machine, |
| to check out the "old school" or | | | | you made decide to either zig-zag or run |
| "athletic" fonts. There are also western | | | | a satin stitch around the border of your |
| fonts that would be great for a cowboy | | | | letter appliqué quilt pattern. |
| or cowgirl themed quilt, movie fonts | | | | Machine embroiderers who also digitize |
| that would allow you to replicate a | | | | have another option available. Upon |
| favorite movie theme, etc. | | | | sizing the letter to use for the |
| Once you find the font you'd like to use | | | | appliqué, highlight the letter and |
| for your letter appliqué quilt pattern, | | | | choose to add an outline around it. A |
| download it according to your computer's | | | | four to eight point outline generally |
| instructions. If you've never downloaded | | | | works best. While the letter is |
| a font, most computers have instructions | | | | highlighted, change the inside color to |
| on how to do so. It's usually as simple | | | | "none." This will leave only an outline |
| as clicking on the "download now" button | | | | of the letter. |
| on the font website. A popup window will | | | | Complete the digitizing process and the |
| ask if you want to "open" or "save" -- | | | | embroidery machine will do most of the |
| choose open. | | | | work. Machine embroiderers won't need to |
| After opening the font file, you'll need | | | | use fusible webbing or cut the letter |
| to select "extract all files." The next | | | | out of their selected fabric. Instead, |
| popup window will ask you where to save | | | | they'll simply lay their fabric on top |
| the file. You'll need to put it in your | | | | and the embroidery machine will stitch |
| font folder in order to access the font | | | | an outline that will attach the fabric |
| later. That's all there is to it. | | | | to the quilt. When they remove the |
| Once you've downloaded your font, you | | | | fabric from the machine (but not from |
| can get back to your letter appliqué | | | | the embroidery hoop!), thim away excess |
| quilt pattern. Using whatever program | | | | fabric, then add a fray prevention |
| you generally use on your computer, type | | | | product. Leave it to the embroidery |
| the letter you want to use for your | | | | machine to complete the applique with |
| appliqué quilt. | | | | the stitching the machine embroiderer |
| Select the letter by highlighting it and | | | | selected during digitizing. |
| change the font to your downloaded | | | | Whether you create your letter quilt by |
| choice. Alter the size to fit your needs | | | | hand, sewing machine or embroidery |
| for the letter appliqué quilt pattern | | | | machine, letter appliqué quilt patterns |
| and print out the letter. That's your | | | | are one of the best ways to give a |
| pattern. | | | | unique, personal gift. Don't forget to |
| Iron on a fusible webbing to the back of | | | | observe copyright laws when using free |
| your selected fabric. Use your print out | | | | fonts. Some font authors don't mind and |
| to cut the letter from the fabric. Now | | | | others will allow you do to sell |
| the letter can be iron onto your quilt | | | | products featuring their fonts if you |
| top. | | | | contact them to ask permission. |