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I did the tests that Sarah asked me to do and the embroidery designs were right on. I must have user issues with placement and moving the fabric (stretching) when putting on the appliques.

Thanks Sarah for working with me to figure it out.

Cathy

Sarah

I just sent you an email with photos. As I said in the email, could the placement lines be off? Thanks for your beautiful designs and help in getting them right.

Cathy

Cathy,

you can send me an email to mailto:sarah@sarahvedelerdesigns.com. It is possible that your module got knocked. If that happens, you will need to turn your machine off and then on again. Which format are you using? Which machine?

Sarah

Thanks, Sarah! I'll check out OESD.

Kathy A

Sarah

I am having the same problems with Month 7-1-b-2 as another user posted here. The outlining is not at the edge of the placed applique. Month 7-1-b-1 worked beautifully. Only thing I can think of is that I had to remove the hoop due to a broken needle, BUT that should not have caused the hoop to move when reconnected. I backed up the stitching about 20 stitches and it started in the same place.

How do I send you a photo?

Cathy Farris

Hi Kathy,

I use OESD Ultra Clean and Tear. It comes away VERY easily!

Sarah

Hi, Sarah.

I am loving the embroidery part of the Sedona Star. I did month six using the paid design off your website and it came out fantastic! I'm running out of my favorite stabilizer called Aqua Tear, which I used to buy in Los Angeles before I moved to the Phoenix area. I can't find it anywhere in this area or online. It's lighter than normal tear away, so is gentler on the stitches when removing it. What stabilizer to do you use for embroidery? (I figured I can't go wrong with your preference!). Thanks for your help.

Kathy A

Hi Mandy,

That is an error in my instructions - thanks for pointing it out. The fabric will be square in the hoop with the top at the top of the hoop when stitching month 7-2.

Sorry about that,
Sarah

HI Sarah, I have finished my first Month 7 block, when I got to the file for Month 7-2, I found I had to turn the applique round to have the top of the block at the top of the hoop, as stiching it out with the top of the applique to the left of the hoop made the heart the wrong way round. Should I have done something on my machine to turn it round? The Month 7 instructions say it should be top of the applique to the left.
Still enjoying the embroidery though
Mandy

I've obviously missed something along the way (since generally every time I've messed up I can look back and see precisely the instruction I "missed" in my hurry to get sewing), but I can't figure out where.

When I add the borders to my applique blocks, I only have stabiliser in the centre of the borders. The instructions I read directed me to cut the stabiliser at 13x16, which is fine, then remove the second layer which was hooped to do the applique. Should I be leaving that second layer on as it would cover a bit more of the borders?

As it's too late for month 6 unless I baste a new layer behind the blocks I may try just attaching them without and see how that goes.

Cynthia,

Can you send me some photos of what you are doing? It should all line up perfectly, and I don't know why it isn't doing. I'd like to get to the bottom of this!

Sarah

I finally succeeded in getting 6 1y-2 done. I did end up mirroring 1y-1 but I still had to make some adjustments. got it looking pretty good. Now I am ready to do the bottom, and IT doesn't quite line up right. I will work 'til I can get it right.

I have been using my 7 x 12 hoop, because that is what came up when I loaded the designs. If I switch to the 5 x 7, which you really formatted for, do you think it will work better. I will probably try that with the second block. I love the look of the full embroidery, but still have 8 blocks to do!!! I don't think I would be happy with just the satin stitch.

I am learning a lot about my machine and myself! Thanks, Cynthia

Hello clandy,

In month 6, you are going to trace the lines from the template (printed onto regular copy paper) onto your background stabilizer (see page 5). Then you are going to use it as the template for paper piecing the border on (bottom of page . The instructions included with the full blown embroidery are for one block - so you will need to do everything 3 times.

I can't find the place in the month 7 instructions where it says to print 3 copies onto regular copy paper. The full blown embroidery instructions are the same as for month 6 (print 1 copy onto regular copy paper - but this is for each block)) and the "regular" instructions say to print 3 copies onto stabilizer. If you are doing the full blown embroidery then stick with that set of instructions!!!

Which ever way you are doing the applique, you will always have a background piece of stabilizer. You will always stitch onto stabilizer. The paper is only for the piecing part of the block. In the video I am most definitely stitching onto stabilizer!

Hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Sarah

Hi Cynthia,

That doesn't sound good. Which format are you using? Did you turn your machine off after the first attempt and and on again before the second attempt? It sounds like your module may have been knocked, but then the whole design would have moved when you did the second attempt. 6-1y-2 is a mirror image of 6-1y-1 so if you know how to mirror a design in your machine, then you could try that. I am looking at both designs right now, and there isn't anything that i can see that is out of place. Rebooting your machine (turning it off and on again) would be my best suggestion.

Kind regards,
Sarah