How To Sew: Hoodie with Owl

Recommended Machine: JK - SHIRLEY

Water-soluble fabric marker

Assorted fabric scraps

Appliqué pressing sheet

Fabric spray adhesive

Satin Foot

Pins

Darning/Embroidery Foot

Purchased hoodie

Thread

Fabric

Aqua Magic™ stabilizer

Fusible web

Scissors

Shopping List:

Sewing Directions:

1. Trace the Owl design elements onto the fusible web

with a fabric marker. Roughly cut out the shapes.

2. Pull away the protective “waxy” part of the paper that

does not have the design on it. Place the sticky side of the

piece onto the wrong side of the fabric scrap. Make sure

you can see the design.

3. Press with an iron, but do not use steam. Cut out the

design on the drawn line. Repeat for all the Owl design

pattern pieces.

4. When all the design pieces are cut out, arrange them on

the hoodie. When placement has been determined, peel

off the remaining piece of protective waxy paper and

place on the hoodie.

5. Cover the design with the appliqué pressing sheet and fuse

in place with the iron.

NOTE: BE CAREFUL WITH THE APPLIQUÉ PRESSING SHEET,

AS IT WILL LIKELY BECOME HOT FROM PRESSING.

6. Place a piece of Aqua Magic™ stabilizer on the back of the

design.

7. To set up the machine for a Satin Stitch (for the appliqué),

replace the standard presser foot with a Satin Foot. Select

the zigzag stitch on the machine's Pattern Selector Dial,

then set the Stitch Width Dial to a medium-short setting.

The stitch length should be set to a short setting– small

enough that no fabric shows between the stitches, but not

so short that the fabric gets stuck under the presser foot.

8. Using a scrap of fabric backed with stabilizer, test the

zigzag stitch. If the stitches still seem too far apart, bring

the stitches closer together by shortening the stitch length

setting. If the stitches seem to be getting stuck under the

presser foot, make the stitches farther apart by lengthening

the stitch length setting.

9. When satisfied with the look of the Satin Stitch, sew around

the edges of the Owl design.

10. One technique that can be used to create texture is

free-motion sewing. To set up for freemotion sewing,

cover the feed dogs with the Darning Plate from the

accessory compartment. Remove the presser foot and

shank, then attach the Darning/Embroidery Foot.

11. Select a Straight Stitch and begin making circular motions

on the appliqué piece until it is completely filled in. Do

not worry if the stitches are not uniform. Cross the

thread lines and just have fun filling in the space.

Remember that once the feed dogs are covered (or lowered),

you control where the fabric goes and at what rate of

speed. Try practicing on a scrap of fabric to get more

comfortable with the motion before moving to the project.

12. Remove the excess stabilizer when finished. The

remaining stabilizer will come out the first time the

hoodie is washed.

Inner Eyes (White)

Outer Eyes (Black)

Eyes on Mask(White)

Cut Out

Owl Belly

Owl Body

Owl Mask

Branch

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