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tutorial : temporary applique using fusible web

Today was ‘purple day’ at preschool, but Will has nothing purple in his wardrobe. I didn’t feel like buying a purple shirt just for the occasion, and I didn’t want to ruin any of his shirts by permanently altering them in a purple way.  Fusible web applique to the rescue!

Step 1:  Cut out the shape you want to use on scratch paper as a template.  I usually print out something I’ve made in photoshop.

Step 2:  Get some scrap fabric and cut out a piece of fusible web applique a little larger than your shape.  Iron the fusible web to the WRONG side of the fabric you’ll be using.

Step 3:  Pin the template to the RIGHT side of the fabric you’re using.  (Pictures 1 and 2 show what it will look like after this step.)

Step 4:  Cut out your fabric shape.  If you have negative space, the easiest thing to do is to fold it in half and make a cut into the fabric (photo 3).  Then use that cut to make lots of other cuts (photo 4 and 5).  This will make cutting out those curves a lot easier.

Step 5:  Unpin the template and pull the paper cover off the back of the fusible web (photo 6).

Step 6:  Place it on your shirt and iron (photo 7).  Voila (photo 8)!

This is also the same technique that I use for all of Ellie’s monthly pictures:

Daniela - LOVE the technique you used for your daughters monthly pics. You are very talented!

MK - How do you remove it? Does it leave a mark behind?