Christmas Tree

Oh! ChristmasTree–sew alongLesson 2—Appliqué Treewith EmbellishmentsWelcome back to our Oh! Christmas Tree Apron SewAlong, sponsored by our friends at HUSQVARNA VIKING ! We are so glad that you have joined us. Inthis lesson, we will learn all about machine embroideryusing the Ribbon Embroidery Attachment availablefrom HUSQVARNA VIKING and also about manualappliqué by machine. If you are just now joining us,click here to visit the sew-along homepage, where youcan download the free Oh! Christmas Tree Apron PDFpattern, enter for your chance to win an EPIC 95Qsewing machine from HUSQVARNA VIKING , andcatch up on the first lesson!1HUSQVARNA VIKING SEW–ALONG 2021 Classic Sewing classicsewingmagazine.com

Lesson 2—Appliqué Tree with EmbellishmentsSUPPLIES NEEDEDFor Both VersionsRectangle of main fabric cut for apronbodyRectangle of plaid fabric cut for treeappliqué with HeatNBond Lite fused tothe wrong side.Temporary fabric markerApron PatternGeneral Sewing SuppliesFor Machine Embroidery Version40wt. Embroidery thread in green andany other colors desired for stitchinggarland60wt. Embroidery bobbin threadMedium tear-away stabilizerSize 75/11 Embroidery needlesEmbroidery design (see Supplies forspecifics of design used)Embellishment materials (see Suppliesfor embellishment ideas and amounts)Embroidery hoop appropriate for chosendesign (360 260 if using the designshowcased on the samples)HUSQVARNA VIKING RibbonEmbroidery AttachmentFor Manual Machine Appliqué Version40wt. Embroidery thread in green60wt. Embroidery bobbin threadSewing thread for sewing buttons (couldalso use 40wt. Embroidery thread)Various sizes and colors of buttons forembellishmentLightweight tear-away stabilizerSize 80 Microtex needlesTree Template9mm Open Toe footButton foot and Button Placement ToolNOTESAll seam allowances 1/4" unless otherwise noted. Stitch D:1 places the needle1/4" from the right-hand side of a 9mmfoot. You can also use a center straightstitch and the 1/4" indicator line on thebobbin cover. The advantage of usingstitch D:1 is that the fabric will ride onall feed dogs and be completely underthe foot. This will help the fabric to staystraight as it feeds through the machine.All measurements given are for adultsize. Measurements for child size arein parentheses.FABRIC PREPARATION FORBOTH VERSIONSNOTE: Refer to photo 2 for all linesdrawn in this section.1. Using a temporary fabric marker,draw a line down the vertical center ofthe rectangle of main fabric. The lineshould be drawn on the right side ofthe fabric.2. Using the apron pattern, draw thearm curves onto the right side of therectangle of main fabric. Be sure toalign the top and sides of the fabric asshown on the pattern as it is very easyto turn the pattern the wrong direction. The fold line of the pattern shouldalign with the line drawn in step 1.2HUSQVARNA VIKING SEW–ALONG 2021 3. Measure 2 3 8" (13 8") down from thetop edge of the rectangle and draw a linelong enough to intersect the lines drawnfor both arm curves. This line representsthe lower edge of the decorative bandat the top of the apron. This will bereferred to as Line 1 going forward.4. Measure 11/2" (11/2") down from theline drawn in step 3 and draw anotherline. The top of the tree appliqué willfall on the intersection between this lineand the vertical center line. This will bereferred to as Line 2 going forward.MACHINE EMBROIDEREDVERSION1. Cut a piece of medium tear-awaystabilizer large enough to fit the hoop.Find and lightly crease the verticalcenter of the stabilizer.2. Place the stabilizer behind the markedfabric with the vertical centers aligned.3. Hoop the fabric and the stabilizerwith Line 2 approximately 31/2" downfrom the top inside edge of the innerhoop and with the vertical centeraligned with the registration marks onthe inner hoop. NOTE: The stabilizermust fill the hoop, but the fabric mostlikely will not (see Photo 2). Adjust asneeded to make this happen and thentighten the hoop.4. Load the design to your machine.5. Align the design to the marked fabric using one of the following methods: Classic Sewing classicsewingmagazine.com

Lesson 2—Appliqué Tree with EmbellishmentsPhoto 1Photo 2METHOD 1:Using the mySewnet Appa. Ensure that your HUSQVARNA VIKING Designer EPIC 2 islogged in to your local WiFi connection and to your mySewnet account.b. Open the app on your smart phoneor tablet and sign in to your mySewnet account in the app.c. Touch the Design Placement icon(photo 1), then choose the DesignerEPIC 2.NOTE: Touching the question mark atthe top of your screen will open the helpsection where you will see videos to gowith these words and photos.d. Take a photo of the entire hoop withDesign Placement feature (photo 2).Touch Use Photo to move on orRetake to take a different photo.e. Choose the correct hoop size at thetop of the screen, then adjust thecorners of the box so that they fallat the corners of the inner hoop, ifneeded (photo 3). Touch the forwardarrow at the bottom of the screen tomove on.f. Check to ensure that you selectedthe proper hoop size and touch the3Photo 3Photo 4Photo 5Photo 6paper airplane icon at the bottom ofthe screen to send the photo to yourDesigner EPIC 2 (photo 4).g. The fabric in your hoop will show upas the background of your embroidery field on the screen of yourmachine (photo 5). In this photo, youcan see that the top of the tree appliqué falls above Line 2 so the designwill need to be moved down slightly.h. Using the control wheel or drag-and-drop, move the design so that the tipof the satin stitching for the appliqué tree is aligned with the intersection of Line 2 and the vertical centerline on the screen (photo 6). Ensurethat the ribbon embroidery swirl atthe top of the tree will not fall on orabove Line 1. Use the Zoom function to zoom in on the embroiderydesign, if needed.i. Advance to Embroidery Stitch Out.HUSQVARNA VIKING SEW–ALONG 2021 Classic Sewing classicsewingmagazine.com

Lesson 2—Appliqué Tree with EmbellishmentsMETHOD 2:Using the Design Positioningfeatures of the HUSQVARNA VIKING Designer EPIC 2a. Advance to Embroidery Stitch Out.b. Attach the hoop to the machine andtouch the check mark on the screen.The hoop will move so that the needle is ready to stitch the first stitchof the design.c. Touch the Design Positioning icon atthe bottom of the screen.d. Touch the flower icon labeled 1 atthe bottom of the screen.e. Drag and drop the turquoise crosshair to near the top of the satinstitching of the appliqué tree on thescreen (photo A). Touch the Zoomicon and then Zoom to Cursor. Usethe arrows on the control wheel tomove the crosshair until the top ofthe top most stitch of the appliquétree is in the middle of the crosshair(photo B).f. Touch the hoop icon labeled 2 at thebottom of the screen. The hoop willmove so that the needle is where thestitch centered in the crosshair willstitch (photo C).g. Use the arrows on the control paneland/or drag and drop the designuntil the needle is at the intersectionof Line 2 and the vertical center linein the hoop (photo D).h. Touch OK.Embroider the design as follows:1. Color 1: Stitches a placement outlinefor the tree. Remove the paper fromthe back of the plaid appliqué fabricto expose the fusible web. Cover theplacement outline with the appliquéfabric with the fusible web to the apronfabric. Smooth in place, but do not iron(photo 7).2. Color 2: Stitches a tackdown outlinefor the tree. Remove the hoop fromthe machine, but do not remove theapron from the hoop. Trim the excessfabric from around the outline stitches,close to the stitching (photo 8). Pressin place to activate HeatNBond, takingcare to not touch the hoop with theiron. Reattach the hoop to the machine.4Photo APhoto BPhoto CPhoto DPhoto 7Photo 8HUSQVARNA VIKING SEW–ALONG 2021 Classic Sewing classicsewingmagazine.com

Lesson 2—Appliqué Tree with Embellishments3. Color 3: Stitches the satin stitchoutline for the tree.4. Color 4: Ribbon Embellishment.Follow the instructions that come withthe Ribbon Embroidery Attachmentto load your chosen embellishmentmaterial. Change the embroideryfoot to the attachment holder. Followthe instructions on screen to set upand calibrate the attachment (photo9 – shown loaded with mini rickrack).Embroider Color 4.5. Remove the Ribbon Embroidery Attachment, then remove the hoop fromthe machine. Your appliqué and ribbontree is now complete (photo 10 – shownwith 3 8" wide grosgrain ribbon).6. Carefully tear away excess stabilizer away from the outside of thetree. There is no need to remove thestabilizer that falls inside the tree, butyou can if desired.Manual Appliqué by MachineVersion1. Using a pen or pencil, trace the treeshape from the Tree Template onto thepaper side of a rectangle of HeatNBond Lite. Rough cut outside thedrawn lines.2. Place the traced HeatNBond to thewrong side of the plaid appliqué fabricand fuse in place (photo 11).3. Cut out the tree shape on the drawnlines (photo 12). Remove the paper toexpose the fusible web.4. Place the tree on the apron fabric sothat the top of the tree is aligned withthe intersection of Line 2 and the vertical center line. Have the fusible webto the apron fabric. Check to ensurethat the width of the bottom of the treeis centered on the vertical center line.Fuse in place (photo 13).5. Select a satin stitch and thread themachine with 40wt. embroidery threadin the needle and 60wt. embroiderybobbin thread in the bobbin. Attach a9mm open toe foot and activate the Integrated Dual Feed (IDF). Select stitchB:11 (a 4mm wide satin stitch).Photo 9Photo 10Photo 11Photo 12Photo 135HUSQVARNA VIKING SEW–ALONG 2021 Classic Sewing classicsewingmagazine.com