Embroidering 3D Flowers: Tips & Hints

Some embroidery designs are actually digitized to be used as appliques! For this clutch purse, the appliques (some made using shimmery organza and some with satin) were stitched onto a “base fabric” of water-soluble stabilizer so that the finished embroideries could be used as free-standing units. The appliques were then attached to the purse fabric with a small bead using a hand sewing needle, for a little extra bling!

Read on for basic tips and hints on how to sew dimensional appliques for your projects, using machine embroidery. The design shown is design #23, included with SINGER® SE300 and SE340 sewing and embroidery machines, as well as SINGER® EM200 embroidery-only machine.