Creating a machine embroidery applique using the Creativate Embroidery Software

It’s incredible how easily you can incorporate all this technology together! It’s all driven by the Creativate Digital Toolbox, which includes the Quilting and Crafting software, the Embroidery Software, and other tools. Let’s not forget the physical machines, like the Singer Momento and the Husqvarna Viking Creativate-enabled embroidery machines. Please note that the Creativate technology also works with the Singer SE9180 sewing and embroidery machine, as well as the PFAFF Creativate-enabled embroidery machines.

Today, I’m recreating the same applique  I made with the Crafting Software, but this time, I’m using the Embroidery Software, and then we can compare the two versions.

The Embroidery Software is a multi-faceted tool with many exciting options. Today, I’m digitizing a simple applique. By simple, I mean that the shapes sit on top of each other and do not share edges.

Now that was easy! I know there are a few steps involved, but once you get the hang of how these tools work together, it’s so easy to create a machine embroidery applique. As mentioned above, this is a simple applique with no shared edges. If the edges are shared, some of the satin lines must be created individually, rather than being auto-generated as in my example.

Also, keep in mind that the flower I created in Draw and Paint could be any outline image that you want to convert into a machine embroidery applique. Please note that the above video is not meant as a tutorial, but merely to give you an idea of how quick and easy it can be.

Now that the embroidery design is ready, we can stitch it out using traditional machine embroidery applique. This method involves placing a large piece of fabric on the placement stitches and trimming it with scissors after the tack-down stitch is complete.

However, the nice thing about the Embroidery Software is that it generates SVG files, allowing me to use pre-cut shapes. YES!!! I love taking advantage of the technology!  

Here’s a video to show you how easy it is to generate the SVG files. 

Use Insert from Device to bring the SVG files into the Crafting Software. I used the same fabric and put fusible web on the back. Once the mat is loaded, I select Output in the Crafting Software to start the cutting process.

Now that I have my pre-cut shapes, I’ll send the machine embroidery design to the Husqvarna Viking Designer EPIC 3 to embroider the design.

I used the 200 by 200 Metal Hoop. Here’s the placement stitch. The Embroidery Software automatically creates a STOP command, allowing you to place your pre-cut shape along the placement lines. 

I added a fusible web to the back, as it helps keep the pre-cut shape in place. You don’t need it, but I use a very thin fusible so it doesn’t change the hand of the fabric. The Singer Momento Mini Press is ideal for pressing pre-cut shapes into place. 

The next step is the tack down stitch.

Here’s a comparison of the two versions. You would have to look very close to see which one was done by hand or by machine! The density of the machine embroidery applique is higher than that of the sample from the sewing mode. However, I have flexibility in the sewing machine and the embroidery software to modify the width and density of both satin stitches.

Here’s a comparison of the two versions. You would have to look very close to see which one was done by hand or by machine! The density of the machine embroidery applique is higher than that of the sample from the sewing mode. However, I have flexibility in the sewing machine and the embroidery software to modify the width and density of both satin stitches.

If you take a close peek, you’ll see I goofed a wee bit with the size of the applique. I had an operator error incident and had to resize it without checking the actual size. I’ll go back to see what caused that error, but I didn’t have time to fix it for the stitch-out. It’s good to make mistakes and then go back and figure out how they happened. So you’ll see the applique shape of the large flower was slightly larger on one side than it should have been. The center shape was perfect! 

I’ll take the one done with machine embroidery simply because it’s fast and super easy. It takes a lot of skill to go around the edges and into the points when doing the satin stitch in sewing mode. 

I’ll wrap up the week with a discussion about quilting these two pieces. Of course, I’ll see what I can create using the Creativate Embroidery Software! Why not? It’s so easy! 

Have a great day!!!

Ciao!!!

This is part 4 of 5 in this series

Go back to part 3: Create stunning applique with Creativate Crafting Software and Momento