Stick’n Stitch by Sulky

This just a quick post on how I used Alison Glass embroidery transfers to build a design to use in the center of one of my Kwik Sparklers EPP blocks using Sulky Stick’n Stitch product.

As soon as I saw Alison’s iron on transfers I knew I would want to use them more than once.
I was introduced to Stick’n Stitch at Fall Market when Sulky’s educational instructor Kelly Nagel was sitting next to me on Demo Alley. I have long been a fan of Sulky Blendables for quilting because I love how it changes colors but I was unfamiliar with this product so Kelly showed me how it works. It is a product that you can print your embroidery design on and when you are done stitching, you run your piece under cold water and it will completely wash away.... no worries about stitching over every line in your design because it is there permanently and no tracing the image with a water soluble pen that keeps reappearing after you THOUGHT you washed it all away. 

I scanned Alison’s design into my computer as a pdf. PSA: Remember that you should not share this with your friends, it is for your personal use only. 

Since Alison’s designs are printed as a transfer, the image is reversed. It does not need to be reversed for the Stick’n Stitch so I needed to reverse the image in my computer. I used Alison's Road Trip designs because I am using her new fabric line by Andover Fabrics

Note that I am NOT a computer person, I am a quilter, so there may be an easier way to do this. I also have a Mac... I was proud of myself for actually achieving what I wanted... so this is how I did it. 

FILE  and selected EXPORT

 In the box I converted it to a PNG file

select the PNG file and open it.

Select TOOLS > FLIP HORIZONTAL

Save it and you now have things facing the correct way.

Now, it is time to play....I printed one copy to play with the designs and see what would fit in the space I had.

There were a couple designs that would work but I chose this one because it was a perfect “V” shaped design that fit like it was made to go there.

 Since there was only one per page I printed 3 more copies. With my 4 pieces I wanted to make it so it is exactly the shape I needed so I traced the arc pieces and taped the designs in place.

 I checked again to make sure it would look right. My Sparkler logo fits perfectly in the center left so of course it needed to go there. I could have also selected any other design Alison offers as well. Shrink or enlarge any image on  your copier to fit the space you want. This is my new English Paper Piecing Pattern Kwik Sparklers 

Once you have built the design you like put in a sheet of Stick’nStitch in the paper tray and copy the image you built. 

Now you are ready to Stick’n Stitch away. I am using a piece of Alison Glass Insignia 2018 and I centered the very center over one of the designs! Now it is time to start doing my embroidery with my Sulky 12 wt Petites 

Alison Glass Calendar Cover

  This Christmas I fell in love with the new paper goods by Alison Glass.... especially her new calendar. Alison Glass' new Calendar . As part of her 12 days of Christmas qualifying orders came with mini charms of her new Sunprints 2017. I was dying to use them of course and the calendar was screaming for a cover... match made in Heaven, right????? So here is a quick tutorial for the cover I made.... enjoy!

Alison Glass Calendar Cover

Pieced section 6.5 x 11 ( I made 1/2 squares with mini charms for one sample and butterflies by https://lillyella.com/tutorials/butterflycharmblocks/ and reduced them to 75%) 

Cork or fabric area 10.5 X 11

Lining fabric 16 x 11

Pocket fabric 13.5 X11

Decor Bond 809 (heavy weight fusible interfacing)

2 - 16 x 11 (outside and lining)

1 - 13.5 x 11 (pocket)

Steam-A-Seam

16.5 x 11

Pieced section

Piece as desired to measure 6.5 X 11.

I used 24 - 2.5" mini charms to make 24 -2" half square triangles.

Piece to cork or regular fabric with 1/4" seam allowance to finish as 16x 11

Decor' Bond

Press Decor' Bond to the wrong side of the outside, lining, pocket and pen holder (center the interfacing 1/4" from one end)

Fold pocket in half, RIGHT sides together. Press. Topstitch 1/8" from fold.

Iron Steam-A-Seam to the wrong side of the lining piece but leave the paper on one side so that your matching will not get sticky.

Layer it all as listed below.

Lining fabric, right side up.

Pocket right side up, with raw edges lined up along the bottom half of the lining fabric.

Outside piece, wrong side up with the pieced section along the top edge.

Sew around all 4 sides but leave a small opening along one of the long sides on the pieced end so that you can turn it right side out. Clip the corners and take off only the Steam-A-Seam that is 1/4" all the way around then turn.

Poke the corners out with something pointy like a chop stick. Press smooth and flat tucking in the raw edges where it was turned. Once it is completely cooled remove the ready of the paper from the Steam-A-Seam and topstitch all the way around.

Add your calendar and you are ready to go!