
With the upcoming Patriotic Holiday Weekend ahead of us, I decided to “step outside the box” here and create something super cute for the kitchen, using this adorable Bomb Pop Trio Applique design! Everyone LOVES a super sweet patriotic towel to hang in their kitchen during the holiday, and this design is absolutely PERFECT for those summer-long Holidays of Patriotism!
Let's jump right in and get started!
I attached sticky stabilizer to the Fast Frame itself and I fused a piece of No-Show Mesh Cutaway on the backside of the towel (I am using the 8x8 FULL Fast Frame for this project) and then I prepped the kitchen towel. When finding the “perfect spot” for an applique on a kitchen towel, I use the rule of thumb of 2”. This 2” number reference is the space from the bottom edge of the towel to the BOTTOM of the design...I use a water soluble marker to make a small mark for reference...then I measure from that mark to the top of the design...which in my case is approximately 5.5 inches and I make a reference mark there too. This tells me the area in which the design will fit. It is then that I can find the center of the design which is halfway between the top mark and the bottom mark...I make the third reference mark there! This may seem elementary to some, but I want to be sure that anyone “NEW” to embroidery will find it easier to get started! Let's face it ladies, (and gentlemen too) removing the “stress” from getting started, makes for a better embroidery/applique outcome! Let's have FUN in the process!
Here's my Fast Frame all set up with a white kitchen towel ready to be loaded onto my machine. (please be sure to check the bottom of the blog post for all the “tools of the trade” used for this particular project, so you can get started on yours...right away!) I like to use a few Clover Wonder Clips when I use my Fast Frames...it gives me the “extra” hold that sometimes is needed during the embroidery process. My motto is...”let's not SHIFT”!
PS...you certainly do not need to use this many clips...I tend to use more on towels because they are bulky. And for those who have never used Wonder Clips...these clips are actually “clipped” onto the Fast Frame, so they are completely out of the way of your machine needles...PLUS...they are easy to “add” on after your Fast Frame is attached to the machine and there are NO pins to stick you!
For this project I am using the 8x8 design size (but you can use which ever one you prefer...or which ever one fits your hoop best. I am also adding the Penguin Attack Font, in 1 inch size, for the capital letters of USA. I will place one letter on each of the middle white sections of the Bomb Pop Trio! Now...isn't that just Fabulous?
Ready, Set, STITCH!
Now...here's the million dollar question...
“When do you put the WSS on during the design stitch process”?

So simple...
I do it after ALL the applique panels (fabrics) are tacked down in place and it isgetting ready to go into the “satin work”...
Some people ask...“WHY do you use WSS on top of your work”? Well, it's a personal decision...I think it makes for a prettier final product and I use it EVERY time. Out of all the stabilizers you will purchase to use...WSS is one of the cheapest by far and I like the results I get when I use it.
This doesn't mean YOU have to use it...do whatever you feel comfortable doing when you embroider...after all, this is YOUR project! These blog posts are set up to bring a fresh and new perspective to your embroidery work and some of the ideas posted here, might just strike your FANCY!
Well...my sweet Bomb Pop Trio Kitchen Towel is all done...
Isn't she just Beautiful...and I am officially ready to bring in the Patriotic Summer Holidays!
How about YOU?
Embroider ON!
Kathleen

Tools of the Trade
-Bomb Pop Trio Design from BabyKay's...now under geminiredembroiderydesigns.com (I used the 8x8 size)
-Penguin Attack Font from BabyKay's...now under geminiredembroiderydesigns.com (I used 1 inch size uppercase for the letters USA)
-Kitchen Towel (I used a white one from Bed Bath and Beyond)
-Stabilizers (I used Floriani Fusible No Show Mesh Cutaway, Floriani Perfect Stick, and off brand WSS)
-Exquisite Threads (Red #3015 Blue #413 White #010 and Tan #621)
-Fabrics used are...Red (Batik, name unknown) White (Tone on Tone, name unknown) Blue-Moda Dot Essentials by Moda and Tan- “Fundamental Style #9528 by Hoffman International Fabrics”
-Heat and Bond Lite (Hobby Lobby, Joann's and Walmart (Fused to the backside of all 4 fabrics)
-Red Wonder Clips by Clover (Hobby Lobby, Joann's, Amazon and Quilt Shops)
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