aripantaloon
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- Joined
- Sep 20, 2007
Yay for your machine!!! Most applique designs can be done in an hour unless it's highly complicated. Amy came over today and we did a Peace Mickey and it took a little while, but I was teaching her along the way and we really taking our time -- plus we had to buy the design, etc. She was here approx two hours but half that time was looking a fabric combos and other things. The longest design I have done was 3 hours -- it was a fill with over 40,000 stitches and close to 30 color changes. I will have to time myself next time I do an applique and let you know.
I just did a full body Mickey Safari today that took 2 hours. It had lots of little pieces of fabric to tack down and I NEVER leave my machine because the second I turn my head that is when something will happen.
But if you want something that would take less than an hour, Heather's Mickey heads sew up fast and come in all different themes.
Congrats on your new toy! I have an SD270 (an older machine that only does 4x4), and Heather's princess head and shoulder set took around an hour each to do. Something simplier (like the Mickey flags) would be less, I think the last Canadian flag took 30 minutes(?)
Awesome! Thank you so much for the replies! That helps me tremendously. I think I'll plan for one very decorative set (in addition to all the other stuff I want to make), at least, and then depending on what my time is looking like, I'll do another. I'm going to the fabric store this afternoon!