A fabric applique is a separate piece of fabric, often in a design such as a flower or cupcake, that is sewn to the front of another piece of fabric. Stabilizer is used on the back of the fabric to help hold the applique in place without causing the main fabric to pucker. If you want to gather the fabric around a cupcake applique, you can do so by sewing a traditional gathering stitch, then by sewing a zig zag stitch around the applique to hold the gathers in place securely. You can use this process for any applique design.
Place the cupcake applique onto the chiffon where you want to place the design. Layer a piece of stabilizer slightly larger than the applique behind the fabric.
Pin the cupcake and stabilizer to the fabric with straight pins.
Sew the applique to the fabric using the traditional running stitch or straight stitch. Leave the strings of the thread long.
Pull on the strings gently to gather the fabric around the cupcake applique into the desired shape.
Set the sewing machine to sew a zig zag stitch. Use a 1/8-inch stitch size. Sew around the outline of the cupcake with the zig zag stitch to secure the applique to the fabric.
Flip the fabric over and remove the excess stabilizer from around the applique.
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