LEAVES

I love designing them, 

looking at them, &

making them!

Sometimes getting them just 

where I want them can be

a bit tricky so here are a few 

tips for better alignment.

Remember nature isn't perfect

and we don't have to be either!

Here is my traced

leaf with my lines going

way beyond where my

template would have been.

I do this so that I can 

measure 1/4" past the

point for my seam allowance.

To place leaves, put a pin

straight through at the seam

allowance point and into the

vine where you want 

them to meet (top pic).

Rotate the pin up until

leaf is aligned, glue baste 

in place, remove pin and

you are ready to stitch

(bottom pic).

I always stitch into

the point where the leaf

meets the stem first so that

if the alignment isn't perfect

I can fix it now before 

I get too far into the project.

If I find that it didn't meet 

exactly the way I would like, 

I can always use the thread to 

add a few stitches between the leaf

and the vine to connect them

(pic below).

Almost unnoticeable, right?!

Perfect:)

KEEP STITCHING &

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