Use Express Appliqué 
to automatically find appliqué stitches within the visible stitches in an existing embroidery and apply an appliqué fabric to them. Optionally, apply an overlap margin.
Note: Hide areas of the embroidery where you don’t want appliqué added.
To add appliqué fabric to an existing embroidery with Express Appliqué
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In the Appliqué window, select an appliqué embroidery with no fabric, click Express Appliqué
, then add a fabric in the Appliqué Selection dialog.
Add fabric to an existing appliqué embroidery with Express Appliqué
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Choose File > New to open a new window.
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Click Change Hoop
and from the Universal Hoop Group, set the Hoop Size to 240mm x 150mm - Universal Large Hoop 2. Set Orientation to Natural. Click OK. -
Choose Edit > Insert > Insert Design to open an existing embroidery.
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Browse to the folder mySewnet/Samples/Embroidery/Stitch and load the embroidery 'Sunshine Applique Large with Lettering'.
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Click the Yes button when asked about fixing the design as an embroidery.
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Select the Design
window of the Control Panel 
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In the Design Select area, click the sun.
The lettering is shown in automatic ghost mode. -
Open the Appliqué window
of the Control Panel 
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Click Express Appliqué
. The Appliqué Selection dialog opens so you can choose a fabric for your appliqué.
Note: Express Appliqué detects the pattern of Stop and Color Change Commands used by appliqué placement stitches and inserts appliqué fabric in that area. -
In Appliqué Type, click Fabric.
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Click Load Previously Saved Fabric
to load a fabric in the Viewer.
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Browse to the folder General\Lattice.
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Click the fabric Lattice 1 - 18, then click OK. The Viewer closes and the fabric is shown in the Appliqué Selection dialog.
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Click OK to close the Appliqué Selection dialog. The fabric is shown under the sun’s face, as if you had stitched it down as an appliqué.
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In the toolbar, click Life View
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Note that the threads for the sun’s face and lettering are white. -
Click Solar Reactive
. The white threads turn yellow and orange. -
Choose File > Save and save the embroidery with the appliqué and background as ’Sunshine Large with Lettering and Applique’.
Note: The sun and lettering will be stored separately within this multipart embroidery, making further adjustment easier.