View and Adjust Appliqué Pieces

Use the Appliqué window to create and adjust appliqué pieces.

To Open the Appliqué Window

Click Control Panel , then click Appliqué .

To learn how to	Go to
Change the fabric for an appliqué area	See Change the Fabric in an Appliqué Embroidery.
Create the outline for an appliqué area	See Appliqué Outline.
Create a hole in an appliqué area	See Appliqué Hole.
Add appliqué to an existing embroideries automatically	See Express Appliqué.
Select appliqué pieces in an embroidery	See Select Appliqué Pieces.
Add appliqué to an existing embroidery by placing points	See Add an Appliqué Fabric to a .VP3 Flower Bouquet Embroidery.
Add appliqué to an existing embroidery automatically	See Add fabric to an existing appliqué embroidery with Express Appliqué.
Select appliqué fabric	See Appliqué Selection.
Create a new appliqué fabric	See Background Assistant.
Load a Picture for appliqué	See Load Picture Assistant.
Select appliqué settings	See Appliqué Options.

Appliqué Piece

Use the Appliqué Piece functions to add appliqué fabric to an existing design with appliqué areas, and to adjust appliqué areas within a design.

Change the Fabric in an Appliqué Embroidery

Open mySewnet™ Embroidery, and click the SuperDesign tab.
Choose the Appliqué Category.
In the Children 1 set, select the 8th design, Happy Sun.

Note: Use Style 1, with a satin line border.

Click Apply to place the sun embroidery in the work area.

Note: It has green handles, indicating that it is a SuperDesign.

Choose Edit > Copy. The design is placed in the Clipboard block.
Open mySewnet™ Stitch Editor.
Choose Edit > Paste. The sun design is placed in the work area.

Note: Click Yes to any message about fixing as embroidery stitches. If you click Select All Visible on the toolbar you will see white or blue handles, indicating that the SuperDesign is now an embroidery.

Open the Appliqué window of the Control Panel . The points for the outer appliqué area are highlighted.
Note: All of the appliqué functions are now available.
Click Select Piece , then click the outer border of the embroidery.

Click Select Fabric . The Appliqué Selection dialog opens.
To change the fabric, click Fabric in Appliqué Type, then click Load Previously Saved Fabric and choose another fabric (here Free Tile 1 - 10 in Bricks & Tiles).
Click OK to close the Appliqué Selection dialog.
Click Next Piece . The points for the inner appliqué area are highlighted. Change the central fabric to Swirly 1 - 06 in Natural and click OK to close.
Click Previous Piece

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Drag the square zigzag fabric handle . The fabric for the sun’s rays moves.
Note: Use the Fabric Handle to move the origin point (center of design) of a tiled fabric. This handle is only available for fabric tiles; you cannot rotate Quick Appliqué or Pictures.
Drag the round handle. The fabric for the sun’s rays rotates.
Note: The fabric rotates around the fabric handle (the origin point of the fabric tile).
Click Next Piece . The points for the inner appliqué area are highlighted. You can now change, move or rotate the central appliqué fabric.