Horse Applique Shirt

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Step One: Print out the horse template (click here for template) and cut out the shape.
Step Two: Iron the fusible webbing onto the back of the fabric you intend to use for the horse. Follow the directions for the webbing you are using. Do not peel off the back.
Step Three: Trace the horse template onto the plastic back of the webbing.
Step Four: Cut out the fabric into the horse shape you just traced.
Step Five: Peel the plastic backing off the fabric. I found it was easiest to start on the horse's rump.
Step Six: Position the horse into place on the shirt. Be sure to consider the tail in your placement.
Step Seven: Follow the directions for the fusible webbing to adhere the horse to the shirt. I pressed with a damp cloth for 10 seconds using an iron set to the wool setting.
Step Eight: Stitch along the border of the horse, being careful not to sew through the back of the shirt. Then add the yarn to the mane and tail of the horse. I looped the same strand of yarn for this, feeding it into the machine as I went along.
 Step Nine: Trim the mane and tail to a nice length.
That's all there is to it! You can make any kind of animal or shape you want, depending on the templates you can find in books or on the Internet. Or why not get creative and make your own shape? -Mandi
Credits // Author and Photography: Mandi Johnson. Photos edited with Stella and Valentine from the Signature Collection.