Apparatus for the creation of fabric appliques and method of using same
OwnerDeborah J. Moffett-Hallinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides apparatus and method for the creation of appliques for quilting. Employing a shape plate with an opening in the desired shape of the applique and a corresponding template adapted to be inserted into the opening, quilting material can be easily flattened through ironing or similar methods into uniform and readily applied appliques. The present invention permits the efficient and safe production of even intricate appliques and lends itself to many improvements.
Claims20
An apparatus for preparing a quilt applique comprising:
- a plate for receiving quilting material, said plate containing an opening in a shape desired for said applique;
- a template having a periphery substantially identical in shape to said opening;
- wherein quilting material is placed between the template and the opening in the plate, leaving an edge of quilting material exposed around the periphery of the template;
- said plate and template having folding means to force the edge of the quilting material above said plate so it folds inward around the entire periphery of the template;
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- wherein the interaction of the plate and the template permit the edge to be pressed against the template to form an applique with an outside dimension the same as the template.
An apparatus for preparing quilt appliques comprising:
- a base plate;
- a shape plate for receiving a quilting applique material, said shape plate containing an opening;
- connecting means for said base plate and said shape plate;
- a template substantially identical in shape to said opening in said shape plate, permitting insertion of said quilting material between said template and said shape plate opening and said shape plate and template having folding means such that an inward fold is created towards the central area of the opening on said quilting material to form an applique in the same shape and dimensions as the opening of the shape plate;
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- means for securing said quilting material between said template and said opening in said shape plate.
A method of preparing a quilting applique comprising:
- providing a plate for receiving a quilting applique material with a select opening in a shape desired for said applique;
- providing a corresponding template for insertion in said opening;
- providing a quilting material for said applique, said material trimmed to the desired size while leaving a seam allowance along said material's edge;
- centering said material over said opening in said receiving plate;
- placing said template on top of said material;
- shaping said material by applying pressure to said template, thereby inserting said material into said opening and causing said edges of said fabric to rise up above said template around the entire perimeter of the template;
- finishing said applique by flattening the entire perimeter of said seam allowance inward over said template;
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- separating said applique from said receiving plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.