Hi there.  I just digitized this cat applique for my Bernina v7 software book.  I am going to stitch it out later, when I go through the book to test everything.  I really love Dover Pictura, which has the following statement on their website:

“Whether you’re a crafter, craftsman, artist or designer you’ll find something that will excite your eye and inspire your work. Best of all, all of our image collections are royalty (and worry) free. Use them however you’d like as often as you wish.”

Wow!  “However you’d like”!!!!!  Imagine the possibilities! 😀 😀 So I am using their designs for most of the art basis of my Bernina v7 instructions.  Anyway, here’s the art from their American Folk Art Designs collection next to my applique design in Bernina v7 ready to stitch out where I left out some of the details:

Drawing Beside the Applique

For some appliques, I am not real crazy about the thick satin stitch around the edge, or even the alternate blanket stitch.  So I’m going to do a project in the book showing how you can change that.  Can you tell, I’m having fun?  I hope you are.

Sew happy everyone!