Using Templates For Design Placement
In The Latte Quilt Project

I have been seeing lots and lots of questions from the people of the newsgroup about the use of templates for placing embroidery designs.  For many of us, the Latte Quilt project is our first real project where knowing how to use templates for accurate embroidery design placement is a MUST.

In order to print out a template, you must own or have access to one of several different embroidery software programs.  The two that I own are PE Design v4, and Embird.  Both of these programs prints out a very nice template.  I also understand that BuzzTools will also print out a template, but I do not have that program, so I will not be able to show you how to do it here.

For the purposes of this little tutorial, I am going to use the Parasol design for the first block in the quilt.   But, the steps will be exactly the same for what ever design you will use where you need a paper template for placement. 
When I break down the steps for template use, I see
10 necessary steps.  As you click on each step - or link - you will be taken to a page that describes the step or steps in more detail.  I hope no one will be offended by the very BASIC way these directions are written.  But, we all need to start somewhere!

1.  Open Software  (PE Design or Embird or Your embroidery software)

2.  Bring up the design in the program

3.  Print out template

4.  Cut out template

5.  Place the template on the fabric

6.  Put hoop in machine with stabilizer and sticky spray

7.  Put fabric in machine

8.  Smooth out

9.  Remove template

10.  SEW