May 2015 | SQE Professional ™ 38 Did you know that our embroidery collections come with artwork files so when you order our products your customer’s money goes much further? Not only can they embroider the design, now they can use the artwork files to create trendy projects using an electronic die cutting machines. What can artwork do for you? With the age of electronic die cutting machines; just about anything you can imagine! Hope has a NEW EMBROIDERY CLUB for storeowners called Hope’s Happy Hooper’s Club. Find out more at the end of the article about joining her club. This project is one of the upcoming dealer clubs called “Hot Mess” which features the hot pad quilted project using the utensil applique embroidery design. For inspiration and to add-on store sales during the club Hope created an inspirational piece creating the perfect opportunity for YOU to SOFT SELL electronic die cutting machines. Notice the embroidery design on the hot mess pad matches the glass- etched design. There are many die cutting machines on the market and your store probably sells at least one brand. While Hope is using the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition software the principals are similar with all electronic die cutting machines and software. Upload our SVG artwork files and then with a few simple edits you can create your own masterpiece. • File> Open> Kitchen Applique Fun Embroidery CD from www.HopeYoder.com> SVG> Utensil. • Select file> RC> Ungroup. • Select the knife> RC> Delete. • Select the outer edge of the spoon and fork and pull off to the side. Select both outer edges> RC> Delete. • Select all items> Cut Settings> Cut. • Select all items>Release Compound Path. • Select the Spoon and move it away from the smaller elements. Select the Fork and move it away from the smaller elements. • Select the curved highlights> RC> Delete. • Select the white curly cues> Fill Color Window> Red. Select one of the curly cues> RC> Delete. • Select the remaining curly cue> RC> Group. • Open the Scale window and size the Spoon KITCHEN FUN EMBROIDERY CD PROJECT: GLASS ETCHING Project by Hope Yoder, Designs by Hope Yoder MaySQE2015.indd 38 MaySQE2015.indd 38 4/29/2015 10:14:51 PM 4/29/2015 10:14:51 PM