How it Works:

Professor Pincushion is going live and showing you a fun applique project, while hanging out with fellow crafters. There are many ways to participate. You can ask questions live with your own voice and be in the broadcast video feed by being in the google hangout. You can just watch the live video feed and ask questions in the Professor Pincushion live chat section on our site. If you just like to lurk, you can just watch the live video feed on our front page or on our YouTube channel page. At the bottom of this page are detailed instructions on how to do each one, just pick which one you wish to do. Feel free to post feedback in the comments below to see how we can improve for the next live broadcast.

Supply List for Fat Cats:

• Fat Cats Acrylic Template (available at Simplicity.com)
• Rotary cutter and mat
• acrylic straight ruler
• Frame (Size should be bigger than cat size.  8X10 is a good place to start, if you're unsure.)
• foam core board
• fabric pen, pencil or chalk
• fabric (one for background-about 1/2 yard, one for cat-about 1/4 yard)
• paperback fusible webbing
• fabric glue
• tape (optional)
• trim (I use rickrack) & cording
• items to embellish your cat, like fabric flowers
• 2 black buttons (i use 1/2" but you can use a different size, depending on how big you want the eyes.)
• scissors
• pencil
• iron and ironing board