Applique Tutorial
June 23, 2010
I’ve had several requests for a tutorial on how I do my appliques. There is no right or wrong way to applique, this is simply how I do it. Also, this is going to be a long post. I don’t like when tutorials are split into several posts as it’s hard to go back to previous steps. This will be all in one place, but quite lengthy! Be warned!
More information on how to applique curves.
Materials you’ll need:
-item to applique (I’m using a shirt)
-fabric for applique
-fusible web
-thread
-if you don’t have a Mac, or the ability to horizontally flip an image, you’ll need a flat, transparent surface with a light source on the other side (such as a light box, or a window during the day)
I want to talk briefly about fusible web. I prefer to use Heat n Bond Lite. There are several brands available on the market (Wonder Under, Stitch Witchery, etc) but I like HnB. There are 2 types of Heat n Bond. The regular Heat n Bond is not meant for machine stitching. You want Heat n Bond Lite. It comes 2 ways–prepackaged or on a bolt. I’ve used both and can tell you from my experience, the stuff off the bolt doesn’t work very well. I prefer to buy a prepackaged roll. It comes in purple packaging. The regular (no sew) is in red. HnB has 2 sides, a paper side, and a slick, shiny side.
First you need to select something to applique. For the example, I’m making a Minnie Mouse birthday shirt for a sweet little soon-to-be 3 year old. Her Mom asked me for a Minnie head silhouette with a bow and a 3 in the middle to match her party decorations. She also wanted her name on the back.
So to begin, I found a good Mickey silhouette on my computer by Googling. You want to find the cleanest, most basic shape for your applique. The best way to find one is by searching Google images with keywords like template, clip art, outline, etc. So I searched “Mickey outline” and was able to find this one. I trace my images directly from my laptop screen. If you do this, be careful not to press hard! Make sure you’re tracing on the paper side of the HnB, not the shiny side.
If your image is directional (like words) you’ll need to flip it so it’s backwards on the paper. This is because the paper will come off and is the side that adheres the applique design to your project. If you cannot reverse images on your computer, simply trace it (or print it at the desired size), turn the paper over, and trace on the fusible web using a light box or other source of light.
Trace all your images separately on your fusible web. Once you’re finished it should look something like this.
Cut the pieces apart according to your fabric. Using no steam, iron them on the WRONG side of the pressed fabric.
Cut each part out individually now.
I eyeball the placement of the design on the front of the shirt. No one is going to come up with a ruler and say, “Oh that’s 1/2 an inch closer to the left seam than the right!” But they might look at it and say, “Hmmm that Mickey looks a little off-center.” That’s my theory, anyway!
I like to lay my design together at this stage and make sure all the pieces work. When I’m making something for someone else I snap a picture and send it to them for approval. For this shirt, I learned the birthday girl loves green and was able to change the color of the “3″ before I started sewing.
The most important part of appliqueing with many pieces is doing them in the right order. Start with the bottom-most of all the pieces, remove the fusible web paper, and iron it down.
There aren’t many pieces in this shirt, so here’s an example of many pieces and the order in which they were sewn.
In this case, I started with the silhouette.
When sewing on knit, like shirts, I learned through experience that you want to line your stitches up with the outside of the image.
The length and width of your stitches is totally a personal preference. My stitches are about 1/16″ wide and 1/16″ long. Which means there are approximately 16 stitches per inch.
Sew around the perimeter of your design, back to where you started. Don’t back stitch when you begin or when you end, just pull your threads and clip. To finish the seam, I pull my threads to the back of the shirt. You can do this by threading a needle and pulling them through, or you can follow my unconventional method.
Pull on your bobbin thread and your top thread will start to pull through.
I use the back side of my seam ripper to catch the thread and pull it through. Pull both top threads through that way, then tie them together several times.
Clip your ends.
Iron your project between each layer of applique. Move on to the next image you want to stitch. I did the bow next.
There are plenty of techniques to stitching and it took me awhile to decide how I wanted to consistently do things. Whenever I come to a corner, I sew to the end, leave my needle in the project, and turn the entire thing 90 degrees. I sew over my last stitch or two, but it keeps it neat and orderly.
When sewing curves, I found it’s best to keep the image straight in your presser foot to avoid slanted stitches. You do this by raising the foot, with the needle in the down position, and making small adjustments as you sew along.
Notice how the edge of the bow stays perfectly lined up with the notched edge in my foot? That keeps the stitches straight.
Keep lifting and turning as you sew around the curves.
Since I don’t back stitch at all, I like to hold my threads as I remove the project from the machine to keep the stitches from pulling.
Iron again and repeat with all layers.
To add a name to the back, I cut out all the pieces, remove the paper all at once, and line them up on a ruler. I do measure these to make sure they’re the same distance from the edge of the shirt, and that the line is straight. I find myself limited by the number of letters I can fit on the back. 8 is usually the max I like to do to keep it looking clean. The shorter the name the larger you can make the font, too.
Iron them all on at the same time. But don’t rub the iron back and forth, pick it up and place it each time. Take it from me and my experience!
Stitch and finish the letters in the same manner you did the images on the front and voila! You’re done!
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June 27th, 2010 at 7:01 PM
Melissa, this is great! I too enjoy applique but yours is so professional looking, I am so glad to get some of your tips! Particularly where to place the stitches in relation to the fabric for t-shirts – I have always used stabilizer on the back of the shirt but your way means one less step, which is always good. One question – what font do you use for your letters?
June 27th, 2010 at 9:10 PM
Thanks Robyn! This particular font is called Cheri and I downloaded it from a free font website (I can try to figure out the specific one I used if you can’t find it). I’ve also used Marker Felt for applique in the past. For my numbers I use Arial Bold.
So we missed this month’s Friday night hangout at Whipstitch. Maybe we’ll shoot for July?
June 27th, 2010 at 9:51 PM
thanks Melissa, I will try to find Cheri! I am definitely up for a Friday night at Whipstitch in July. I wonder if they do it every Friday night or just certain dates? I was in there on Saturday for their 40% sale, I love that place. I spent way more money than I intended and now have lots of projects to do!
June 29th, 2010 at 1:01 AM
I’m going to forward this post to my friend. She was just mentioning the other day about how she wants to learn how to do this!
June 29th, 2010 at 9:04 AM
What a wonderful appliqué tutorial. Anyone should be able to follow your instructions and master this technique.
June 29th, 2010 at 9:58 AM
Marie, if she has any questions, tell her to feel free to email me!
Thanks Mom!
January 22nd, 2011 at 8:57 AM
[...] I laid all my pieces out on the placemat until I got an approximate placement for them. I removed everything but the napkin piece, took the paper backing off, and ironed it down onto the right side of the placemat piece. I then appliqued around the edge (for tips on how I applique, visit my applique tutorial). [...]
February 2nd, 2011 at 9:14 AM
This is such an easy tute to follow, thank you! I was wondering if the applique needs backing though, will it not scratch or irritate the skin?
February 2nd, 2011 at 10:02 AM
No, not at all. The only thing on the inside of the shirt is thread, and it’s as soft as the shirt.
February 21st, 2011 at 2:50 PM
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March 8th, 2011 at 4:45 PM
This is such a great tutorial and I applaud you for posting it! Being a mom of an 18month old and a newborn anyday now, I’ve been looking for a way to recycle my older daughter’s clothes for her baby sister and this tutorial helps in so many ways! First as a beginning sewer and secondly as a mom who like to make things herself! Thanks so much for posting!
March 23rd, 2011 at 10:36 PM
Did you use cotton or knit for the letters? Thanks–Alyssa
April 20th, 2011 at 2:39 AM
thanks for posting this.
May 13th, 2011 at 10:58 PM
Is this how all appliques with mulitiple fabric colors/patterns are made? This seems very time consuming and like it has many extra steps to it. I am trying to figure out how to do appliques with different threads or fabric changes that doesn’t require me cutting each piece out before hand and ironing them down with sticky stuff. Do you know of a tutorial I could use for that or a website that may have a video I can use?
May 21st, 2011 at 4:47 PM
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June 22nd, 2011 at 2:40 AM
Thanks so much for the easy to follow tutorial! I’ve been avoiding applique ever since I started sewing, but I finally dared to – thanks to you
) I hope you don’t mind that I linked your tutorial on my blog.
Btw, I found that I can print backwards with my regular word as well by going into my printer options and checking backwards printing.
June 22nd, 2011 at 1:24 PM
That’s great to know! Thanks for leaving this comment so others can see it and do the same. And I’d love to see your applique projects if you’re up to sharing them with me!
July 6th, 2011 at 12:39 AM
Just wanted to say how helpful this tutorial has been. You are inspiring me to sew for my twins (ten months old- boy & girl)! Your tutorial has been so simple and it was so generous of you to share. Thanks so much! I’ll send you some of my projects as I get going.
July 21st, 2011 at 7:34 PM
This post inspired me to applique my daughter’s name on her nap mat and it came out cute.
A challenge: CURVES!!!!!! My curves look terrible!!!! Yours look PERFECT!! Of course it was my first try and you’ve done this a million times but can you give some additional tips on getting through the curves? Thanks for this tutorial!
July 25th, 2011 at 11:54 AM
Nice! My niece is going off to college and wants me to dress up a plain duvet cover with applique. I am worried about living up to her expectations! Your tutorial gave me the confidence I need to get started on this project. I’ve done minimum applique in the past….Thanks again!
August 1st, 2011 at 9:49 PM
this is great! thank you
I’m making a quilt and want to applique a heart on it.. now I finally know how to do that!
August 9th, 2011 at 11:59 PM
What is the purpose of the fusible web if you remove it before sewing? Would a fabric cutting machine be able to accomplish the same thing? This confused me.
August 10th, 2011 at 12:08 AM
Never mind, I think I got it. Now I feel silly.
August 10th, 2011 at 3:04 PM
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August 11th, 2011 at 10:38 AM
Don’t feel silly, we all have to learn somewhere! The fusible web is fusible on both sides, but since you need to apply it, one side is covered with paper. So when you remove the paper you expose the other fusible side. A cutting machine could work for you, though some have trouble with the machines “eating” their fabric as it cuts. I prefer the old-fashioned way that saves my fabric! Hope that helps!
August 12th, 2011 at 4:37 PM
Leer el mundo blog, bastante bueno
August 21st, 2011 at 8:27 AM
Just a quick note to let you know that a link to one of your tutorials was included in my blog.
Go to http://www.ThePlayDateBlog.blogspot.com
Go to SkillsLog
See link under Applique under A
Warmest Regards
Jeanette
October 28th, 2011 at 8:02 AM
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November 9th, 2011 at 1:55 AM
Great tutorial! I want to give applique another whirl now.
And may I say, thank you for actually spelling it “voila” instead of “wah-lah!” I can’t believe some women actually do that…
November 19th, 2011 at 9:37 AM
How do you keep the material from raveling? Is that what the wonder under does?
November 29th, 2011 at 12:49 AM
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December 5th, 2011 at 11:15 PM
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December 30th, 2011 at 12:40 AM
Thank you THANK YOU for taking the time to make this tutorial. I used it for a “birthday shirt” for my daughter last year, and again to make my son two appliques on a reversible superhero cape for Christmas. I can’t tell you how helpful the pictures and detailed instructions are… including your tutorial on how to do the curves. This tutorial was great for a beginner like me (first project on my first sewing machine)… thanks again!
January 6th, 2012 at 8:50 PM
This is beautiful work, but we have been cautioned for years not to put children’s names in view on their clothes because someone who is up to no good can more easily fool the child into believing they are a friend.
January 20th, 2012 at 8:35 AM
Where did you get the giraffe pattern? so cute
January 22nd, 2012 at 8:32 AM
I just wanted to say Thank you so much for sharing your work, it is awsome!! Very nice of you to take your time to post and share all of this!! many blessings to you!! Tonya
January 25th, 2012 at 9:52 AM
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February 1st, 2012 at 12:57 PM
I have a question about applique. What type of fabric do you use for the applique part? I made my first applique project for my son and used felt. I got to thinking though, if I used cotton or any other not-felt fabric, won’t the edges frey? How do you avoid that?
Thanks so much for your great site! I’m a new subscriber!
February 2nd, 2012 at 12:17 AM
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February 2nd, 2012 at 11:28 PM
Another wonderful tutorial. My first applique experience was a bit messy. Going to try again with your tips
February 4th, 2012 at 6:03 PM
I use cotton for all my appliques. It does not fray when washed.
February 6th, 2012 at 1:37 PM
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February 19th, 2012 at 5:36 PM
We saw a family at Disney World over Thanksgiving 2011 with these shirts. I loved the shirts and made a comment to the mother as to where she got them and she stated that she made them. Was this by chance you? If so, what a small world. If not, someone followed your tutorial very well.
February 20th, 2012 at 2:24 PM
It wasn’t me, haven’t been to Disney in 24 years!
But that’s really awesome! Thanks for sharing!
March 13th, 2012 at 9:56 PM
Hi – I have used the fabric fusing cut out my letters prewashed my tshirt and am ready to go. After ironing the letters to the shirt, how in the world did you sew them with a sewing machine? Do you insert the machine in between the two sides of the shirt? If so, if you have more than one line of letters, do you do the bottom line first? I have also read about stabilizer and I am going to use that as well. I hope I don’t sound ignorant, but this is my first sewing attempt and I’m a bit intimidated.
March 23rd, 2012 at 9:40 AM
I’m just getting started, but when I sew a zig zag stitch the zig zag is on the bottom. Any idea why?
March 26th, 2012 at 1:18 PM
Hi, I am very inspired by your tutorial!!!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing. Where did you get the font for the name on the back?
April 18th, 2012 at 7:23 PM
This has inspired me! Fabulous tutorial! Thank you!
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June 2nd, 2012 at 5:22 PM
Thanks for the tutorial! I did it!! It worked and is beautiful!!
June 11th, 2012 at 7:47 AM
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June 29th, 2012 at 3:20 AM
This is going to sound crazy, but I’m having a hard time figuring out how to do this without sewing the shirt closed! Help please!
June 29th, 2012 at 5:22 PM
It’s no problem! You open the shirt up and just sew on the front half. It’s a little tricky to figure out how to get it under your needle and all the other parts out of the way, but it’s doable.
July 6th, 2012 at 6:03 PM
Hi, Thank you so much for taking the time to post this! Even if it was two years ago, it’s great! Can you give some advice on the type of stitch to use?
July 10th, 2012 at 11:03 AM
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July 13th, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Thank you so much! This is a GREAT tutorial for a true beginner like me! I pinned it, hopefully more and more people can benefit. Great blog!
July 19th, 2012 at 11:31 AM
I am wondering what you can put on the backside of the shirt to make it soft on the child’s skin? I may have missed that somewhere.
Thanks for the tutorial!!
August 14th, 2012 at 7:05 PM
This is the best tutorial I’ve found for applique! Thanks so much for taking the time to do this. I pinned it on pinterest. Now, if I can figure out how to get my sewing machine working again I will get busy appliqueing!
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September 2nd, 2012 at 4:21 PM
I have a question- would it be feasible to put the heat n bond lite through my printer and print directly onto that instead of having to trace?
September 2nd, 2012 at 6:15 PM
I wouldn’t do it for several reasons:
-The size you see it at on your computer isn’t the same size it’ll print off at. I’d hate to waste the heat n bond!
-You have to be sure you can flip the image horizontally on your computer before you print or your letters will be backwards when you applique.
-I once spent hours tracing appliques with a thin line Sharpie and when I ironed it onto the fabric, every bit of it bled through. Since then I haven’t used anything but a pencil or light black pen to trace. I’d be afraid the printer ink would seep through to the fabric.
September 3rd, 2012 at 10:57 AM
I have used the heat n bond (sewable kind), but find that it still gums up my needle…I was wondering if it does that to you too?! I have only used it once because I’m afraid that it will ruin my machine :/ any tips from you would be greatly appreciated!
September 3rd, 2012 at 11:48 AM
Every now and then I need to wipe my needle off, but no, I’ve never had problems. I’ve done thousands of appliques by now so I think if I was going to have a problem, I’d have had it already!
September 5th, 2012 at 6:28 AM
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September 9th, 2012 at 11:44 AM
I was wondering how to flip the image. I have aMac but I don’t know how to do that. Can you please help with this?
September 13th, 2012 at 8:08 PM
i have so much difficulty getting the paper off . What am I doing wrong
September 15th, 2012 at 12:58 AM
I’m not sure! I usually bend a corner of the applique back and I’m able to separate the paper that way. I hope you discover a trick soon!
September 25th, 2012 at 7:47 PM
Hi. I put a link to this tutorial on my blog Iwillusethat.blogspot.co.uk.
I hope you don’t mind. Thank you for some great tips
September 30th, 2012 at 12:11 PM
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October 3rd, 2012 at 8:37 AM
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November 11th, 2012 at 11:55 AM
If I wanted to start out with simple appliques, would I need to use fusible webbing or could I get away with just sewing it down? While I would prefer to use the interfacing, I don’t have an iron. Although I wonder if my heat gun would work…
November 11th, 2012 at 1:09 PM
You could do it without the interfacing, but I wouldn’t recommend it, especially if this is something you want to do more than once or twice. Chances are you’ll need to iron the fabric you’re using to rid it of wrinkles, or the tee you’re using to get the flattest surface. Applique looks best when it’s crisp and that would be hard to do without an iron. Also, if you’re using multiple pieces and layers, it’s hard to get them in the exact spot you need without shifting for a flawless look. So if you think you want to do it more than sporadically, I’d invest a few bucks in a cheapy iron.
November 16th, 2012 at 8:50 AM
Great tutorial! Looking to create a Thanksgiving onesie for my 5 month old. One question, do you have to sew the appliqué? Will it be fine if I just iron it on?
thanks!
November 18th, 2012 at 1:56 AM
This is a great tutorial! Thank you for taking the time to write it and include the pictures. I’m hoping to make a Kermit shirt for my son for Christmas, and I’m so glad that I found your post!
I did wan to clarify one thing (because it’s late, and I don’t know when I’ll get to read this again)…do you iron and then stitch the edge, or did you stitch then iron? I would like that ironing in place would help hold the image down while stitching, but maybe I missed something.
Thanks again!
November 18th, 2012 at 4:28 PM
No, you can just iron it on. If you go that route, based on what it is, I’d probably use the red no-sew Heat n Bond to make sure it stays on longer/better. But the nice thing about not sewing is that you can pull it off after and reuse the shirt!
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 18th, 2012 at 4:58 PM
Hi Cristy! Yes, you iron then sew. The ironing will keep the image in place to sew it. It’s helpful with all the pieces to not have them moving around on you.
December 13th, 2012 at 7:38 PM
Thanks sa gumawa ni2
At natutunan ko rin kung paano gumawa ng applique
Thank You Very Much
#ERICKA Lng sa Bhay mouuu !
December 24th, 2012 at 6:51 PM
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December 27th, 2012 at 1:39 PM
I was wondering what type of needle would you use to sew an appliue onto a cotton shirt?
December 28th, 2012 at 1:44 PM
Any needle. I don’t use anything special, just whatever needle is on my machine at the time.
January 4th, 2013 at 1:48 PM
Great tutorial, thank you! I made my first applique yesterday and it came out great! One question, I used the same fusible web, purple package, but mine didn’t have paper on the back, so I ironed the web to the fabric I was going to stick onto the shirt but wasn’t able to iron on the finished applique to my shirt. Did I buy the wrong stuff? Shoot, 2 questions! One of my fabrics was silky and already it looks like it might run when washed. Anything I can do, post- sewing? I already finished the product.
Thank you!!
January 4th, 2013 at 2:25 PM
It’s strange there was no paper backing. Are you positive there wasn’t? Was it fusible web or fusible interfacing? And I’ve never appliqued with anything but cotton so I have no idea about your silky fabric.
But I’m hoping it doesn’t fray all over on you! If it does you can probably replace it pretty easily, though!
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January 24th, 2013 at 4:28 PM
I think you are supposed to use a ball point needle if you’re appliqueing on t-shirts. If you don’t and you sew over onto the t-shirt, it will make tiny holes, especially after you wash it. I am no expert, though!
January 24th, 2013 at 6:18 PM
Nope, a regular needle will work just fine. I’ve probably made over 100 applique tees by now and not a single one has gotten a hole. No need for the special needles!
January 25th, 2013 at 2:11 PM
Tysm for the tutorial. My question is do you have a trick for cutting out the center of the letters a e d b o p etc (the ones with a hole in the middle). I always seem to mess that part up.
February 7th, 2013 at 10:57 AM
Great tips! I’ve gotten frustrated trying to find appliques that are small enough for my needs (doll clothing) so I’m forging into making them. Your notions will save me *tons* of time. Thank you!
February 12th, 2013 at 11:49 PM
Thank you! Very helpful! I have a couple questions, but first, to address Elizabeth’s (old) question about trying to print onto Heat n Bond Lite- DON’T do it! I’ve been in the copying/printing industry for years now-it will melt inside your printer. And as quickly as it melted onto my iron, I am 99.9% certain it’d be irreparable damage.
Quick questions- my little matching Valentine’s “Love Bug” shirts for my girls are coming along nicely, thanks to you. I am having trouble with the corners of the letters, though. Is there a “spot” that is the best place to drop my needle before I begin to ensure I’m not missing a corner or particular spot? Or is it really more just “practice makes perfect”? Also, I am not back stitching, but I can’t figure out how to tie my thread. I feel really stupid. My husband bought me my machine as a birthday present, and I haven’t sewn in over 15 years, since I was a young teenager!! Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!
February 21st, 2013 at 12:47 AM
Don’t feel stupid!! To do corners on letters I simply sew all the way to the end of the side and put the needle down in the outer corner, then lift my foot and turn. I always sew around the right side of the letter so I drop my needle in the outer right corner then when I turn it, it’s at the top right and is ready to zigzag to the left and starts at the top of that side. Does that make sense? I hope so!
March 27th, 2013 at 2:06 PM
This is a beautifully constructed tutorial! Very thorough and informative! Thank you so much for posting this!!!
April 5th, 2013 at 2:22 PM
AMAZING TUTORIAL! You probably already mentioned this somewhere on the site, BUT I need to know what sewing machine do you use/suggest??
Thank You!!
April 5th, 2013 at 4:16 PM
Hi Julie! I use an old 70s Singer my Mom passed down to me when I was in college. I love old machines, they’re just much sturdier, built of solid metal with parts that last forever.
April 8th, 2013 at 1:04 PM
GOOD TO KNOW!! Thank you! Didn’t know if I needed one of the new $1,500 machines..haha. I will look into the oldies but goodies.
May 1st, 2013 at 1:37 PM
what kindof material is that fabric and where can i purchase it?
May 1st, 2013 at 8:55 PM
It’s just basic cotton you can pick up in any fabric store.
May 3rd, 2013 at 1:59 PM
Love the font, what is it?
May 9th, 2013 at 12:39 PM
how o where did u buy the little manikin doll it look so good. did u made it, can u let me know please, n by the way i love ur tutorials they are so helpful, than u for posting them ..
May 10th, 2013 at 12:40 AM
The mannequin came from my days of working at Gymboree. I’m sorry I’m not more help!