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Step 8Making the patch
Alright, you've finished sewing your QR-code cross stitch. Pull it out of that frame and lets make it solid.
Get out your fusible interfacing. I recommend getting a thick, heavy one that requires a hot dry iron (Pellon is what I used here). Thick and stiff are good, because it means the patch will want to lay flat as much as possible which will make it easier to scan.
Place your finished QR-code cross stitch piece under the interfacing and using a pencil draw a border around it on all sides that's about .5-.75 inches. Pull out your cross stitch piece and set it aside. Now cut your fusible interfacing as you've drawn it.
Place the fusible interfacing on the BACK side of your cross stitch, centering the interfacing over your QR-code giving it the full half inch margins. Now fold over the loose ends of your canvas using the interfacing as a guide, and press those ends with your thumbs. You'll want to fold the corners in and under the long sides. Pull the interfacing out of your piece and continue to press those sides until they start to hold that shape. You may want to trim off some of the excess canvas, but make sure you leave at least a half an inch on the back side as well as the front. You don't want the piece to come unhinged or start unraveling.
Get out your fusible interfacing. I recommend getting a thick, heavy one that requires a hot dry iron (Pellon is what I used here). Thick and stiff are good, because it means the patch will want to lay flat as much as possible which will make it easier to scan.
Place your finished QR-code cross stitch piece under the interfacing and using a pencil draw a border around it on all sides that's about .5-.75 inches. Pull out your cross stitch piece and set it aside. Now cut your fusible interfacing as you've drawn it.
Place the fusible interfacing on the BACK side of your cross stitch, centering the interfacing over your QR-code giving it the full half inch margins. Now fold over the loose ends of your canvas using the interfacing as a guide, and press those ends with your thumbs. You'll want to fold the corners in and under the long sides. Pull the interfacing out of your piece and continue to press those sides until they start to hold that shape. You may want to trim off some of the excess canvas, but make sure you leave at least a half an inch on the back side as well as the front. You don't want the piece to come unhinged or start unraveling.
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