It turns out that the applique "cat" can be used extremely varied. And not only kids can do their work in this technique. If you use a creative approach, the application "cat" will help to decorate life around and bring new colors into it.
Activities with children
Of course, this is the first thought where the application “cat” can be applied. Moreover, the kids really like these cute pets. And also their life experience allows us to imagine how these animals look in reality.
But for classes on applications with children, you should prepare a cat template. You can pre-cut parts from colored paper - this is if the children are very small, 2-3 years. And older children can already just give a ready-made cat template from cardboard, so that they circle it and cut it out.
Stick the parts in turn. Moreover, the eyes and nose are already attached to the cat's head. Younger students are encouraged to offer only a body template, and let them model and cut out all the small details on their own.
Greeting card in scrapbooking style.
Almost everyone is touched by the sight of a charming cat. Therefore, postcards with pussies and kittens are in such demand. It is not difficult to make such a lovely picture, on which you can then draw a congratulatory inscription.
If you plan to make a vintage card in the style of scrapbooking, then to achieve the goal, the application “cat” made of paper and several leaves, flowers is quite suitable. You can additionally use bows from satin ribbons or “grandmother's” lace, miniature roses made of fabric and beads. It already depends on the flight of fantasy. But the cat itself is better to make more natural. As a main application, a real photo is taken, taken personally or taken from the Internet.
Funny cards with cats
But you can create a creative congratulation, almost without bothering with the search for the desired picture or template. This card is also an applique. The cat is made in a primitive technique. Having carefully examined the sample, everyone can easily draw the same one. Although a creative person will still try to create his own version in a similar technique.
The cat itself can be cut from pieces of wallpaper. A small picture will only emphasize the originality of the idea.
Wallpaper Applique
This is a new way to design walls. Especially cute look pasted on wallpaper cats in children's bedrooms and games. Although some adults are not averse to decorating them with walls in their bedrooms.
Kitties can be cut from wallpapers of other bright colors or from advertising materials, magazines. It turns out very creative if the master manages to combine several colors in one application. And it will turn out just fine if the cats on the walls are completely different.
As templates, those that are offered for making appliqués on fabrics and pictures from children's albums for coloring are suitable.
Applique "cat" made of fabric
Many needlewomen love to decorate kids' clothes. Such an application will make the outfit unusual, give the child a uniqueness. You can sew a cat on a T-shirt or dress, on a pocket or even on a jacket, hat.
Applications are sewn both on the product itself and on a fabric of a different color, which then - on the thing. Some make hot-glued applications.
To do this, the master first imposes the fabric with the back side circled on clean polyethylene. Put a newspaper down. Then this “sandwich” is ironed with a heated iron on the fabric so that the polyethylene layer and the fabric slightly “seize”. You need to be careful: if the iron is too hot, then the paper will stick to the polyethylene. And this should be avoided.
Then, a part is cut out of a fabric with adhered polyethylene. Now comes the second crucial moment. The item is applied to a permanent location, with polyethylene down, and carefully ironed with a hot iron. Now you need to try so that the application adheres tightly to the base.
Applications with cats in home decoration
Do-it-yourself homemade items are much appreciated today. And with the help of the application, you can simply transform the design of the room. For example, sofa cushions with cool pussies sewn on them look amazing, give comfort to the home.
You can also make rugs on the walls or on the floor, napkins and tablecloths, decorate curtains in the kitchen and in the nursery with applications.
Many are fond of patchwork techniques today. Creating a patchwork veil, you can sew cats appliqués on every detail. Although a little thing will look good, in which bright rectangles will alternate with calm monophonic staggered.
For such applications primitive stylized cats are quite suitable. Even those who absolutely do not know how to draw can draw them with a ruler.
Here's how many interesting things can be done using the application technique.