Patent ID: 8557078

Claim:
An automated process for creating a multi-layered printed appliqué resembling a needlework appliqué, comprising: printing a design onto a first layer of material; attaching the first layer of material to a second layer of material; cutting a portion of the first layer of material with a laser cutter without cutting through the second layer of material; creating an appearance of stitching on a border of the second layer of material, the border of the second layer of material being outside the first layer of material; cutting the second layer of material at an outer portion of the border to form an outer shape for the multi-layered printed appliqué, the multi-layered printed appliqué including the cut second layer of material, the cut first layer of material, the appearance of stitching, and the printed design; and attaching the multi-layered printed appliqué to a cloth substrate.