Patent ID: 8088241

Claim:
An automated process for creating a printed design resembling a needlework appliqué, comprising the steps of: (a) printing a design onto a first layer of material; (b) attaching the first layer of material to a second layer of material; (c) cutting a portion of the first layer of material with a laser cutter to reveal at least a part of the second layer of material; (d) cutting a border of holes in the second layer of material with a laser cutter outside an outer edge of the first layer of material to give the appearance of stitching on the border of the second layer of material; (e) cutting the second layer of material to separate the design and a portion of the second layer of material into an appliqué; (f) removing waste portions of the first material and second material using an extraction method; and (g) adhering the appliqué to a cloth substrate.