Wall Hanging A
MATERIALS
+½ yard each of woven cotton
fabric & bias plaid flannel
+Cut-away stabilizer
+2 yards of^3 ⁄ 8 "-wide red ribbon
+20" length of^3 ⁄ 8 "-diameter
dowel
+Thread: all-purpose, bobbin &
embroidery
+Zipper foot
+Painter’s or clear tape
+Electric drill with^1 ⁄ 8 "-diameter
drill bit
+Fabric glue
+Serger (optional)
+Rotary cutting system
(optional)
+Holiday-themed embroidery
design (approx. 6.89"×9.41";
see “Design.”)
PREPARE
- From the cotton fabric, cut two
18"x 22" re c tangles. - From the flannel, cut four strips 4"×
the fabric width. Cut two strips into
two 15" lengths, two 12" lengths
and one 20" length. - Stitch the remaining two long flan-
nel strips along one short end with
right sides together to create one
long strip; press open. Designate as
the back binding strip. - Serge- or zigzag-finish one back-
binding strip long edge.
EMBROIDER
- Load the design onto the machine.
- Hoop a piece of cut-away stabilizer
and one cotton rectangle, centering
the fabric within the hoop. Place
the hoop onto the machine. - Embroider the design, changing the
thread colors as desired. - Remove hoop from the machine
and the fabric from the hoop. Cut
away the stabilizer close to the
embroidery edge.
CONSTRUCT
Use ½ " seam allowances.- Position the embroidered panel
right side up on a flat work surface.
To create the binding, position the
two 15" strips on the panel left and
right edge and the 20" strip along
the panel upper edge. Position the
two 12" strips along the panel lower
edge to create a point, spacing the
strips approximately 3" from the de-
sign lower edge to the point (A). - Once satisfied with the strip place-
ment, mark the position on the
panel with tape along the strip raw
edge. Designate the tape outer
edge as the stitching line (B). - Position the remaining cotton rect-
angle and embroidered panel with
wrong sides together, aligning the
raw edges. Handle as one layer,
designating the embroidered panel
as the right side. Cut the panel ½ "
larger than the taped stitching line.
Remove the tape. - Position one 15" strip along the
panel left edge with right sides
together; pin. Stitch, ending ½ " from
the lower corner.- Repeat to attach the remaining 15"
strip to the panel right edge. - Position one 12" strip along one
panel lower edge, beginning and
ending ½ " from each corner.
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