Creative_Machine_Embroidery_-_Winter_2019

• Removethehoopfromthemachine
  andtheprojectfromthehoop.Tear
  awaythestabilizerfromtheproject
  edgesandremovethetopperper
  themanufacturer’sinstructions.


• Trimthefelt1⁄8"fromtheouter
  stitchingline,beingcarefulnotto
  cuttheribbon.

Llama

MATERIALS
Materials listed are enough to make one
ornament.

+Two 6" squares of white felt

+Two 4" squares of small-print

holiday cotton fabric

+4" square of swirl faux fur

+Stabilizer: lightweight cut-

away, tear-away & water-

soluble topper

+Thread: bobbin & embroidery

thread

+8" length of^1 ⁄ 8 "-wide ribbon

+Embroidery or painter’s tape

+Embroidery scissors

PREPARE

• Load the design onto the machine.


• Hoop one square of white felt with
  tear-away stabilizer underneath and
  a water-soluble topper on top.
  
  
  • Wind a bobbin with white embroi-
    dery thread. You will use this for the
    final step only.
  
  
  
  

EMBROIDER

• Place the hoop onto the machine.
  Float a piece of cut-away stabilizer
  below the hoop.


• Embroider the first two steps of the
  design, then embroider the third
  step to stitch the first appliqué
  placement lines.


• Remove the hoop from the machine,
  but don’t remove the project from
  the hoop. Place the cotton squares
  over the placement lines, being sure
  to cover the lines completely. Secure
  with tape at the edges.


• Re-place the hoop onto the ma-
  chine and embroider the tacking
  stitches.


• Remove the hoop from the
  machine, but don’t remove the
  project from the hoop. Remove the
  tape and carefully trim the appliqué
  fabric as close to the stitching lines
  as possible.


• Re-place the hoop onto the
  machine and embroider the next
  two steps to zigzag the edge of
  the fabric and stitch the second
  appliqué placement line.


• Remove the hoop from the
  machine, but don’t remove the
  project from the hoop. Place the
  faux fur square over the placement
  line. Place another piece of topper
  over the fur and tape both in place.


• Place the hoop on the machine and
  embroider the tacking stitch.


• Remove the hoop from the
  machine, but don’t remove the
  project from the hoop. Trim the
  faux fur fabric as close as possible
  to the stitching line. Place another
  piece of topper over the fur.
  
  
  • Re-place the hoop onto the
    machine. Continue embroidering
    the design, pausing when two steps
    remain.
  
  
  • Remove the hoop from the
    machine, but don’t remove the
    project from the hoop. Turn the
    hoop to the back and trim the
    floated cut-away stabilizer as close
    to the stitching as possible.
  
  
  • Re-place the hoop onto the ma-
    chine and embroider the next step
    to stitch the ornament outline.
  
  
  • Remove the hoop from the
    machine, but don’t remove the
    project from the hoop. Turn the
    hoop to the back. Fold the ribbon
    in half and place at the top of the
    ornament with about ¾ " of the
    ribbon ends inside the stitching
    line. Secure with tape outside the
    stitching.
  
  
  • Place the remaining felt square over
    the hoop back, ensuring that all
    stitching lines are covered. Secure
    with tape at the edges.
  
  
  • Change the bobbin to match the
    thread in the machine. Re-place
    the hoop onto the machine and
    embroider the final step to stitch
    the final outline.
  
  
  • Remove the hoop from the machine
    and the project from the hoop. Tear
    away the stabilizer from the project
    edges and remove the topper per
    the manufacturer’s instructions.
  
  
  • Trim the felt 1⁄8" from the outer
    stitching line, being careful not to
    cut the ribbon.
  
  
  
  

DESIGN

Download the Cozy Creature Goose design

free from cmemag.com/freebies until Dec. 31,

2019. Find the collection at interweave.com/
      sewing.

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