Today's Quilter - UK (2019-11)

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Preparation


1


Marktheouterhoopontothick
cardboardbydrawingaroundthe
edge. Cut it out and save for later.

2


Tracetheembroiderydesignonto
thewhitelinenusinga removable
marker.A windoworlightboxcanbe
useful to see through the fabric.

3


Irononsomelightweight
interfacingtothewrongsideof
thelinen.Thiswillensurethatyour
threadonthereversewon’tshow
through the fabric from the front.

Stitchingthedesign


4


Embroiderthedesignusingthe
StitchKey. Stitchtheoutlines
ina backstitch.Crossstitchthe
buttonsontheNutcrackerandthe
GingerbreadMan.Frenchknot
theeyeandnoseofthemouseand
feather stitch the outside circle.

Finishingthehoop


5


Placeyourworkfacedownontoa
towel and press on the wrong side.

6


Openoutthewoodenhoopand
wrapthebiasbindingtightly
aroundthepartofthehoopwiththe
screwonit.Fastenthebeginningand
endofthebiasbindingbytucking
undertherawendsandsecuring
with a stitch on the wrong side.

7


Placetheembroideryoverthe
plainwoodenhoop,centraliseit
in the middle of the hoop and then

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Youwillneed
QWhitelinen– 14insquare
QRedthread(DMCCotona Broder
#815)– Two(2)skeins
QChenille 24 needle
QWoodenhoop– 10i ndia meter
QRedelasticfrillribbon
QRedbiasbindingfor wrapping
aroundthehoop
QLightweightinterfacing – 14in square
QDouble-sidedtape
QThickcardboard– 12insquare
QEmbroiderypattern
(see Templates section)

Finishedsize
Q10in diameter
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