Creative Machine Embroidery – July 2019

Make a simple pouch for a mobile phone, tablet or

other device (B).

Cut out the design 1 ⁄ 8 " beyond the stitches and use

fabric glue to attach it as a freestanding appliqué

to a pair of canvas shoes, backpack or other hard-to-

embroider item.

Frame it for a tabletop or wall-hanging (C). For a

smooth, flat finish, follow these steps:

• Press the test stitch wrong side up on a towel.


• Center the glass on the test-stitch wrong side
  and trace the perimeter.


• Using the glass as a template, cut a thin piece of
  fusible batting.


• Fuse the batting inside the traced outline on the
  test-stitch wrong side.


• Trim the test stitch to 1" larger than the batting.


• If the frame didn’t come with a cardboard piece,
  cut one using the glass as a template.

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• Spray the cardboard with temporary spray
  adhesive; center on the batting.


• Wrap the fabric edges onto the cardboard. Glue
  the edges in place using fabric glue, mitering the
  corners.


• Insert the test stitch into the picture frame (with or
  without the glass).


• Insert the backing.

Donate it. Many sewing or quilt guilds often incorpo-

rate the test stitches into one of their service projects.

Childcare centers or kindergarten classrooms may also have

use for them for craft projects.

Decoupage the test stitch onto a gift or jewelry box.

Purchase a mug or cup with a compartment to insert

a picture and insert the test stitch instead.

Make a book for a child. Glue two test-stitch

fabrics wrong sides together, and then bind,

serge- or zigzag-finish the edges. Stitch the pages together

along the left edges, or add buttonholes to each left-page

edge and tie them together with ribbon.

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Makea simplepouchfora mobilephone

otherdevice(B).

Cutoutthedesign^1 ⁄ 8 " beyondthestitche

fabricgluetoattachit asa freestandinga

toa pairofcanvasshoes,backpackorotherha

embroideritem.

Frameit fora tabletoporwall-hanging(C

smooth,flatfinish,followthesesteps:

• Presstheteststitchwrongsideupon


• Centertheglassonthetest-stitchwro
  andtracetheperimeter.


• Usingtheglassasa template,cuta thi
  fusiblebatting.


• Fusethebattinginsidethetracedoutl
  test-stitchwrongside.


• Trimtheteststitchto1"largerthanthebatting.


• If theframedidn’tcomewitha cardboardpiece,
  cutoneusingtheglassasa template.

e, tabletor

es anduse

appliqué

rd-to-

C).Fora

a towel.

ngside

n pieceof

ineonthe

B

C

• Spray the cardboard with temporary spray
  adhesive; center on the batting.


• Wrap the fabric edges onto the cardboard. Glue
  the edges in place using fabric glue, mitering the
  corners.


• Insert the test stitch into the picture frame (with or
  without the glass).


• Insert the backing.

Donate it. Many sewing or quilt guilds often incorpo-

rate the test stitches into one of their service projects.

Childcare centers or kindergarten classrooms may also have

use for them for craft projects.

Decoupage the test stitch onto a gift or jewelry box.

Purchase a mug or cup with a compartment to insert

a picture and insert the test stitch instead.

Make a book for a child. Glue two test-stitch

fabrics wrong sides together, and then bind,

serge- or zigzag-finish the edges. Stitch the pages together

along the left edges, or add buttonholes to each left-page

edge and tie them together with ribbon.

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