Kerrin Brookes is our distributor in Canada. She has generously
shared this project.
Download the free design using link at the bottom of this page.
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Cutwork Snowflake Gifts
Supplies:
20" square linen or cotton fabric for napkin
10" square fabric for coaster
14" by 10" fabric for Wine Bottle Apron
Free Snowflake Design by Criswell Embroidery & Design
Cotton or rayon thread for embroidery
Open toe foot
Wing needle
Microtec needle
Water Soluble Marker
Quilters Ruler
Sharp curved embroidery scissors
Clover Fabric Folding Pen (optional but very helpful)
Aqua Magic or Ultra Solvy stabilizer
Sullivan's Spray Stabilizer
Regular sewing supplies, pins, scissors etc.
Napkin
Preparation:
Stabilize fabrics with Spray Stabilizer. Lay fabrics on a counter and spray
heavily with Spray Stabilizer and allow to dry in position so that the
fabric will be somewhat stiff.
Square up the fabric to 19" square.
Draw a diagonal line across the fabric.
On one corner, measure up 4 1/2" in from the corner on the diagonal line.
Draw an intersecting line across the diagonal one. This will be the
placement lines.
Embroidery:
Hoop the fabric with water soluble stabilizer matching the placement lines
with the notches on the hoop.
Load the free Snowflake design on your embroidery machine.
Make sure that the needle is over the center line. If not use your move
function to center the design.
This is a one color design but is cutwork. Stitch out Color 1. It will
make an outline on the fabric. Remove the hoop from the machine but do not
remover the fabric. Trim away the fabric inside the circle but do not cut the stabilizer
underneath.
Re-attach the hoop and finish stitching the design.
Construction:
Remove the excess stabilizer.
Use the Fabric folding pen to mark a 3/4" hem on all 4 sides of the napkin.
Measure 1/2" from the edge of the napkin and draw a line and repeat on each
side.
Attach a wing needle. Select a hem stitch on your machine. It should look
something like this  .
Attach your open toe foot or other decorative stitching foot. Place the foot
on the 1/2" line. This stitch will stitch forward and backwards then swing
to the side and back to the center. The forward and backward part of the
stitch should land on the blue line. The side motion should face the outer
edge of the napkin.
Stitch this stitch around the whole napkin.
Trim the excess fabric from the back close up to the stitching but make sure
not to cut the stitching.
Soak out the stabilizer.
Rinse, dry and press.
Coaster
Hoop the 10" square fabric with the stabilizer.
Stitch out the design the same as for the napkin.
Trim the fabric to 4 1/4" square.
Use the Fabric Folding Pen and turn up a 3/4" hem.
Stitch the hem the same as for the napkin.
Trim away the excess stabilizer.
Soak out the stabilizer.
Rinse, dry and press.
Wine Bottle Apron:
Load the design snowfree3 to your machine.
Hoop the stabilizer with the fabric.
Stitch out the designs in the same manner as the other projects.
Use the attached pattern to cut out the apron.
Place the pattern over the designs and line them and cut out the pattern.
Turn a 1/4" hem on the bib, hem and on the sides.
Satin stitch all of the edges.
Attach ribbon ties at the bib and at the top of the sides and about 1/2"
from the bottom edge on the sides.
Soak out the stabilizer.
Rinse, dry and press.
Enjoy your snowflake gift collection!
Download the free cutwork snowflake
design here
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