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Apple Border Basket Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on October 27, 2014

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Experienced

TIME REQUIRED

07:30

Description

Create a festive “Apple Border Basket” using an endless hoop embroidery technique and add a napkin using apple themed fabric.

Project Preview Video

Materials

Apple Basket

Apple themed cotton fabric

Fine grain sand paper-to sand the basket prior to painting

White gloss spray paint

Tearaway stabilizer

White cotton fabric for stitching the designs

Fusible web (Heat‘nBond®Lite)

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Hopscotch/1/HS1407001A

Preface:

Apples are at the peak of the season and can create a beautiful display. Purchase an apple basket and paint it with a white gloss spray paint. While the paint is drying, do a continuous embroidered border with the “Sliced Apple Border” design on white cotton fabric. When the basket is dry, glue the border onto the center rim of the basket and create a fringed napkin with apple-themed fabric.

Step 1:

Gather the supplies and read through the instructions before beginning. Print the design sheet. This project requires knowledge of endless hooping. If you are unsure how to do this on your machine, consult the machine manual or the dealer where you purchased the machine.

Step 2:

Measure around the center rim of the basket and note the measurement.

Step 3:

Follow the manufacturer’s directions on the can of spray paint and spray paint the basket, sanding any rough areas lightly with the sand paper.

Step 4:

Look at the printed sheet. Determine from the measurement how many designs are needed to go all the way round the basket band. For this project, six sets will be stitched.

Step 5:

Stitch the design, end to end, until there are enough to go around the middle band of the basket.

Step 6:

Measure the width of the finished design, Mark and cut outside the long side of the stitched design, adding 2” on each side. Cut along the marked line on both sides. One side will be cut to 1", but cutting two inches allows easier manipulation of the fabric during the pressing process.

Step 7:

Press each edge along the edge of the embroidery design.

Step 8:

Trim away one inch from along one long edge. Press the other long cut edge against the edge of the design.

Step 9:

Fold down the long edge again, covering the first fold and press well. The edges of the embroidery designs should fall just along the edges of the folds.

Step 10:

Read and follow the manufacturer’s directions for the fusible web. Cut strips of fusible web and press on the last folded edge.

Step 11:

Remove the protective paper and press the back of the embroidered strip in place. Let the fabric cool.

Step 12:

Use pins to pin fit the band to the basket. Trim and fold under the end of the band. Starting at the center back, place a pin through the band into the basket.

Step 13:

Continue to wrap the band around the basket, pinning in place temporarily. Meet the apples at the center back and cut off any excess band leaving enough to fold under to clean finish the end.

Step 14:

Beginning at the center back, unpin the band in sections and run a bead of glue along the center basket rim. Gently press the band in place over the glue.

Step 15:

Continue working around the basket gluing the band in place, meeting the edges at the center back.

Step 16:

The band is completed and now it is time to add a napkin.

Step 17:

Measure from the middle bottom of the basket over the bottom to the height of the basket. Double this amount and add 4”.

Step 18:

Press the napkin fabric well.

Step 19:

Cut a square of napkin fabric using the measurement taken. For this napkin the fabric was cut 24” square.

Step 20:

Fray the edge of the napkin or clean finish the edge with a serger or double folded hem.

Step 21:

Place the napkin in the basket. Enjoy your new “Apple Border Basket” filled with apples and other fruits of the season.

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Meet the Author: Ramona Baird

Ramona Baird has been in the embroidery industry for over 23 years. She and her husband owned a commercial and retail embroidery store in Arizona for many years. She is an experienced digitizer having been mentored by award-winners Pat Williams and Lindee Goodall. Ramona is a contributor to “Creative Machine Embroidery” magazine having 5 covers to her credit. Ramona has worked for Wilcom America and served many years as Education Director for the American Sewing Guild. With a degree in fashion design, she is able to design and execute patterns which Pat Williams says are “out of the box” in creativity and application. Ramona likes to challenge the boundaries of embroidery and bring new and exciting designs, ideas, and projects to EmbroideryDesigns.com. She wants embroiderers of all levels to increase their skills and enjoyment in using their embroidery machine for gift-making and personal pleasure.