Cutwork Easter Table Topper or Basket Liner Embroidery Project

Gather the materials.

Cut the piece of fabric 18” x 18”.

Measure 6” up each side from the corners and mark with a pin. Measure 6” in towards the middle of the fabric on the right side and mark with a pin. Make sure that it is also 6” in from the left side to make a 6” square.

Using the fabric chalk, draw 2 lines making a square on the fabric.

Mark the middle of the square and that will also be the guidelines for the middle of the hoop.

Hoop the stabilizer and fabric making sure the corner is lined up with middle of your hoop at the bottom.

Stitch out colors 1-4.

Take the hoop off of your machine, but do not un-hoop the fabric. Cut the fabric inside of the carrot making sure that you do not cut the stabilizer or the outline stitches. I would also trim any excess bobbin or embroidery threads on the back so that they don’t get tangled in the cutwork stitching.

Put the hoop back onto your machine and stitch out color #5.

Repeat steps 3-9 for the other 3 corners. After all 4 corners have been embroidered, soak the fabric according to the directions on your disolvable stabilizer package, let dry and press.

Measure 6” from one of the edges and pin ribbon to the fabric and sew the ribbon to the fabric.  Do this for all 4 sides.  I sewed down the 2 pieces of ribbon horizontally.  And then sewed the other 2 pieces of ribbon vertically.

Sew a zig zag stitch along all 4 sides to keep the fabric from raveling and turn under ¼”. Sew down the hems.

You can also use it as a basket liner!