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Birthday Ribbons Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on March 30, 2016

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

TIME REQUIRED

03:00

Description

Add a simple yet creative element to a birthday package or card by making fleece backed birthday ribbons!

Project Preview Video

Materials

Two pieces of white felt to fit a medium hoop

Tearaway stabilizer

Embroidery thread as stated in color sequence (or coordinate thread colors with the gift bag)

18” blue ribbon to attach ribbon to gift bag

Gift bag and tissue to coordinate with ribbon colors

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

1- Jewelry pin back

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Concord-Collections/1/BN03469D

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Concord-Collections/1/BN03468D

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

This project is simple to do yet adds a creative element to a special birthday gift whether made into a pin and inserted into a birthday card, or glued to a ribbon on a package or gift bag. While the ribbon is being stitched, the package can be wrapped. Shortly after the ribbon will have finished stitching and can be added to the packaging as a nice little keepsake of your thoughtfulness.

Step 1:

Gather the materials and read through the instructions before beginning. Print out a copy of the color sequence to follow while stitching. An option is to match the thread colors to the gift bag or package wrapping to coordinate the ribbon to the paper.

Step 2:

Hoop one layer of felt with two layers of tearaway stabilizer. Load the “Birthday Boy” embroidery design on the machine.

Step 3:

Stitch the design following the color sequence.

Step 4:

Trim any jump threads and remove the design from the hoop and keep the stabilizer intact.

Step 5:

Load the design “Birthday Girl on the machine. Hoop the other piece of white felt with two layers of tearaway stabilizer.

Step 6:

Stitch the design following the color sequence. Remove the design from the hoop and keep the stabilizer intact.

Step 7:

Generally cut the felt and stabilizer around the design. The stabilizer is kept behind the ribbons to give support to the stitching.

Step 8:

Now, cut the felt and stabilizer to within a scant ¼” of the stitching as shown. Make the cuts smooth so there are no jagged edges.

Step 9:

Place the gift with gift wrapping inside the gift bag. Use the blue ribbon to tie a bow to the handle of the gift bag. Heat up the glue gun and then plan the placement of the ribbon. Place a small bead of hot glue on the ribbon (or optionally on the back of the ribbon).

Step 10:

Press and hold the back of the embroidery to the ribbon until the hot glue sets; allow the glue to cool and then check to be sure the embroidery is securely fixed to the ribbon.

Step 11:

For the Birthday Girl ribbon, simply use the hot glue to affix jewelry back to the backside of the embroidery. Place a bead of glue on the back of the embroidery, place down the finding, and hold it in place until the glue sets up. Allow the hot glue to cool completely. This is a great little gift to add to a birthday card for a special child or friend.

Step 12:

Surprise the birthday girl or boy with an embroidered accent for their special day.

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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.