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Christmas Boot Ornament Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on July 05, 2016

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Some Experience

TIME REQUIRED

03:00

Description

Get started on tree ornaments by sewing this wonderful “Christmas Boot Ornament” for your special horse lover this year.

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Materials

2 pieces of white felt

2 pieces of tearaway stabilizer to fit hoop

Embroidery thread as stated in design sequence

1 piece of ¼” wide ribbon, approx. 9” long

White sewing thread

Small amount of fiber fill

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Machine-Embroidery-Designs/1/31311

Preface:

Making ornaments is a great graft booth seller and also a gift when only something little is required. Ornaments made this way are easy to do with only a couple of pieces of felt, a beautiful design and a little fiberfil. The design is stitched, backed with the second

Step 1:

Gather the materials and read through the instructions before beginning. Print out a paper template of the design with the color sequence.

Step 2:

Hoop one piece of felt with the two layers of tearaway stabilizer. Load the “Christmas Boot” embroidery design on the machine.

Step 3:

Stitch the design following the color sequence. Remove the completed design from the hoop and carefully remove the excess stabilizer.

Step 4:

Place the second piece of felt behind the embroidery and pin the two layers of felt together. This is an optional step: generally draw around the outer most edges of the embroidery design about ½” away from the embroidery to get an idea of the stitching to be done that will hold the two layers together.

Step 5:

Place the sewing thread on the machine. Sew around the outer edge of the design. Place the left edge of the presser foot along the outside of the embroidery design. Leave an opening at the top to stuff the ornament.

Step 6:

Cut the excess felt away from the stitching line, leaving about 1/8”- ¼” or so. Lightly stuff the ornament, beginning at the toe and working upward.

Step 7:

Stuff the ornament to where the top stitching line will be. Fold the ribbon in half and insert the cut edges inside the top of the ornament. Pin the top area closed and stitch around the top beginning and ending where the last stitching left off.

Step 8:

Trim away the remaining felt outside the stitching area. Cut away each layer separately so the ribbon doesn’t accidentally get cut.

Step 9:

The ornament from the back and front.

Step 10:

Use the ribbon to hang the ornament on the tree. Make several to give to friends and family.

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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.

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