Christmas Wall Hanging Embroidery Project

Embroidered center piece design 92717 finished size is 7" H x 10 7/8" W 2 reindeer pieces are 10" H x 4 1/4" W design 92722. The top and bottom embroidered pieces are 4 7/8" H x 14 3/8" W top design 92732 bottom design 92724. The borders (printed fabric) for the center piece, top and bottom measures 1 3/4" H x 10 7/8" W Side pieces (2) measures 10 1/4" H x 1 3/4" W Corner pieces (4) measures 5" H x 4 3/8" W. You will need to add 1/4" seam allowance to all pieces on all sides. Bias tape needed is 90" for the perimeter of the wall hanging plus 15" for mitered corners and finished ends. You can use purchased bias tape instead of making your own. To make your own bias tape decide on the width, I cut my strips 2" wide on diagonal. Stitch strips together using 1/4" seams. Press seams open. Fold strip wrong sides together in half and press the entire length of strip.

Next open and press up 1/4" along one side of the strip. You are now ready to apply the bias tape to the wall hanging. Decide on starting point, never start at a corner, or at the top of the wall hanging. With right sides together place raw edge of binding with raw edge of the wall hanging, the pressed edge will be free and to the left of the seam line.

Start stitching 4" from the beginning of the strip, stitching through all layers. For mitered corners, stop stitching 1/4" from corner, backstitch a couple of stitches, remove wall hanging from under needle. Rotate wall hanging a quarter turn and fold binding straight up away from corner, forming a 45 degree angle fold. Bring binding straight down in line with the next edge to be sewn, leaving top fold even with raw edge of previously sewn side. Begin stitching at top edge, sewing through all layers. To finish end of binding fold beginning end wrong sides together about 3/4", next lay ending binding over starting binding and stitch through all layers about 1" beyond beginning fold. The beginning fold will be concealed when binding is turned to back of wall hanging.