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“Made From Scratch” Retro Towel Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on February 01, 2017

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

TIME REQUIRED

01:30

Description

Stitch up a retro floral-bordered towel with a design to match your mixer color.

Project Preview Video

Materials

1/2 yard Retro double-border towel (Moda Toweling Rodeo Rose Aqua from Fabric.com)

Embroidery thread as stated in embroidery sequence (option: use the thread color to stitch the mixer to match the mixer in your kitchen)

Two pieces of tearaway stabilizer

White sewing thread to sew towel hems

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/hopscotch/designs/1/HS1610049D

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

This project stitches up quickly. Begin with a double bordered towel that just needs the ends hemmed, position and stitch the design, and presto - you’re done! The border accent adds a lot to what otherwise would be a very simple towel.

Step 1:

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

Step 2:

For this particular towel, the long side edges are already hemmed, so all that is needed is to hem the top and bottom cut ends. To do this, even out each edge following the printed pattern which is mirrored. Fold under ½” and then fold under again ½” and press. Stitch the pressed hem. Repeat for the other cut edge.

Step 3:

Press the towel well and then lay it on a flat surface. Fold the towel in half lengthwise to find the middle and gently finger press in a crease. Cut out the paper template of the design and position as desired. For the project, the center crosshair of the template was positioned 5” above the bottom edge of the hem. Hoop the towel with two layers of tearaway stabilizer, centering the design in the hoop.

Step 4:

Load the “Made From Scratch” design on the machine and align the needle to the center crosshairs. A fun thing is to choose the thread color that matches your mixer - be sure to also choose shade and highlight colors to blend with the base color you use. Before pressing the start button, double check to be sure there is no fabric caught underneath the hoop.

Step 5:

Start the machine and stitch the design following the color sequence.

Step 6:

Remove the fabric from the machine and remove the excess stabilizer. From the back, press the towel well.

Step 7:

Congratulations on completing the “Made From Scratch” Retro Towel. Order extra fabric - these stitch up quickly and would make great hostess gifts!

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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.