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Rejoice Banner Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on January 29, 2018

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

TIME REQUIRED

03:30

Description

Create a banner to celebrate this upcoming Easter season.

Project Preview Video

Materials

Fabric:

2- 10” x 15” brocade (be sure it is enough to hoop)

1- 4.5” x 9.5” piece (for top dowel insertion)

Interfacing appropriate for fabric

12” x 3/8” dowel

Length of ribbon (make this as long or short as you like)

Embroidery thread as stated in color sequence

Stabilizer appropriate for fabric

Sewing thread to match fabric

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/embroidery-patterns/stockdesign/1/empst0081a

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/great-notions/designs/1/48592

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/brewer-sewing-supplies/equipment/1/atg105

Preface:

If you have software, combining designs in the hoop can be done in the software and one file exported for stitching, or the designs can also be combined at the machine if the machine is capable. If you don’t have a machine that can do this, or you don’t have software, then use printed templates to decide on the design placement.

Step 1:

Gather the materials and read through the instructions before beginning. Print out a paper template of each of the designs and color sequence. ¼” seams are used throughout the project.

Step 2:

Press the fabric well. Press the interfacing on the back of each of the large pieces of fabric. You’ll want the fabric to be somewhat stiff, so it may be better to use two thinner pieces of fusible interfacing instead of one stiffer piece on the back of each piece. Test the fabric to see what you like with the fabric you choose. For the project, two pieces of Pellon apparel interfacing were used.

Step 3:

Fold one of the larger pieces in half lengthwise to find the center. Cut out the templates of the designs and plan the placement. For this project, each design is stitched separately. Begin with the cross design, centering the needle over the cross-hairs of the template.

Step 4:

Stitch the design following the color sequence.

Step 5:

After the cross stitches, center the needle over the cross-hair point of the Rejoice template. Stitch the design following the color sequence. For this design, the cross stitching was by-passed.

Step 6:

After the design has finished stitching, remove the fabric from the hoop and press the fabric well.

Step 7:

A rotating cutting mat makes trimming fabrics very easy; it allows cutting of the fabric without moving it.

Step 8:

Cut the fabric the dimensions shown (1/4” seam allowances are included in the dimensions.)

Step 9:

Draw the dimensions on the fabric and then use the rotating mat

Step 10:

to trim the fabric.

Step 11:

Press the interfacing to the back of the second large piece of fabric. With right sides together, pin the embroidered fabric to the second piece of fabric. Beginning with the lower right pointed end, stitch the seam for the side to the point.

Step 12:

Trim the fabric to the seam. Turn back the point at the seam, and then sew the other side from the point to the side; trim the seam.

Step 13:

Pin the side seams. Turn back the seam and stitch first one side, trim the fabric even to the seam, and then the other side seam.

Step 14:

Press to set the seams and then turn the piece right side out. Trim the top edge even.

Step 15:

Fold the top of the embroidered piece in half to find the enter. Also fold the smaller piece of fabric in half to find the center and then meet the pins together and pin the fabric pieces together. Now fold the smaller piece of fabric in half lengthwise and pin to the top of the banner, rolling the edges to the underside. Stitch the casing to the banner.

Step 16:

Press the casing up, and then fold the upper edge to the back over the stitching line as shown. Hand sew the lower edge of the casing in place, leaving the short ends open to slide the dowel in.

Step 17:

Be sure the sides of the dowel are smooth by sanding if needed. Slip the dowel through the casing, cut a length of ribbon, and tie it to each end of the dowel.

Step 18:

Congratulations on completing the “Rejoice” Banner.

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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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