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Needle Case Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on April 09, 2018

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

TIME REQUIRED

04:30

Description

Create a needle case to keep slightly used machine needles organized and ready for use.

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Materials

1- 8 ½” x 8 ½” piece plain linen (cut larger to fit hoop, then cut down after embroidering)

4- 8 ½” x 8 ½” floral fabric

4- 6” pieces of black ¼” or 3/8” elastic

Embroidery thread as stated in color sequence

Cutaway stabilizer

MyPad needle organizer

Sewing thread to match fabric

Craft stabilizer 15 3/4” x 7 ¾”

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/concord-collections/stockdesign/1/kh000794c

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/brewer-sewing-supplies/supplies/1/bf-mp

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

It is recommended to replace sewing needles frequently—usually about every eight hours of sewing. Sometimes we use needles for only short periods of time so they still have some life left in them. By creating a handy needle case, you’ll be able to have those needles handy yet protected until they are needed again.

Step 1:

Gather the materials and read through the instructions before beginning. Print out a paper template of the design and color sequence. ¼” seams are used throughout the project. Choose a sewing thread to coordinate with the fabric colors, and embroidery threads to coordinate with the floral print chosen.

Step 2:

Measure the MyPad needle organizer. Cut the pieces of fabric 1” larger all the way around plus add seam allowances. The linen, which will be embroidered, is cut larger so it may be hooped. Press the fabric well and then quarter fold it to find the center. Hoop the fabric with the stabilizer.

Step 3:

Load the embroidery design on the machine. Center the needle over the center of the fabric. Stitch the design following the color sequence.

Step 4:

After the embroidery is finished, remove the fabric from the hoop, press well, and cut to the 8 ½” square, centering the embroidery.

Step 5:

Now the case will be assembled. Cut the remaining pieces of fabric; three floral pieces will be used for the case cover and one will be used for a pocket. Lay one piece of floral fabric to the left of the embroidered piece. With right sides together, pin along the left side of the embroidered piece. Sew the pieces together using a ¼” seam.

Step 6:

Press the seam toward the floral piece. On the second piece of floral fabric, place the elastic as shown (elastic will hold the MyPad in place after the case is completed.). Baste the elastic pieces in place. It is helpful to place the MyPad over the fabric to position the elastic. Keep the fabric flat so it doesn’t curl the fabric. The elastic will stretch when the pad is put in place when the case is finished.

Step 7:

Now using the remaining two pieces of floral fabric, fold one in half and press, forming a pocket. Aligning the three cut edges, place the pocket at the lower edge of the other floral piece and baste in place.

Step 8:

Now place the elastic piece over the pocket piece, pin, and sew the seam, leaving about 4” in the middle un-stitched—this opening will be used for turning. Press the seam open.

Step 9:

Place a lip at each seam allowance where the stitching is stopped. Now lay the pieces on the shown. Place the embroidered section right sides together over the other section, pinning around all sides and matching seams.

Step 10:

Sew the sections together along all four sides. Turn the piece right side out through the open seam forming the corners and then press the edges well. Insert the craft stabilizer into the case. Note: the craft stabilizer may have to be trimmed down further—if it does, do very small amounts at a time—the size varies because of the thickness of the fabrics being used.

Step 11:

Position the craft stabilizer into the corners well and then press the case along the outer edges rolling the outer edge slightly to the inside. Stitch the opening closed.

Step 12:

Place the MyPad in place and use the pocket to hold extra packages of needles. The pin that comes with the MyPad is used as a “place holder”. When removing a needle from the MyPad for use, place the flower pin in that position so you’ll instantly know where it goes when it is removed from the machine. There is also a place on the MyPad in the lower right to hold specialty needles like twin needles and wing needles.

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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.

Needle Case Embroidery Project

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