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Pretty Spring Placemat Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on April 09, 2018

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

TIME REQUIRED

06:00

Description

Create a springtime placemat for a loved one or shut-in that will add a bit of spring to their breakfast and luncheon meals.

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Materials

½ yard 45” white cotton fabric

¼ yard 45” Red cotton fabric

½ yard 45” cotton turquoise cotton fabric

½ yard Pellon 973 fusible fleece

Embroidery thread as stated in color sequence

Cutaway stabilizer to fit hoop

Sewing thread to sew mat together

Water soluble stabilizer to fit hoop

10” clear plate

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/kinship-kreations/designs/1/kk4029

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/grand-slam-designs/designs/3/stpl354

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/brewer-sewing-supplies/supplies/1/tpt_6722

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

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

It is important that elderly parents and shut-ins have nice meal settings. It makes the meals more enjoyable and also allows them to think about the thoughtfulness of something created especially for them. This placemat is perfect with its bright spring colors and it is easy to embroider and stitch together and the clear plate allows the embroidery design to show through. The tulip design in the center is large, so be sure you have a hoop large enough for stitching or if you have smaller hoops, just choose different designs that will fit your hoop.

Step 1:

Gather the materials and read through the instructions before beginning. Print out a paper template of the design. Coordinate/match the embroidery thread used to the fabric or vice versa. All seams are ¼”.

Cut the fabric as follows:
Red fabric: 4- 1 ½ x 15” strips
Turquoise fabric: 2- 3 ½” x 15”, cut the rest into 1 ½” strips for binding
White fabric: 1- 16” x 22” for backing; the remaining will be used for the embroidery
Fusible fleece: 16” x 22”

Step 2:

Hoop the remaining white fabric, centering the fabric in the hoop. Stitch the design following the color sequence.

Step 3:

Measure from the center and square up the design to the fabric so it measures 12” x 12”.

Step 4:

The red strips are cut longer than needed, sewn on, and then squared up and the excess cut off. Lay out the red strips around the center embroidered block. Begin with the side strips, place them right sides together over the center block. Stitch the seam and press the seam toward the red strip.

Step 5:

Trim the ends even with the center block. Place the top and bottom red strips, right sides together, on top of the center block. Sew the seams and press them toward the red strips.

Step 6:

Lay the two turquoise strips, right sides together, on top of the side red strips, sew the seams, and press them toward the turquoise fabric. Lay the placemat top on top of the non-fusible side of the batting and baste. A tool called “That Purple Thang” is very helpful in keeping the fabric in place to go under the needle.

Step 7:

Now lay the basted top on top of the white fabric back and baste all the layers together along the outer edges.

Step 8:

The quilting design was resized to fit in the side border pieces. This can be done at the machine or in software. I sized it to 2.75”. Find the center of the panel (in line with the point of the embroidered flower) and place a pin. Place two more pins 4 ½” to the top and bottom of the center pin.

Step 9:

Hoop a layer of water soluble stabilizer. Load the quilting design on the machine. Align the middle pin under the needle, remove the pin, and stitch the quilting design (use the basting feature if necessary to secure the placemat to the stabilizer). Repeat hooping stabilizer, aligning the pin under the needle, and stitching design in the remaining two spots on the right side of the placemat. Repeat for the other border of the placemat.

Use the remaining turquoise fabric to bind the edges of the placemat using your favorite method.

Step 10:

Congratulations on creating a lovely and colorful spring placemat to brighten the meals of a special someone. Use the clear glass plate so the recipient has something pretty to look at and remember you as they enjoy their meal.

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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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