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Time to CHEER Bag Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on October 02, 2018

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Some Experience

TIME REQUIRED

02:30

Description

Make a special bag for your young cheer star!

Project Preview Video

Materials

Cheer bag (purchased or make one!)

Thread to match bag

White fleece (heavy like stable batting)

Embroidery thread as stated in embroidery sequence

Sticky tearaway stabilizer

Water soluble stabilizer

White sewing thread

Optional: Spray glue

Star design—use computer clipart or draw your own

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/windmill-designs/stockdesign/1/brg1995

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/ct-company/supplies/1/pnss

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/speedstitch/supplies/1/atg2090

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

Begin with a purchased bag (or use a commercial pattern to make one), embroider the design on stable fleece, cut into a star shape and affix to the bag. Your little cheer star will be proud to show off your work and the place to keep pom poms, socks, and uniform organized and ready to go.

Step 1:

Gather the materials and read through the instructions before beginning. Print out a paper template of the design; this design comes in two sizes—the smaller was used for the project. Use a stable fleece for the project (not blanket fleece). In software (or at the machine) add text. You can add initials of the cheer star, the word “CHEER” as was done for this project, or even the team name. Simply use the text icon, type the letters and rotate the text to fit inside the megaphone. Resize the letters if needed. Save the design.

Step 2:

This bag has one side that has sequence and the other is vinyl. The vinyl side was used for the project. It was purchased on Amazon (Gen SH Girl's Quilted Nylon Dance Duffel Bag with Sequin Stars, Fuchsia Pink). Draw or print a star design so that the design fits in the middle. I used clip-art and then drew ½” outside of the star design, removed the inside of the paper star to make sure I liked the way the design would fit within the star when finished.

Step 3:

Cut a piece of stable fleece larger than the star you are using. Remove the paper backing from the sticky stabilizer and adhere the sticky side to the back side of the fleece. Hoop the stabilized fleece with one layer of light water-soluble stabilizer.

Step 4:

Load the design on the machine. Stitch the design with the chosen thread colors. Remove the water-soluble stabilizer (the sticky tearaway will remain in the project).

Step 5:

Place the star over the design as planned and pin in place. Using the sewing thread and a zipper foot, stitch around the outside of the star. Use a straight edge along the conjoining line to make sure you stitch all the way to the pint.

Step 6:

Cut out the star close to the stitching line. Pin the star to the bag and stitch the star on to the bag.

Step 7:

If the bag you are using is too small to stitch on the star, then use a craft glue to adhere the star to the bag. Follow the manufacturers’ directions. If you’d like, after using glue, hand stitching could be added to further secure the star to the bag.

Step 8:

Congratulations! You cheer star will love the new bag to organize all the gear needed to cheer-on the team.

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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.

Time to CHEER Bag Embroidery Project

PROJECT DETAILS

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PEEL N STICK Stabilizer

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