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Deck the Table Placemats Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on October 03, 2018

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

TIME REQUIRED

02:00

Description

Have fun creating simple placemats to deck your holiday table!

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Materials

Placemats (in quantity needed for your table)

Embroidery thread as stated in embroidery sequence

Two layers of tearaway stabilizer to fit hoop for each placemat

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/concord-collections/stockdesign/1/kh000085b

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

This project is very fast and very easy because it begins with purchased placemats. The colors embroidered in the placemat were coordinated with the purchased tree bulbs that decorated the table centerpiece.

Step 1:

Gather the materials and read through the instructions before beginning. Print out a paper template of the design. For this project, the colors in the embroidery design were coordinated with the tree bulbs used for the centerpiece. The placemats used in the project were ordered from Xia Home Fashions on Amazon (Xia Home Fashions Polka Dot Embroidered Easy Care Placemats, 13 by 19-inch, green, Set of 4).

Step 2:

Cut out the design template and pin it in the upper left-hand corner. To be sure each placemat is done exactly the same, measure to the center of the template from the inside of the border edge. Write down the measurements so they can be repeated accurately for all the placements.

Step 3:

Hoop the placemat with two layers of tearaway stabilizer. I used a hoop larger than needed so that I had more “fudge” room for aligning the needle to the template. Stitch the design using the color sequence and thread colors you have chosen.

Step 4:

Remove the placemat from the hoop and remove the stabilizer, one layer at a time. Repeat steps 2-4 for the remaining placemats, using the measurements in step 2 to accurately place the design on each placemat.

Step 5:

Congratulations! These fast and easy placemats are sure to delight family and guests for a quick winter snack, holiday breakfast, or a special dinner.

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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.

Deck the Table Placemats Embroidery Project

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