Holiday Mop Gnome Embroidery Project

Gather all supplies and review instructions before beginning. 

Print a paper embroidery design template.

Using the cut 12" x 14" holiday cotton fabric. ( Hat fabric) Make a 1’ hem on the 12” side. Stitch in
place using ¼” seam allowance. 

Fold in half lengthwise. Right sides together. Fingertip press. The creased line is the vertical center of your cut fabric piece. 

Center embroidery design paper template atop hat fabric using your creased vertical center as your guide 1” up from bottom hemmed edge. Mark axis points. 

Load embroidery design into your machine. Cut and hoop piece of stabilizer.
Mark axis points directly onto stabilizer. Lightly spray temporary adhesive spray onto stabilizer . Center your cut hat fabric matching axis points. Fingertip press down to secure fabric onto stabilizer. Attach hoop to machine. 

Confirm center needle placement. Review embroidery design thread color chart or use thread colors of choice. Begin the embroidering process. Embroidering complete. Remove hoop from machine. Cut and trim all jump stitches and loose thread ends. Tear away stabilizer from back. Set aside as we construct the body of the gnome. 

Using your cut  9" x 10" heavyweight cotton fabric piece fold in half lengthwise, right sides
together with your 9” cut side at bottom. Stitch bottom and open side using ¼” seam allowance. Turn right side out. Fill with 1 cup of rice. Add polyfill on top of the rice. The rice is a heavy filler and will weight the gnome to stand as with the polyfill it will help to mold under the hat.  
Using your ¼” ribbon tie opening close approx 2” from top. Length of the body will be approx 7” in length. 

Cut strands from your mop head.

Once you have your strands cut you will hot glue them onto gnome body. Fold
one strand in half. With loop at top, position onto gnome body and glue in place.( Just glue the area of the loop of each strand and not the whole strand to the body) Repeat until you have completely covered all around. 

While the glue is drying… Fold your embroidered hat cotton piece in half lengthwise. Pin in place. Stitch from top to bottom using a scant ½” seam allowance. Turn right side out. 

Place hat onto body. Bringing it down to cover the top loops of the strands. Hot glue
all around hat brim to secure. 

Unravel all your mop strands as this will give the beard a fuller look. 

Center and glue your wooden bead close to bottom brim of hat for the nose. With pinking shears, pink the top edge of hat. Using your ¼” ribbon tie opening close.

Great job! Your Holiday Mop Gnome is complete! Isn't he just adorable!!!