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Humorous Desk Warning Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on June 10, 2021

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Some Experience

TIME REQUIRED

01:00

Description

Warn folks with humor when your level of patience is waning.

Project Preview Video

Materials

1- white Kona cotton to fit hoop

1- medium cutaway stabilizer to fit hoop

1- 8.5” x 11” front loading photo frame

Embroidery thread as stated in design

4- 2” x 14” strips of coordinating fabric

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/ramona-baird/stockdesign/1/052821fwh

Final Product: What You Will Create

Step 1:

Read through the instructions thoroughly before beginning and assemble all the materials needed to complete the project.

Step 2:

Hoop the fabric and stabilizer. Load the design on the machine. I added a basting stitch at the machine but in the end, decided I really didn’t need to do that. Stitch the design following the color sequence.

Step 3:

This design is read from the bottom to the top. Make little pencil marks outside the hoop across from the hoop tick marks. This aids in squaring up the embroidery to finish it. Remove the piece from the hoop, but do not trim the stabilizer.

Step 4:

Now the piece will be squared up and have side strips added to fill out the frame.

Step 5:

From the outer edge of the outside trim, draw a line with a pencil 1” from the edge all around; baste along the edge through all the layers.

Step 6:

Take the frame glass out. The frame I purchased had “safety” edges which actually was very nice. Lay the top and left side of the glass along the stitched edge. Measure from the other edges to the edge of the glass. Divide this measurement and add ¼” seam allowances.

Step 7:

The measurement I had came out to 1.5”. Four strips were cut. Place a strip on each side as shown.

Step 8:

Stitch the strips on using a ¼” seam, through all the layers. Press the pieces to the sides.

Step 9:

Now pin, stitch, and press the top and bottom strips on. Place and center the glass on top of the piece and trace around the outer edge of the glass. Trim using a rotary cutter and ruler to square it up.

Step 10:

Place the embroidery inside the frame and replace the glass. Put the stand on the back.

Step 11:

Congratulations! Have fun with this humorous piece for your office desk or even in the kitchen. It is meant to add a bit of humor to these stressful times.

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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.