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Americana Placemats Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on May 02, 2014

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Some Experience

TIME REQUIRED

03:30

Description

Use purchased placemats, trim with ribbon and embroider with designs. A fast and easy way to decorate a summer time picnic table.

Project Preview Video

Materials

4-purchased placemats

Embroidery threads

Tearaway stabilizer

Temporary spray adhesive

Paper templates of the designs

Ribbon trim (amount will depend on the dimensions of the placemat)

Optional: embroidery software

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Dakota-Collectibles/1/CF0280

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Great-Notions/1/53578

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Dakota-Collectibles/1/CF0288

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Dakota-Collectibles/1/CF0285

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

Use embroidery thread colors to not only coordinate with the placemat color, but also with perhaps something else like baskets, garden flowers, or dinnerware.

The alignment point for each of the four designs was moved from the center to the upper left corner. The trim was applied to the purchased placemats and then each design was aligned to the trim and stitched on the placemat following the color sequence.

Step 1:

Gather the supplies. Choose thread colors to coordinate with the trim or something like baskets to be used at the table.

Step 2:

Decide on the trim placement. For this project, trim was placed along the left edge and top edge of each placemat. Cut the trim to size, adding about an inch at each end.

Step 3:

Pin the ends underneath the placemat.

Step 4:

At the sewing machine, sew one piece of ribbon along one edge of the placemat. Sew down the ribbon along both edges to secure it in place.

Step 5:

Place and sew the second piece of ribbon along the remaining edge of the placemat.

Step 6:

After the ribbon is sewn on, determine the placement of each design.

Step 7:

Optional: load each of the designs in software. Normally designs have center alignment points as seen in the design.

Step 8:

If looking at the print preview, this is normally what is seen with a center alignment point

Step 9:

Choose to align each of the designs in the upper left corner.

Step 10:

Look at the print preview and it shows the alignment point moved. This makes aligning designs easier for this project.

Step 11:

Load the design “American Ragdoll”.

Step 12:

Align the design under the needle of the machine. Remove the paper template.

Step 13:

Stitch following the color sequence.

Step 14:

Remove the placemat from the hoop and remove the stabilizer. Press the placemat.

Step 15:

Load the design “Raggety Andy”.

Step 16:

Align the paper template under the needle. Stitch following the color sequence.

Step 17:

Remove the placemat from the hoop and remove the stabilizer; press the placemat.

Step 18:

Load the design “Americana Wheelbarrow”.

Step 19:

Align the needle to the template. Remove the template and stitch the design following the color sequence.

Step 20:

Remove the stitched placemat from the hoop, remove the stabilizer and press the placemat.

Step 21:

Load the design “Americana Cream Can”.

Step 22:

Align the needle with the paper template. Remove the template and stitch the design following the color sequence.

Step 23:

Remove the stitched design from the hoop and remove the stabilizer; press the placemat.

Step 24:

Enjoy sharing your new placemats with your guests as they dine around your picnic table.

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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.

Americana Placemats Embroidery Project

PROJECT DETAILS

Project Preview Video

Americana Ragdoll

Americana Cream Can

Americana Wheelbarrow

AMERICANA COUNTRY

Buy As Patch

RAGGEDY ANDY