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Project
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Halloween Wall Quilt
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Halloween is one of our favorite holidays at my house. Every
year we have a big family Halloween party. Everyone comes in costume and we have a
big dinner and then play several games. We have just as much fun
getting ready for the party as we do during the party.
I made this quilt using the designs from the Halloween Design
available in the design section.
*For a closer look click on the
pictures for a larger view.
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I tried to mix "mediums" a little with this quilt. I
wanted it to be something that you enjoy looking at but also something that makes you want
to reach out and touch it. I used several different fabric types; knit flannel, light
cotton, heavy cotton, and edged it with satin blanket ribbon to compliment the polyneon
embroidery thread I used to embroider the designs.
Designs used:
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Baby Project:
Embellished Baby "Onesie"
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Baby "Onesie" style undershirt.
2 yards ruffled elastic lace.
Matching thread.
Baby
Ducky "small hoop" embroidery design. (Or design of your choice)
Stabilizers (Appropriate to your machine type & lightweight knit
fabric)
Embroidery Thread in the following colors:
Yellow
Orange
Green
Black
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Start the first row of ruffled lace about 1 to 2 inches above leg on side
seam. Make sure you fold your lace under on end before stitching. I used a
stretch stitch. Do not stretch fabric while stitching. Add each following row
of lace slightly under the edge of the first row so as to hide the elastic part of the
lace. Repeat for each row until the bottom edge of your last row of lace is about 3
to 4 inches down along leg opening.
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Take great care hooping the "Onesie". You will want to
hoop the stabilizer and then adhere the "Onesie" to the stabilizer. Use
what ever method works best for you and your machine. (I hooped a piece of soft
permanent stabilizer and then used a spray adhesive and pressed the Onesie onto the hooped
stabilizer. I placed straight pins around the outside edge of the Onesie just inside
the hoop.) Once you have the "Onesie" centered in your hoop so that the top edge
of your design is about 1 to 2 inches from the neckline, roll the surrounding edges of the
"Onesie" up (under) until it fits against the edge of the hoop and tape into
place. Embroider your design. It can get a bit tricky and requires you to be there
watching closely while embroidering. The first one I did, I didn't roll up the
excess "Onesie" and the flap ended up sneaking down underneath the hoop and I
broke my needle on one of the snaps!
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