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Autumn Abundance Placemat
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Autumn Abundance
Placemat |
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Supplies Needed:
**3/8
yard solid colored quilter's
cotton (for embroidered block
and back)
**1/4
yard solid colored quilter's
cotton (for borders)
**3 fat quarters of print
quilter's
cotton (for inner striped
sections)
**Small pieces of fabric
(for
leaves - we used suede cloth)
**Batting (we used high loft
polyester batting)
**Double stick fusible web
**Medium-weight cutaway
stabilizer
**Temporary spray adhesive
**Air-erase pen (or other
marking
tool)
**Straight edge
**Quilting cutting mat
**Rotary cutter
**Nylon monofilament thread
**Needle and thread for some
hand sewing
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Designs used:
Northwoods Silhouette Wolf - Small
Blazing Autumn Leaf - Small
These designs are also available
in design packs:
A Northwoods Animal Silhouettes Design Pack -
Large,
Medium,
Small
A Lot Like Lace Leaves Design Pack -
Large,
Small
Finished Size:
18
inches wide by 12 3/4 inches high
Project Tips:
We chose suede cloth for our leaves. Suede cloth is a
tightly woven fabric that does not fray and will keep
the leaf shapes looking crisp.
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First, we will prepare the
fabric for the embroidered
block. Cut a piece of the solid
colored quilter's cotton a
couple of inches larger than
your hoop (we cut our fabric
about 10 inches wide by 10
inches high). Using an air-erase
pen (or other marking tool),
draw a 6 1/2 inch by 6 1/2 inch
square in the center of the
fabric. Also, mark the center of
each side of the shape by
measuring and dividing by
two. Draw lines to connect the
marks -- where the lines meet is
the exact center of the shape.
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Create a paper template of the
design by printing it at full
size using embroidery software. If you don't have embroidery
software, you can cut a piece of
paper the shape and dimensions
of the design to help with
placement and centering. If
you'd like a recommendation for
an embroidery program that can
make templates, consider Embird
from
www.Embird.com.
Poke a hole in the center of the
template and align it with the
center point on the fabric. Make
sure that the design fits well
within the shape -- there should
be at least 3/4 inch space
between the outer edges of the
design and the edges of the
shape. Remove the template.
Spray a piece of medium-weight
cutaway stabilizer with
temporary adhesive and smooth
the fabric on top. Hoop the
fabric and stabilizer together
by aligning the marks on the
hoop with the lines on the
fabric. Attach the hoop to the
machine and load the
design. Move the hoop so that
the needle is directly over the
center point on the
fabric. Embroider the design.
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When the design has finished cut out
the shape. We left the stabilizer on
the back of the embroidery to avoid
the edges of the stabilizer showing
through the fabric. |
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To
print the leaf patterns,
click here -- the patterns will
print on four pieces of paper: three
large shapes on three pieces of
paper, and three small shapes on one
piece of paper. |
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Choose the large leaf shape you
want to use, then cut out the
shape. Spray a piece of
medium-weight cutaway stabilizer
with adhesive and smooth the
fabric on top (we used suede
cloth). Pin the pattern onto the
fabric and trace the shape. |
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Remove the pattern and print a
paper template of the design.
Place the template inside the
leaf shape. Position the outer
edges of the design equal
distances from the edges of the
shape. Poke a hole in the center
of the template and mark the
fabric. Also, mark the
horizontal and vertical axis
points. |
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Remove the template and draw
lines to connect the marks. Hoop
the fabric and stabilizer
together by aligning the marks
on the hoop with the lines on
the fabric. Attach the hoop to
the machine and load the design.
Move the hoop so that the needle
is directly over the center
point on the fabric. Embroider
the design. |
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When the design has finished,
carefully trim away the
stabilizer on the back of the
embroidery. |
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Smooth
the fabric over a sheet of the
double stick fusible web (wrong
side facing the sheet) and cut
out the shape. Leave the paper
on the back of the fabric -- we
will apply the leaf a bit later
on. |
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Next, we will prepare the fabric
for the top half of the striped
inner section of the placemat.
Cut three pieces of the print
quilter's cotton 11 1/2 inches
wide by 2 1/2 inches high. Align
the first two pieces together
with right sides facing, pin in
place, and sew a 1/4 inch seam
along one of the long sides. |
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Align the third piece with the
middle piece, with right sides
facing, and pin in place along
the long raw side. Sew a 1/4
inch seam along the pinned edge. |
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Press
the back seams open with an
iron. |
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Align
the embroidered square with one
of the short ends of the
assembled striped pieces, with
right sides facing. Pin in
place, and sew a 1/4 inch seam
along the pinned edge. Press the
seam. |
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To
prepare the bottom half of the
striped inner section, cut three
pieces of print quilter's cotton
17 1/2 inches wide by 2 1/2
inches high. Assemble them just
as you did the top section.
Align the top edge of the
assembled bottom striped section
with the bottom edge of the
assembled top half, with right
sides facing. Pin in place, sew
a 1/4 inch seam along the pinned
edge, and press the seam. |
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To
prepare the small leaves, cut
out the small leaf patterns from
the paper, leaving some excess
paper around the shapes. Cut a
piece of fabric (we used suede
cloth) a bit larger than the
pattern pieces. Smooth the
fabric on a sheet of the fusible
web and pin the pattern piece on
the fabric. Cut out the shape,
remove the paper on the back,
position the leaves on the
fabric, and smooth in
place. Also, remove the paper
from the back of the embroidered
large leaf and smooth it in
place on the fabric -- leave at
least one inch of space between
the edges of the leaves and the
outer edges of the fabric.
Using a pressing cloth, iron the
leaves in place -- follow the
manufacturer's instructions on
the fusible web packaging.
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To prepare the fabric for the
side borders, cut two pieces of
fabric 1 1/2 inches wide by 12
inches high. Align the side
pieces with the side edges of
the assembled front panel, with
right sides facing, and pin in
place. Sew a 1/4 inch seam along
the pinned edges, then press the
seams. |
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To prepare the fabric for the
top and bottom borders, cut two
pieces of fabric 18 3/4 inches
wide by 1 1/2 inches high. Align
the top and bottom pieces with
the top and bottom edges of the
assembled front panel, with
right sides facing. Pin and sew
a 1/4 inch seam along the pinned
edges, then press the seams. |
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To
prepare the fabric for the back
of the placemat, lay the
assembled front panel on top of
the fabric, pin in place, and
cut out the shape. Also, cut a
piece of the batting just as you
did for the back. Lay the
batting flat and align the back
fabric on top with the right
side facing up. Align the front
panel on top of the back fabric
with right sides facing (wrong
side of the front panel faces
up). Sew a 1/4 inch seam along
the top, bottom, and one side
edge -- leave the other side
edge open for turning.
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Turn the placemat right side out
between the front and back
panels (the batting will end up
inside the placemat), and press
the seams. Also, turn the fabric
of the opening in 1/4 inch and
press. Hand-sew the opening
closed by stitching with a
needle and thread. |
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With
nylon monofilament in the
needle, and matching thread in
the bobbin (thread that matches
the back fabric), quilt through
all the layers by stitching
along the existing seams of the
front panel -- we stitched the
seams around the leaves but did
not stitch over the leaves. |
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Size: 5.86 x 9.40 (148.8 x 238.8 mm)
Designs in Pack: 15
Price: $24.97
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Designs in Pack: 6
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Designs in Pack: 6
Price: $12.97
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