| These attractive quilted doilies can give your table a warm, cozy touch.
They double as charming place-mats. Though we used Rose embroidery, you
can embroider almost any kind of design. Redwork or Bluework works really
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| For each doily you will need: scraps of white, green, yellow, beige
and red fabrics, and fabric for the backing and binding.
For embroidery, we used embroidery polyester threads, and polyester
craft felt. Polyester craft felt worked both as stabilizer and batting. |
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Cutting:
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| Out of white fabric, cut a square measuring 7" x 7";
Out of yellow fabric, cut 4 strips measuring 3" x 7";
Out of beige fabric, cut
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4 squares measuring 3" x 3" and
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4 strips measuring 2 1/2" x 7";
Out of red fabric cut 4 strips measuring 2 1/2" x 7";
Out of green fabric, cut 1 strip measuring 3" x 27". Subcut the strip
into 8 diamonds. To do this place the strip on your cutting mat, measure
3" along the lower long edge and mark this point. Using a straight-edge,
connect this point to the upper left corner and cut along the diagonal.
After this, simply measure 3" along the upper edge, place a mark, measure
3" along the lower edge, place a mark. Draw a line between the marks you
have made and cut. Repeat until you have all 8 diamonds. This is shown
in the diagram below: |
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Assembling the Top
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| Sew a green diamond to each short side of each yellow strip. |
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| Sew the yellow strips to the white square. |
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| Stitch the diamonds together. |
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| Take a red strip and a beige strip. Place them face to face as shown
- the left edge of the two should align. |
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Draw a diagonal. Stitch through the diagonal.
Cut 1/4" seam allowance.
Unfold the strip and press.
Use a straight-edge to connect the upper left corner of the beige strip
with the point where the red and beige strips connect on the lower edge.
Cut along the diagonal. |
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| Repeat on the other side. |
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| Sew the new strips to the yellow-green parts. |
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| Sew the beige squares to the corners of the piece. |
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Embroidery
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| Cut a piece of polyester craft felt slightly bigger than the top. Spread
the top over the felt. Baste the quilt top to the felt over the yellow
borders.
After the embroidery is finished, rip the baste.
We embroidered the English
Elegance Rose in different color schemes. |
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Quilting:
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| Now place the backing on a flat surface (table) face down. Spread your
working piece over it.
Pin all three layers together with 1" pins and start quilting. We quilted
in a free-motion style all over the quilt.
After the quilting is finished, press the work with heavy steam and
square the work -- all corners should be 90 degrees and opposite sides
should be of the same length.
Finish the raw edges with the binding. |
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The doilies are ready. Enjoy!
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Happy Stitching!
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