The FSL
Crochet Square Appliqué Set consists of 2 machine embroidery
designs. One square is crochet lace and the other square is appliqué
with crochet lace.
Using these designs, we made coasters, a small doily and a lace insert
for a pillow, but you can make larger doilies, a table topper, or even
a tablecloth. |
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For the appliqué square you will need either cotton or linen
fabric. For both squares you will need water-soluble Vilene stabilizer
and 40-, 50- or 60-weight cotton embroidery threads. For this project we
used Signature machine quilting thread.
The finished size of our doily is about 20" x 20". The finished size
of the insert is about 10" x 10". |
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Test Stitch-Out of the Designs
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| Most Importantly: ALWAYS make a test stitch-out of a design. This helps
you select the threads, needles, stabilizers and settings of your machine
correctly.
The crochet square of the set is embroidered in accordance with the
General Guidelines and Step-by-Step
Guide to Embroidering our Crochet-Style FSL designs. Please read the
guide, because you might find it helpful. |
Some points to remember from the General Guidelines:
Use Vilene water soluble stabilizer;
Use cotton thread;
Use the same thread for the needle and bobbin.
DO NOT embroider several designs in one hoop.
Make sure you use a sharp needle.
The procedure to embroider the applique is described below. |
| Step One: To embroider one part, hoop a piece of water-soluble
Vilene stabilizer. Thread the machine with cotton threads (the same thread
should be used both for the needle and in the bobbin). Start embroidering.
The machine will stitch a square and stop. |
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| Step Two: Cut a piece of fabric measuring about 5 1/2" x 5 1/2".
Place the fabric piece right in the center of the hoop over the embroidered
square. To secure pin it to the stabilizer in the center of the square
(optional). |
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Step Two: Start the machine again. It will stitch around
the square again and stop.
WITHOUT taking the working piece out of the hoop, cut away the excess
fabric as close to the stitch as possible. Be careful not to cut the stabilizer. |
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| Step Three: Return the hoop to the machine... |
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| And finish the crochet part of the embroidery. It should look
like this: |
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| Step Four: Cut away the excess stabilizer and place the pattern
into a bowl with warm water. Change the water several times. Spread carefully
on a flat surface and leave to air dry.
Press with steam.
Make sure that there are no problems in the stitch-out. If you're satisfied,
you can proceed with work. If there are problems - missing stitches, loops,
etc. you should re-read the General
Guidelines and Step-by-Step Guide to Embroidering our Crochet-Style FSL
designs and make sure you did everything correctly. |
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Doily
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| For this doily we used 16 applique parts. Embroider them all, one by
one. |
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| Cut away the excess stabilizer, as close to the embroidery as possible.
Wash away the stabilizer, spread the parts evenly on a cloth to air dry.
Press with steam, if needed.
Using the same thread with which you made the embroidery, manually stitch
the parts together in the places shown in green. |
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| For the lace insert on this pillow we used the second square from the
set. Embroider four of them and stitch them together. |
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| Both squares are compatible with each other, so you can combine them
in a project. |
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