Mobile Menu IconMenu
Advanced Embroidery Designs -- Online Center for Machine Embroidery Designs
Easter Sale! 50% OFF EVERYTHING! 3 Days Only! Shop Now!

Halloween Cat and Jack_O-Lantern In-the-Hoop Instructions

These are instructions on how to embroider and assemble the Cat and Jack-O-Lantern In-the-Hoop Set.

You can use the designs to embellish a child's pocket, a purse, to make a greeting card, and so on.

Halloween Cat and Jack_O-Lantern In-the-Hoop Instructions image 1

For the cat, we recommend to use thin knit cloth with a suede like finish or cotton flannel.

Step One: Hoop a piece of fabric with a soft tear-away stabilizer. Embroider the first four colors. Change the threads in accordance with the color card.

Halloween Cat and Jack_O-Lantern In-the-Hoop Instructions image 2

First color

Halloween Cat and Jack_O-Lantern In-the-Hoop Instructions image 3

Second color
Halloween Cat and Jack_O-Lantern In-the-Hoop Instructions image 4

Third color
Halloween Cat and Jack_O-Lantern In-the-Hoop Instructions image 5

Fourth Color

Step Two: After the forth color, cover the embroidery with another piece of the same fabric, right side down. Start the machine. It will embroider the outline of the cat and its tail, and stop.

Halloween Cat and Jack_O-Lantern In-the-Hoop Instructions image 6

Step Three: Take the work from the hoop and with a pair of sharp scissors cut out the cat and its tail.

Halloween Cat and Jack_O-Lantern In-the-Hoop Instructions image 7

Step Four: Make a straight cut on the back of the cat to make an opening, and with the help of tweezers turn the cat right side out.

Turn the tail right side out as well.

Halloween Cat and Jack_O-Lantern In-the-Hoop Instructions image 8

Step Five: With the help of tweezers fill the cat with fluffy stuffing.

Halloween Cat and Jack_O-Lantern In-the-Hoop Instructions image 9

Step Six: Place the open edge of the tail into the opening on the back. Slipstitch the opening closed.

Halloween Cat and Jack_O-Lantern In-the-Hoop Instructions image 10

Step Seven: Embroider the pumpkin on a water-soluble mesh. Wash away the stabilizer and air dry the embroidery. In order to give it a spherical shape, dry it on a small ball (like a tennis ball).

Step Eight: Zig-zag the pumpkin onto a background fabric.

Step Nine: Insert the the cat into the pumpkin.

Halloween Cat and Jack_O-Lantern In-the-Hoop Instructions image 11

We hope that you liked our idea and will come up with many of your own.

Back to Cat in Jack-O-Lantern In-the-Hoop Set.

Back to the Projects Page

Mailing List
Enter your e-mail for news, discounts and exclusive special offers.


Find us on Twitter

Special Offers
Bonus design on all orders over $50
Daffodils and Eggs Set

Shop Now!

Announcement
Best Project Contest
The results are in!
Featured Project
Check out our latest project Birds and Blooms Quilted Tablerunner
Tutorials
Never heard of photo stitch? - Check out our What is Photo Stitch? page
Most Popular Designs
|| Home || Shop || Free Designs || New Designs ||
|| Projects || Tutorials || Links || About Us || Contact Us ||
|| Store Policy || Licensing || Accessibility ||

Social Media:

Copyright © Advanced Embroidery Designs. All Rights Reserved.