Floriani Embroidery ProjectTravel Pillow Case Presented by RNK Distributing
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Supplies Needed:
• �yardfabric,45”wide• FlorianiTemplateTearaway• FlorianiHeatNSta• Threadsforembroideryandsewing• 12”x16”pillowform• SweetheartBordersandCoordinatesfromMyFairLadyDesigns
• Monogramalphabetofyourchoice
Thishandypillowcaseforatravel-sizepillowincorporatesapockettokeepthepillowforminplace.Thepillowcasefrontisaperfectplatformforembroideredembellishments.
1. BeginbyprintingfullsizetemplatesoftheembroiderydesignsandasingleinitialfromyourmonogramfontonFlorianiTemplateTearaway.Besuretoindicatethehorizontalandverticalcenterlinesoneachtemplate.Trimeachtemplatejustoutsidethedesignarea.Thetemplatesareespeciallyusefulifyouaremakingtheprojectwitha4”embroideryhoop;themaindesignhasbeenrotated45�soitfitswithinthesmallhoopwithoutagreatreductioninthedesignsize.
Thetemplatesarealsousefulforlocatingascriptinitialwithintheembroideredframe,sincematchingthecenterpointsoftheinitialandframedoesnotalwayscreateavisuallypleasingarrangement.
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2. Cuta13”x20”rectangleforthepillow-casefrontanda13”x24”rectangleforthepillowcaseback.
3. CutapieceofFlorianiHeatNStaabout4”widerthanthepillowcasefabric,orbigenoughtofillalargehoop.Fusethestabilizertothefabricwrongsideatoneshortendofthepillowcasefrontsothestabilizerextends2”beyondthefabricatthesides.
(Theadditionalstabilizerallowshoopingnearthefabricedges.)
4. Witharemovablemarker,drawalineonthepillowcasefront5”fromthestabilizedshortend.Thisisthebaseline(notthecenterline)forthecentralembroidery.Alsodrawalinealongtheverticalcenterofthepillowcasefront.
5. Removetheprotectivepaperbackingandpositionthetemplatesonthemarkedfabric,usingthecenterlineandbaselineasguides.Thecentermotifsitsonthebaseline,whilethesidemotifsextend1/8”belowit.
6. Hoopthefabricatthefirstembroideryplacement.Usethemachinecontrolstopositiontheneedleoverthedesigncenterlines.
RemovetheTemplateTearawayandembroiderthedesign.
RememberTemplateTearawayisaPlacementaid,notastabilizer.Removeitbeforestitching.
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12.Ontheembroideredendofthepillowcasefront,pressunder�”,then2”,tocreatethehem.Edgestitchthroughalllayerswitharegularstraightstitch,orsetthemachineforanentredeuxstitch,insertawingneedle,andstitchtheheminplace.
13.Laythepillowcasefrontonthepillowcaseback,rightsidestogether.Stitchthesidesandtheunfinishedendwitha�”seam.Useaserger,orsetthemachineforanovercastingstitchtofinishtheseamedges.
14.Turnthepillowcaserightsideout.Thefoldonthepillowcasebackwillliebetweenthefabriclayers.
15.Insertthepillowform,tuckingitinsidethepocketofthepillowcaseback.
7. Repeatfortheremainingfloralmotifs.Ifyouareusingalargehoop,itmaybepossibletostitchallthedesignswithoutrehooping.
8. Rehoopthefabricsothecentralfloralmotifiswithintheembroideryfield.Usethetemplateofthemonograminitialtopositionthemonogramwithintheembroideredframe.Locatetheneedleovertheletter’scenter,removetheTemplateTearaway,andstitchthemonogram.
9. Whenembroideryiscomplete,removethemarkingsandasmuchHeatNStaaspossible.Laytheembroideredfabricfacedownonathicktowelandcarefullypressfromthewrongside.
10.Setthesewingmachineforaregularstraightstitch.Ononeshortendofthepillowcaseback,turnunder¼”twiceandpress.Edgestitchthehem.
11.Fold6”ofthehemmededgetothewrongsideandpress.
DesignedbyRebeccaKempBrentforRNKDistributingSourcesEmbroiderydesignsarecourtesyofShellySmola,MyFairLadyDesignswww.myfairladydesigns.com
MonogramwasdigitizedwithPEDesignfromtheTrueTypefontEnglish111PrestoBT.