Embroidering the Cover
1. Cut muslin approximately 2" [5cm]
larger on all sides than the interfacing.
2. Fuse the two pieces together.
3. Prepare machine for free motion
embroidery. Use a top stitch needle
and a darning foot, set machine to
straight stitch, stitch length of 0 and
drop the feed dogs. Refer to photo for
color placement. Photo 6
4. Fill in the circles with free motion
embroidery. Photo 7
embroidery gold highlight
Note: As you go around the circles, the fabric
will draw up and cause some distortion.
5. Use Mirage in the needle, set machine
to zig zag (stitch width 3.5) and move
the piece forwards and backwards
to fill in the background. Try not to
stitch into the circles, aiming for a
loose but even coverage of the entire
background. Photo 8
6. Rotate piece 90º and repeat the zig
zag fill. Rotate piece 90º again and
repeat the zig zag fill. Work in layers
and rotate the piece each time, will
blend out the color changes in the
Mirage and give a dense background
fill. Photo 9
7. Dense stitching will draw up the fabric.
Check the piece against the folded
template and if necessary, add more
stitching to the outside edges.
8. Use metallic thread in the needle and
set the machine to straight stitch to
outline the circles. About five times
around the circle works well. Add rays
embroidery finish
around the blue circles. Photo 10 & 11
9. Place embroidered fabric face down on
a towel and lightly press. Use the folded
template to cut the fabric to size.
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6
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color placement
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FME circles
8
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creating pattern
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zig zag fill
Sewing the Front Cover
1. Lay out the full template on the fusible
fleece.
2. Cut out the fleece, leaving an extra ½"
[13mm] on all sides.
3. Use parchment paper on top to fuse
the embroidered panel to the fleece,
lining up the right edge of the panel
with the right edge of the fleece.
4. Cut navy fabric larger than the
exposed fleece.
5. With right sides together, line up the
edge of the fabric with the left side of
the embroidered panel.
6. Sew using a ¼" [6mm] seam allowance,
then flip the fabric over and fuse it in
place.
7. Quilt navy fabric as desired, and then
cut the cover to size.
cover with elastic
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cutting lining
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