QUILTsocial Spring 2015 Issue | Page 43

Embroidered Eggs Note: These wonderful eggs can be stitched together to give a 3 dimensional look or left flat as one design. 1. Place two layers of Inspira® Aqua Magic plus in the hoop. 2. Load the embroidery design. For a single flat egg, use a 60wt bobbin thread and a 40wt rayon thread. If a 3 dimensional look is preferred, use the 40wt rayon in the thread and in the bobbin as this enables see-through egg. It’s very lacy looking and great for placing the eggs in a ‘nest’. 3. Load the embroidery onto the screen of the embroidery machine and stitch out all of the eggs. They can be done in a variance of colours. Have fun with it! 4. Once the embroidery is complete, see stabilizer instructions for washing the stabilizer away. Let them dry. Stabilizer has a tendency to stiffen thread, so if a stiffer look is preferred, don’t soak or rinse as much. The Nest 4. The strips are added and then raw edge appliquéd. Use a fusible adhesive to fuse i