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PROJECT: Darling Duo
Welcome the season into your sewing room with bluework pincushions used alone or as a pair. Hand-embroidered
pine branches, snowmen, and trees create the letters.
DESIGNER: Robin Kingsley of Bird Brain Designs (birdbraindesigns.net)
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4) Make a lazy daisy stitch for each loop on snowmen’s hats.
5) Add a cross-stitch for each large snowman eye and the small snowman buttons, and to attach each snowflake charm if desired.
6) Use a straight stitch to sew each pine needle and the small snowman’s eyes.
7) If you used Stick ’n Stitch, remove it following manufacturer’s instructions.
8) Lay embroidered rectangles right side down on a terry cloth towel to prevent the stitches from flattening when pressed. Steam-press from wrong side. (Before pressing, Robin sprays her work with starch for a smooth, firm finish.) Let cool.
9) Centering each design, trim embroidered rectangles to 4×7"
including seam allowances.
ASSEMBLE PINCUSHIONS Measurements include 1⁄4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.
Press seams in directions indicated by arrows on diagrams. If no direction is specified, press seam toward darker fabric.
1) Referring to Pincushion Top Assembly Diagram, sew a blue- and-white snowflake print 21⁄4×4"
rectangle, solid blue 11⁄4×4" strip, and blue dot 11⁄2×4" strip to short ends of each 4×7" embroidered rectangle as shown. Each pieced rectangle should be 4×101⁄2"
including seam allowances.
PINCUSHION
Finished size: About 21⁄2 ×91⁄2 ×1"
MATERIALS FOR TWO PINCUSHIONS
Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width.
o 12 ×14" piece cream snowflake print (embroidery backgrounds)
o 12" square blue-and-white snowflake print (pincushion tops, backing rectangles)
o 5" square each solid blue and blue dot (pincushion tops)
o 9 ×12" thin cotton batting o Perle cotton No. 8: royal blue
(Designer Robin Kingsley used Presencia 3405.)
o 2 white snowflake charms or buttons (optional)
o Crushed walnut shells or sand for pincushion filling
o Blue fine-point permanent fabric pen (such as a Pigma Micron pen) or Printable Stick ’n Stitch from Sulky (also known as Sticky Fabri-Solvy) o Crewel needle: size 4
o Embroidery hoop o Terry cloth towel
CUT FABRICS FOR BOTH PINCUSHIONS
Cut pieces in the following order.
From cream snowflake print, cut:
n 2—7×12" rectangles
From blue-and-white snowflake print, cut:
n 2—4 ×101⁄2" backing rectangles
n 2—21⁄4 ×4" rectangles From solid blue cut:
n 2—11⁄4 ×4" strips From blue dot, cut:
n 2—11⁄2 ×4" strips
From thin cotton batting, cut:
n 2—4×101⁄2" rectangles
PREPARE FOR EMBROIDERY Full-Size Embroidery Patterns are on page 5. Use one of the following methods to center and transfer each embroidery design to a cream snowflake print 7×12" rectangle.
To trace pattern onto fabric with pen:
Tape full-size embroidery patterns to a light box or sunny window. Center a cream snowflake print 7×12" rectangle over one pattern; tape in place. With a blue fine-point permanent pen, trace pattern onto fabric. (If you plan to add a snowflake charm or button under the r in Winter, do not trace snowflake illustration onto fabric.)
To transfer pattern with Printable Stick ’n Stitch: Instead of tracing embroidery patterns with a pen, designer Robin Kingsley transfers them with Printable Stick ’n Stitch from Sulky (sulky.com). (This product is also known as Sticky Fabri-Solvy.) Use an ink-jet printer or copier to print the pattern onto a sheet of the paper- backed film, peel off paper backing, and stick printed film to a cream snowflake print 7×12" rectangle. After stitching through film and fabric, dissolve film in warm water according to package directions.
EMBROIDER RECTANGLES Referring to each embroidery pattern, stitch designs using royal blue perle cotton No. 8 and size 4 crewel needle.
For embroidery stitch instructions, turn to page 6.
1) Secure a traced rectangle in embroidery hoop.
2) Backstitch on all marked solid lines except for pine needles.
3) Make a French knot for each dot on patterns.
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2) Layer each Step 1 pieced rectangle atop a batting 4×101⁄2" rectangle;
baste. Referring to photo on page 1, use royal blue perle cotton and a running stitch to quilt through all layers 1⁄8" from each seam line of cream snowflake print rectangles.
3) Using royal blue perle cotton and a fly stitch, sew through all layers along the seams joining solid blue and blue dot strips to make two pincushion tops.
4) With right sides together, layer a pincushion top with a blue-and- white snowflake print 4×101⁄2"
backing rectangle. Sew together along all edges, leaving a 3" opening to turn. Carefully trim diagonally across corners without clipping into stitching. Turn right side out and press flat to make pincushion cover.
Press seam allowances to wrong side along opening. Repeat with remaining pincushion top and blue- and-white snowflake print 4×101⁄2"
backing rectangle.
5) Stuff each pincushion cover firmly with crushed walnut shells or sand.
Stitch opening closed by hand to complete each pincushion.
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PINCUSHION TOP ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM
21⁄4×4" 11⁄4×4"
4×7"
4×7"
11⁄2×4"21⁄4×4"
11⁄4×4"
11⁄2×4"
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When printing a downloadable PDF, set Page Scaling preference to None to print patterns at 100%.
Do not use Shrink to Fit or Fit to This box should
measure 1".
1"
DARLING DUO
FULL-SIZE EMBROIDERY PATTERNS
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EMBROIDERY STITCHES Backstitch: Start from the back of fabric, and pull needle up at A (Backstitch Diagram). Insert it back into fabric at B, and bring it up at C.
Push it down again at D, with no gaps between stitches, and continue in same manner.
Cross-Stitch: Pull needle up at A, then push it down at B. Bring needle up at C, then push it down at D (Cross-Stitch Diagram).
Fly Stitch: Bring needle up at A; insert it back into fabric at B, just to the right of A (Fly Stitch Diagram). Holding thread out of the way with your thumb, bring needle up again at C, a short distance below and centered between A and B. With thread under the needle, pull needle through, forming a V shape.
Insert needle at D, forming center leg of a Y shape and securing stitch. Continue in same manner, stitching each fly stitch right below previous stitch.
French Knot: Bring needle through at A, the point where knot is desired (French Knot Diagram). Wrap thread around needle twice without twisting it.
Insert tip of needle into fabric at B, 1⁄16"
away from A. Gently push wraps down needle to meet fabric. Pull needle and trailing thread through fabric slowly and smoothly.
Lazy Daisy Stitch: Bring needle up at A and form a loop of thread on fabric surface (Lazy Daisy Stitch Diagram).
Holding loop in place, insert needle back into fabric at B, about 1⁄16" away from A. Bring needle tip out at C, and cross it over trailing thread, keeping thread as flat as possible. Gently pull needle and trailing thread until loop lies flat against fabric. Push needle through to back at D to secure the stitch.
Running Stitch: Bring needle up from the back of fabric at A and insert it back into fabric at B; pull needle up again at C and insert it back into fabric at D (Running Stitch Diagram). Continue in same manner, loading several stitches on needle at a time.
Straight Stitches: Pull needle up at A (Straight Stitch Diagram). Push it back down at B, and bring it up at C. Push it down at D, and continue in same manner.
BACKSTITCH DIAGRAM C
DA B
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FRENCH KNOT DIAGRAM A
B
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LAZY DAISY STITCH DIAGRAM A
C D B
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CROSS-STITCH DIAGRAM
A C
D
B
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STRAIGHT STITCH DIAGRAM A
B
C C
D
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RUNNING STITCH DIAGRAM
A B C D E
FG
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FLY STITCH DIAGRAM
A B
C
D
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