A Rose for Jeanine

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I made this project for my daughter, Jeanine. She has decided that she really loves roses. She planted 5 bushes this last Summer and really enjoyed watching them bloom. That is except when the deer would come and eat the buds all off!

This is a rose from the Viking Card 113 that came with the Mega Hoop that I bought. I resized it for my project. You can read the instructions on how to make this project below.

Here is the rose motif inside the 3-ring binder front (see through) pocket. She wanted this for her school work. It reminds her of the roses she grew. One of the rose bushes had this color of rose on it. We used some denim from an old pair of my husband's jeans.

This is a great way to recycle those old jeans that you really liked but have a hole in them or might not be the right size any more ☺

Project instructions:

1. Cut 1 piece each of fabric and stabilizer at 11 x 14 inches.

We determined the size of the binder we were going to use and cut the fabric larger than that size. The binder's front cover pocket is 11 inches long by 10 1/2 inches wide. I made my fabric 11 x 14 so that it would fit in my Viking Designer 1 large hoop. I used a heavy weight of cutaway stabilizer and a nice heavy piece of denim from one of my husband's old jeans that had a hole in them.

2. Mark long vertical rows 1 inch apart on front of fabric with marker that can be easily removed.

These lines are to help you keep your basting stitches straight.

3. Using a long basting stitch (4 or 5 mm) with gold metallic thread on the sewing machine, stitch the fabric and stabilizer together.

Since the denim is not very stable, we needed to keep the fabric and stabilizer together. I don't like to use the sprays and this was a great and decorative alternative. You will leave the cutaway stabilizer with the fabric when this project is complete.

4. Hoop up and stitch your design.

Jeanine wanted a rose. The design she selected was from Viking Card #113. Since that was for the Mega Hoop and was too long, I reduced it in software so that it would fit the Viking Designer 1 large hoop and be the correct size to fit in the binder.

I used a single layer of the lightest weight of Sulky Solvy on the top of my denim before the embroidery. I used the Fix Baste on the front of my machine to hold the Solvy in place for the embroidery design. Remove the Solvy and Fix Baste stitches when you are done stitching the design.

5. Trim edges to size and round corners.

Remember to leave the heavy weight cutaway stabilizer with the fabric. I trimmed my fabric/stabilizer sandwich to 9 inches wide and 10 1/2 inches tall. Don't make this too large or you won't be able to get it into the clear binder pocket.

I used a Mini Scallop Radial Rule to make sure I got the corners even and looking the same. I am not very good at just guessing on that curve shape.

6. Use the same gold metallic thread and stitch a satin edge around all the edges. Slightly overlap the beginning and ending stitches. Use a light tearaway stabilizer under the fabric/stabilizer sandwich.

You need to do some practice stitching on your scraps that you trimmed to get the settings right for the satin edge. Mine is a medium width. I used my Viking Candlewicking foot. It is listed as foot #412-51 08-45 on the Viking site. This allowed all those layers to slide under the foot as it stitched the nice satin edge. If you don't have a Viking machine, use a foot that has a nice "tunnel" under the foot to allow the layers of fabric and stitches to easily slide through.

I found that I did better with the satin edge if I went faster! It seemed to make a much better and even stitch that way. Be sure that the swing of the needle goes past the edge of the fabric so that all the edges are incased with the satin border. If you need, you might want to put a pin or two along the edges before you stitch so that the fabric doesn't bunch up along vertical edge with the gold basting stitches.

I used the fine "paper" stabilizer that is often used for heirloom sewing (Stitch & Ditch) under my fabric as my stabilizer for this satin edge. It tore off very easily.

7. Insert fabric into clear front pocket of binder.

This might be a little tricky to do! Just take your time and slide it in a little at a time. Allow the fabric/stabilizer sandwich to stay flat and smooth.

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This would make a great gift. My high school student really likes showing off her binder. This would work great for the guys too - using a less "frilly" subject for the embroidery design.

updated November 18, 2005

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