Floriani Embroidery ProjectTravel Pillow Case

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.