Marinda Stewart, representing Rowenta, joined Karen with great tips on embellishing with your iron. Its easy with the new threads, fusibles, studs and more! Marinda brought a great appliqu project for the viewers.

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Embellishing WIth Your Iron

Marinda Stewart

Embellishing With Your Iron
fun embellishment technique is embossing velvet. You can use silk velvet, which gives you a temporary embossed image, or rayon/acetate velvet which will be permanent. Just purchase rubber stamps. You want big, bold ones. Place the velvet, nap side down, on the stamp. Press with steam from the wrong side. An Figure 1 impression of the stamp will be left in the velvet! [Figure 1] Another neat embellishment that Marinda showed was using Kreiniks Iron-On metallic threads. These new threads are fun and easy to use. Just place the thread where you want it, cover it with an Applique Press Sheet, and use your Rowenta Iron to fuse the thread to any paper, cardstock or fabric. You can create wavy lines, circles or even write your name. Your creativity is virtually limitless with this new thread. [Figures 2 and 3] Karen was wearing a fun ribbon embellished vest. With the help of Liquid Thread, you can adhere the ribbons to the fabric using your Rowenta Iron. Just place the Liquid thread on the back of the ribbon, and place on your fabric. Press and it is permanently adhered.

[Figure 4]

Sewing Supplies
Pfaff Sewing Machine w/IDT Rowenta Expert Steam Generator Iron Rowenta Power Duo Iron Rowenta Travel Iron Steam-A-Seam 2 Kreinik Iron-On Thread Warm Fusible Fleece Rubber Stamp Liquid thread by Beacon Adhesives Foil from Signature Crafts Appliqu Pressing Sheet #140000211 Shapen Press # 140000068
Another fun project with ribbons is a woven vest. On a padded, pinable surface such as the Shapen Press weave ribbons. Weave sufficient amount for two vest fronts. Place Fusible Thread on the underneath side of the ribbon and press, to fuse the ribbons in place. Then cut out the vest fronts and complete the vest according to pattern instructions. [Figure 5]

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38 Embellishing WIth Your Iron
Photo approximately 7-3/4 x 8-3/8 with 1/2 margins on the top and each side and 3/4 margin on the bottom printed on printer fabric 1/4 yard charcoal grey texture One fat quarter each Small scale black print on ivory Small scale black print on grey Solid black 18 x 18 Steam-A-Seam Backing Fabric 22 x 22 Sewing thread Optional: Fabric Paint black and white Optional: Paint Brush Tear Easy Stabilizer
Photo Quilt with Appliqud Tree Branch
By Marinda Stewart for Rowenta Irons Trim printed fabric photo to measure 9-1/2 high by 8-3/4 wide which includes 1/4 seam allowance. From ivory print, cut 2 wide strips. Sew to the top and bottom and each side of the photo. From grey print cut 1-1/2 wide strips. Sew to quilt in the same way. From the grey texture fabric cut 3-1/2 wide strips and sew to the quilt in the same way. Trace the tree branch pattern on to the paper side of the fusible web. Iron the traced Steam-A-Seam onto the wrong side of the black fabric. Cut out the tree branch. Place the tree branch onto the quilt. Press with steam to fuse in place. Select a satin stitch, width about 3, length.05. Test on a scrap with Tear Easy underneath, and adjust length and width as needed. Place Tear Easy underneath and satin stitch the raw edges of the tree branch. Layer the backing, batting and quilt top. Baste. Quilt as desired. See page 92 for quilting instructions. For binding, from the remaining grey textured fabric cut 1-3/4 wide strips. Sew to the top and bottom and each side of the quilt. Trim away the excess backing, batting etc. Turn under 1/4 seam allowance and fold to the back of the quilt. Stitch in place to finish.

1/4 seam allowances throughout

Tree Pattern C

HP SEGMENT 407
QUILTING & TECHNOLOGY WITH HP
Create Alphabet and Number Learning Blocks J
oe and Shauna had some fun ideas using letters and numbers to created monogrammed items and to make learning blocks for kids! Just choose a fun font, print it large for one side of the block. Look through your clip art for images that begin with that letter. For example, A, could have an apple, an antelope, and an ant. Print the images and make into a square block, and stuff with fiber fill. Large printed letters are also perfect for book covers, gift bags and purses as well! You can use any font on your computer in the HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant! Simply select the font and color you want for your project, print on printable fabric and create. Have fun!

Whats New to Do!

Daisy Baby Changing Pad
Body (See patterns on pages 46-49. [Figures J, K, L. M]
Cut one 20 x 27 each: yellow check body front, print body back, Soft & Bright batting, and two from fusible fleece. Mark the outside corner pattern on the right side of the body front, in each of the 4 corners. Fuse one Warm Fusible Fleece to the wrong side of the body front and one to the wrong side of the body back. Place the Warm Soft and Bright Batting on the wrong side of the body front and fleece. Pin together from the body front side. Stitch through all layers 1/4 from the edge of the sides and corners following the corner marking. Trim away excess fabric and batting from the corners. Repeat for the body back. Set aside. The body front and body back will not be stitched together until the paws are completed.
Carrying Handles & Button Loops by Darlene Guillory
Cut one print fabric piece 2 x 45 for the two carrying straps and the button loops. Fold and press the raw edges lengthwise to the center on the wrong side. Fold the two folded edges together. Press. Topstitch along both long edges. [Figure A] Cut into four 11 pieces, for two carrying handles and two button loops. Set aside.

Paws [Figures J and K]

Cut four paws each from print fabric, yellow check fabric, and fusible fleece. Fuse one fleece to the wrong side of each of the print fabric paws. Cut four paw pockets of yellow check fabric. Fold the hem to the wrong side, on the first fold line. Press. Fold again on the second fold line. Press. Topstitch along the folded edges to hem. [Figure B] Place one hemmed paw pocket on top of the right side of the yellow check fabric paw, with wrong side of pocket to right side of paw, lining up rounded edges. Place one print fabric paw, right side down over the pocket and paw, lining up the rounded edges. Pin together. Stitch 1/4 seam around the outer edges, leaving the straight end open for turning.

Figure A

Figure B
Trim the excess fabric from the edge of the pocket hem, even with the side edges of the paw. Clip around the curves, being sure not to snip the stitching. Turn each of the four paws right side out, being sure the pocket remains on the front yellow checked side of the paw (not to the back print side). Press.
Pfaff creative 2144 Sewing and Embroidery Machine Steam-A-Seam 2 Water Erasable Marking Pen Fine Tip Permanent Marking Pen Sulky Rayon 40 wt. Embroidery Thread Bobbin Thread Schmetz size 80/12 Embroidery Needles 6mm Open Toe Applique Foot w/IDT #820215096 Warm Fusible Fleece Warm Soft & Bright Batting Bear Threads Applique Pressing Sheet #yd. yellow check fabric for face, body, paws 1 yd. print for backs of head, body, paws 2/3 yd. white for flower petals Polyester Fiberfill 2 buttons (preferably with shanks) Black Faux Suede for eyes (2x 2 or scraps) Pink Faux Suede for cheeks and lips (6 x 6)

Construction

Pin the paws along the sides and at the bottom of the body, using the illustration as a guide. The paws towards the body so that raw edges are even. Stitch them in place with 1/4 seam. [Figure C] Place the carry handles along the head and foot ends of the body, lining up the raw edges. Stitch them in place with 1/4 seam. Check to see that the hands, feet, and handles will open out to the correct placement. If so, then flip them back in, so they do not get caught in the stitching.

Figure C

Place the body front over the body back, right sides together. Pin. Beginning 4 from center, at the neck, stitch 1/4 seam through all layers. Stitch around the body leaving an 8 opening at the neck for turning. Turn the body right side out through the neck opening. Be sure the top and bottom handle, the hands and feet are all stitched securely in the seam.

Side Security Rails

Cut two 27 x 14 pieces of Warm Soft and Bright batting. Roll into a cylinder, keeping the 27 length. Place it inside the body near the side edge to form a security rail. Pin in place 4 from the side seam. Repeat for the other side. If you need a higher side rail, remove the batting rail and roll more around the cylinder until you get the thickness you need. Replace the batting rail and pin in place. Straight stitch along the rail 4 from the side seams, removing the pins as you go. Fold the edges under at the neck opening. Topstitch the opening closed.

Face and Head

Cut one 10 x 10 square for face. Place over the pattern, and trace cutting and placement lines with a water erasable marking pen. [Figure D] Cut one 10 x 10 square for back of head, and two 10 x 10 squares Warm Fusible Fleece. Fuse one fleece to the wrong side of the face, and one fleece to the wrong side of the head back. The face and head will not be stitched together until the face, and petals are completed.

Petals

Cut 24 of petals to create 12 petals to frame the face. Stitch ? seams, right sides together, pivoting at the point, and leaving the straight edge open for turning. Cut 12 Warm Fusible Fleece petals. Fuse one fleece to the wrong side of each petal. [Figure E] Turn petals right side out. Press. Stitch 2 rows gathering threads along the straight ends on each of the 12 petals. Pull the gathering threads until the base of the petals are 13/4 wide. Tie the threads together at the ends, or zig zag stitch within the seam allowance to hold in place.

Figure D

Appliqu Preparation
Trace the cheeks, lips, and eyes on the paper side of Steam-ASeam 2 with a permanent fine-point marking pen. [Figure F] Rough cut them apart. Remove the untraced paper from the Steam-A-Seam 2, and finger press the sticky side to the wrong side of the faux suede (eyes, black; cheeks and lips, pink). Press with heat to fuse. Cut each of the pieces on the cutting line.

Figure E

Remove the remaining paper, and position the pieces on the face front. Finger press them in place. Cover with the Bear Threads Applique Pressing sheet, and fuse with heat.

Stitching the Face

Snap on the 6mm Open-toe foot w/ IDT engaged. Select # 3 Zig Zag 1.5 Width 1.0 Length. Stitch around the eyes with black thread and cheeks with pink thread. Select #2 Triple Straight Stitch 2.0 Length, Tie-Off Beginning/ Tie-Off End. Stitch the eyebrows with black thread and nose with pink thread. While threaded with pink, begin on the mouth at the

Figure F

curved dimples at the end of the lips and stitch one end of the smile. [Figure G] Stitch up to the faux suede, then select #3 Zig Zag 1.5 Width 1.0 Length. Stitch around one edge of the lips. Select the #2 Triple Straight Stitch 2.0 Length again for the other end of the smile. Zig Zag back across the other edge of the lips. Be sure to tie-off when complete.

Constructing the Head

Cut the face front into a circle on the marked line. Place the petals around the face, using the placement guides on the pattern. Lay them over the face, so that raw edges are even. Stitch them in place with 1/4 seam. Check to see that the petals will open out to the correct placement then, flip them back in, so they do not get caught in the stitching. Place the face front over the head back, right sides together. Pin. Stitch 1/4 seam through all layers, leaving a 4 opening at the neck for turning. Trim away any access fabric or fleece. Turn the face/head right side out. Be sure that the petals are all caught in the stitching, and that all are free from being caught in the seam. Press. Fill the head with fiberfill to the desired thickness. Turn the edges under and topstitch the opening closed.

Figure G

Joining
Place the head over the neck area of the body. Straight stitch or zig zag along the bottom edge of the face, where the face overlaps the body.

Buttons

Fold the paws, and head in. Fold in the side rails. Fold the foot end to the head end. Hold both handles, and determine the placement for the buttons and buttonhole loops on the sides, near the top. Pin or mark with a water erasable marking pen. Open out the changing pad. Stitch the buttons in place. Fold the 11 buttonhole loop in half lengthwise. Now, open crosswise, keeping one long edge together, forming a point at the fold. Straight stitch around the point. [Figure H] Place the button through the opening, and mark the length needed for the buttonhole loop. Place the mark on the loop on the placement mark on the changing pad, and straight stitch through all the layers. Cut away the excess fabric from the ends of the buttonhole loop, leaving 1/4 seam allowance. Fold the buttonhole loop back, and topstitch near the seam to hide the cut ends of the loops. [Figure I] Repeat for the other buttonhole loop.

Figure H

Figure I

Complete

Place your babys favorite rattle or toy and diaper changing needs in each of the pockets. Fold the hands, feet, and head in. Fold in the side rails. Fold the foot end to the head end, and button closed. Lift by the carry straps, and bring along with your sweet baby for a fun, safe diaper changing experience.

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De-Constructed Garment Sewing with Louise Cutting
It is always a joy to welcome Louise Cutting representing Rowenta to America Sews and Sue loved Louises Deconstruction techniques! Louise is a couture designer and teacher and her patterns always include excellent instructions and great couture tips. Ready to wear is showing garments with lots of different shapes, raw edge nishes and texture. The de-construction technique has been around for about 10 years however now we are seeing it in mainstream designs. De-construction needs to be done in the right way, and Louise brought all the tips for our viewers. Sue wore a Jackwrap which Louise created by using half of her High Five Jacket from the Shapes pattern line. The result is half a jacket, with the other half a shawl. The entire garment features a silk de-constructed nish. A bias cut silk taffeta strip is stitched on both sides of the raw edges. The raw edge Hong Kong nish is used on the seams with the seams stitched to the outside. Louises jacket features a de-constructed raw edge fabric down the front of the jacket. To create a De-constructed Edge nish on your jacket, eliminate the seam allowance on the edges you plan to
Louise Cutting and Sue Hausmann

Sewing Supplies:

Husqvarna Viking sewing machine Rowenta Expert Steam Generator Iron Rowenta Ironing Board Chenille Brush 15mm Rotary Cutter Rotary Cutting Mat Fusible interfacing Silk organza 1/4 wide Steam-A-Seam Clear View S Foot #51-45 Shapes Patterns by Louise Cutting and Linda Lee
High Five Jacket Twos Company Tunic Plus One Tunic Three Fold Vest Six Sense Skirt Four Good Measure Top Crazy Eight Top Nine Lives Vest 1
nish with this technique and eliminate the facing from the pattern as you cut the jacket out. Always cut the nishing strips on the bias. Use your Rowenta Steam Generator Iron to steam your fabric before cutting to eliminate any wrinkles and to preshrink. Press pattern pieces with a dry setting on your Rowenta. For the Deconstructed Jacket, cut the bias strip from the fashion fabric or a contrasting fabric, 1 1/4 wide. You will be stitching it along the jacket edges. If you need to piece the strips, simply butt the next strip edge up to the last, no need to stitch the strips together, when the edges bloom you wont see where one end stops and the next strip starts. In the center of the wrong side of each strip, place 1/4 Steam-a-Seam. Press lightly with a steam iron. Remove the paper and fuse the strip to the jacket matching the raw edges. When pressing a fabric with a synthetic blend, use a silk organza press cloth. Press another strip in the same way to the wrong side of the garment, matching all the raw edges. Snap on your Clear View S foot. Stitch the bias strip to the jacket edge with two rows of stitching 1/8 apart. This is easy when you stitch the rst with left needle position and then the second row with right needle position. The two rows of stitching will keep the bias from rolling up. To uff the bias strip, place a ruler with only 1/4 to 1/2 of the strip edge sticking out. Brush this edge with a wire chenille brush to uff. Because you
dont want to damage the jacket fabric, on the edge of the strip that is over the jacket, place a manila folder underneath the strip and then use the ruler and brush. The manila folder will protect the fabric from the wire brush. Use the steam only from your Rowenta Expert Steam Generator to steam the strip edges to give even more dimension. Louise nished the pocket on the blue fabric with a chenille strip. The top edge of the pocket has been interfaced, serged just along the top and turned to the wrong side. The side and bottom edgesof the pocket are not turned under. The bias strip of fabric is stitched along the raw edge. If your pocket fabric frays you may want to nish the side and bottom edges raw edges with your Huskylock serger before stitching the strip in place. Place the bias strip of fabric so the outside edge of the strip matches the raw edge of the pocket. Stitch the bias strip to the pocket with two rows of stitching 1/8 apart. At the top of the pocket where the bias edges nish, you dont have to turn these short edges under, just let them bloom Steam the chenille to uff. Louise emphasized that the fabric strips for this deconstruction technique are always cut on the bias. Bias strips will not fray out. This is why you must brush them to fray the edges and can create just the amount of fray you desire. Louise also uses her Rowenta Expert Steam Generator to press the strips and the steam only to uff them. Louise also nished the raw edges of a linen shell with 2

her deconstruction technique. When you cut out the shell, leave seam allowance on. Cut the bias strip 1 1/4 wide from your fashion fabric. To add a bit of interest use a light weight silk fabric or a quality hand dyed bias silk ribbon. Place the strip on the wrong side of the neck edge. Select straight stitch and adjust the needle position two clicks toward the garment. Stitch in the center of the strip. Use your Rowenta Expert Steam Generator to steam press the strip rst towards the right side of the garment, leaving the strip at. Then fold the strip in half, bringing the strip around to the right side and steam press. Clip the neck edge of the garment where necessary.
designers did it. Stitch a strip of bias silk organza to the wrong side at the center of a fashion fabric strip. You can use one or two layers of bias (or straight of grain) fashion fabric strips before applying to the garment.
Use the brush, a ruler to protect the bias strip (moving it around the curve as needed) and the manilla folder under the strip to uff the edge slightly.
Two layers of the fashion fabric will give a fuller fringe. Fold the bias strip of the fashion fabric in half and steam press. The bias strip of silk organza will be pressed in the opposite direction in half. With a rotary cutter, trim the two layers of silk organza to. Match the raw edges of the silk organza to the raw edge of the garment and pin in place. Using a zipper foot, stitch the fringe to the garment catching just the silk organza in the seam allowance. If you are working with a plaid or check fabric, use the strip of fashion fabric on the straight of grain. Move the fringe strip up and down the edge of the garment so the fringe with match the same line of the plaid or check. After the garment is completed, using a rotary cutter, trim the fringe to the desired width and pull all the loose threads in the fringe. How to make a Jackwrap using the High Five jacket from Shapes pattern line.the Left Front and Sleeve are just like the pattern. As in most patterns, the back of the High Five Jacket has back of the garment cut on the fold. Using the back pattern, tape the tissue at the center back to a very long strip of paper (make sure the tissue is facing toward the left side of the paper that has been taped to the pattern piece). Extend the neck and hem horizontal lines out. You will be able to gure this length by taking a measurement on you. Start to 3

When you use a hand dyed silk bias ribbon for this technique, because it has burned edges it wont fray so you can trim the edges so the deconstructed edges will fray. The black and white check silk tweed featured self fabric to create the deconstruction technique to nish the edges of a garment. If the fashion fabric is just stitched and trimmed to create fringe, it can become worn and tired looking. Louise gured out how the upscale
measure with a tape measure at your center back, wrap it around your upper arm loosely, across your front, up over the opposite shoulder, and let the tape measure hang down your back. The width of the paper will be taped to the center back of the pattern (from neck to hem). This is the length you will need to make the
extension of paper from the center back of the High Five jacket. The longer the garment hangs down your back, the more dramatic effect it has and the more the garment will stay in place, because of the weight of the fabric. Dont forget to give yourself enough fabric to create long fringe. Usually the Jackwrap needs to be made in a hand woven, boucle, or a fabric with a bit of weight and drape. Both the wrong and right sides of the fabric will show in this garment. If all the edges were nished in the conventional way, (turned under twice) so the
wrong and right sides are clean nished.it would give the appearance of the home made look to the garment.adding a great deal of bulk. The entire outside edge can have deconstruction edging added. This will keep the fashion fabric at and crisp with a professional results in the end.
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2805 Quick Project
Remembrance Pictures in Stitches

with Jared Collins

Jared Collins joined Sue with a Family Portrait quick project. The picture is actually stitching and was created in the Husqvarna Viking 4D Family Portrait Embroidery Software Program. This software program is for all brands of embroidery machines and can save the photo les in all formats. Go to a Husqvarna Viking store for more information. The quilt on the wall was a family tree quilt that was created in the 4D Family Portrait software and stitched out as as a gift for Sue and Herb by the software developers in London, VSM Software. The Family Portrait software program is also a genealogy program that saves family history information and provides the opportunity to select from many different family tree type layouts for projects.

Sue Hausmann, Louise Cutting and Jared Collins Sewing Supplies:
Robison Anton 40 weight Rayon Thread (the 4D
Family Portrait program will tell you exactly which colors to use for your stitched picture) Husqvarna Viking Sewing and Embroidery Machine Husqvarna Viking 4D Family Portrait Software Program or Optional: EQ Printable Fabric Inspira size 100 Topstitch Needle Inspira Cut-A-Way stabilizer Jennys Magic Tassel Maker #140003241 Husqvarna Viking Sensor Q Foot Husqvarna Viking 6mm Beading Foot Havels Scissors Husqvarna Viking Watercolor Bobbins Husqvarna Viking 8-Spool Thread Rack Rowenta Expert Steam Generator Iron Shadow Box Frame stitches. The rst step is to scan or import your picture into the program. The Wizard will take it from there and guide you to crop the photo and remove the background if desired. As the Wizard creates the stitch picture, the 4D Family Portrait Software program chooses the very best colors of Robison Anton thread. It is very important to use the exact colors the program recommends. Robison Anton will soon be offering two special esh tone collections of thread for this purpose. There are usually quite a few 5
Jared brought a smaller version which would be a great rst project for those just starting to use embroidery software and embroidery machines. He chose a graduation theme and created a memory box for his sister featuring the stitched photo, embroidered 09 and a clever tassel created to match the stitching with the new tassel maker. Once you have opened 4D Family Portrait software, the Wizard will do all the steps of turning your picture into
colors so it helps to place the 8 Spool Thread Rack on your Husqvarna Viking to keep the colors in order. Set up for embroidery. The stitching becomes very dense when you embroider a picture in 4D Family Portrait so Jared recommends hooping 2 layers of Cut-A-Way Stabilizer and using the Sensor Q Foot. Embroider your picture! If you do not own an embroidery machine yet, an alternative for creating this memory box is to print the photo onto EQ Printable fabric with an ink jet printer. Follow the instructions on the package. Jared used Jennys Magic Tassel maker to create the tassel for the graduation hat. This adds a great 3D element to the memory box. Select three different thread colors and wrap the tassel maker tool about 50 times. Then snap on the 6mm beading foot and select a 7mm satin stitch. Place the tassel maker tool under the presser foot and pull the threads together at the center and satin stitch over them You will need to hand feed the tool as you satin stitch. The tunnel on the underside of the beading foot rides over the satin stitch. The threads are then cut and the tassel folded and satin stitched again. Complete instructions are included with Jennys Magic Tassel maker.

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Place your stitched picture, tassel and other elements into the shadow box and enjoy!

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