Country Kitchen Wall Hanging

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1 Country Kitchen Wall Hanging Add a cozy, country look to your kitchen with a charming wall hanging. Crossed wooden spools hold the embroidery project aloft while beautiful embroidery adds a homey touch. Great for any kitchen! Project Needs & Notes: - Tea towel - Linen - Medium-weight (2.5 ounce) cutaway stabilizer - Air-erase pen for marking - Wooden spoons - Yarn - Hot glue and gun - Craft knife and cutting pad - Grommet, tool, hammer - 1/2 inch dowel - Fusible interfacing Designs featured in this video and tutorial include: F8655, Art Nouveau Rose (Redwork) J5619, Espresso Yourself K7950, Cup with Filigree Steam H3901, Jacobean Peach Tree Cut a piece of linen wider and taller than the embroidery design that you're working with.

2 The exact size and shape will vary depending on the size and shape of the design that you're using. A template is a printout of a design, and it's an excellent tool to plan where to stitch. Print a template of the design from your embroidery software. If you do not have embroidery software, Wilcom's TrueSizer is a free program to use. Arrange the template on the fabric until it's where you want to embroider the design. In this example, the template is in the center of the linen. Mark the center point, and the vertical and horizontal axis lines.

3 Hoop the linen with one piece of cutaway stabilizer, lining up the marks on the fabric with the marks on the hoop. Attach the hoop to the machine and load the design. Move the hoop so the needle is right over the center point. Embroider the design. After embroidering, unhoop the fabric. There's no need to cut the stabilizer away from the back. When left behind, it will add extra stability to the piece. Draw a rectangle around the design, leaving space on the top, bottom, and sides. In this example, there's 1" of space on the top and bottom, 2 1/2" on each side, and a 1/2" seam allowance on all four sides.

4 Cut out the rectangle. Fold the top and bottom edges 1/2" to the wrong sides and press. Fold the right and left edges 1/2" to the wrong side and press. The towel is 28" long, and that is a little long for the 12" linen panel that I just made. If necessary, shorten the towel. In this example, I removed 7" from the towel.

5 Hem the edge. Make a pocket at the top for a wooden dowel. Fold the top of the towel over 1 1/2" to the wrong side. Pin in place. Sew a seam.

6 Place the embroidered linen in the center of the towel and pin in place. Sew a 1/4" seam along the entire outer edges of the panel. Slide the dowel into the pocket.

7 Place the wooden spoons on top of the towel to get an idea of where the holes and grommets will be. Mark those places on the fabric 1/2" below the dowel. Tea towels can be a little thin. Add fusible interfacing to the back of the towel where you made the marks for the grommets. Use a craft knife to make an X at the marks.

8 Add a grommet at each hole. Cut two pieces of yarn to 18". Loop each through a grommet and tie in a knot. Loop the extra length through the holes in the spoons, and tie in bows.

9 Use hot glue to keep the spoons together. Wrap yarn around the spoons where they cross. Here we used a variety of coffee lover designs to add an eyecatching look to this wall hangings. It's sure to perk you right up!

10 This version of the kitchen wall hanging uses classic redwork embroidery and coordinating fabric for a cozy, country look. For a more contemporary look, choose bright colors and a vivid embroidery design. The peaches and greens in this fabric add a brilliant style to any kitchen. Questions or comments? Let us know! Send an to us; the address is stitch@emblibrary.com.