Holiday Ornament/Gift Card Holders By Marie Duncan Is it an ornament? Is it a gift card holder? You decide!!! Stitch up these adorable coffee cups to give as gifts to those special to you! A Starbucks gift card in an ordinary card, BORING! Very impersonal. Take it to the max, by putting it in one of these coffee cup ornament/gift card holders! One uses a design 200255021 from HUSQVARNA VIKING Collection 255, Small Square Hoop embroideries. It is the free design for the month of December, 2014. Another uses Design Shaping with a design from the HUSQVARNA VIKING DESIGNER DIAMOND Royale and a third uses the Express Monogram Wizard in 6D Embroidery Software. The Puffy Foam font gives the monogram fun dimension! These are a GREAT way to use up scraps!!!! To download the free design, go to the HUSQVARNA VIKING website. Click on Be Inspired/Inspiration and Sewing Projects. Choose the project for December and click on View Project. Then click on Download Design to access the design. The entire collection, Small Square Hoop Embroideries, is available for purchase from your local HUSQVARNA VIKING dealer. Sewing Supplies: HUSQVARNA VIKING DESIGNER DIAMOND Royale 6D Embroidery Software Small Square Hoop 920334096 Clear ¼ Piecing Foot 412927447 Open Toe Foot 412800945 Interchangeable Dual Feed 920219096 Changeable Quilter s Guide Foot 413155545 INSPIRA embroidery needle, size 90 620071896 INSPIRA Tear-A-Way stabililzer 620120001 ¼ yard of solid or print cotton for embroidery Assorted scraps of cotton Warm and Natural cotton batting scraps Puffy Foam 3mm Assorted 320002296 Robison-Anton 40 wt. rayon embroidery thread Bobbin thread Cotton sewing thread Rotary cutter, cutting mat and ruler Page 1 of 6
Cut: For embroidered version: From solid cotton: One 8 square for embroidery From small green dot: Four corners using pattern provided From coral dot: One upper strip from pattern One lower strip from pattern One back/lining piece from pattern Two handles from pattern From lining fabric: Two back/lining pieces from pattern Embroidey using free design: 1. Insert a size 90 INSPIRA embroidery needle. 2. Thread with Robison-Anton 40 wt. rayon embroidery thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 3. Load design 200255021. 4. Hoop the 8 square of solid cotton with Tear-A-Way stabilizer in the Small Square Hoop. Attach th hoop to the embroidery unit. 5. Touch GO to move to Embroidery Stitch Out Mode. 6. Embroider the design. 7. Remove the stabilizer. 8. Cut the embroidered piece to 4 x 4 with the embroidery centered. Embroidery using Design Shaping: 1. Select design design Roy_102.vp3. 2. Touch Design Shaping. Page 2 of 6
3. Touch Set Number of Designs and enter 12. Touch OK. 4. Select Circle clockwise. 5. Drag the circle in until it reads 46.0 and 46.0. 6. Touch OK to close the Shaping window. 7. Open Font Menu. 8. Select Kalligraphia 20. 9. Enter the initial of choice. Touch OK. 10. Select Position, and touch the center of the fine tune wheel to center the initial. 11. Embroider the design. 12. Remove the stabilizer. 13. Cut the embroidered piece to 4 x 4 with the embroidery centered. Monogram created in 6D Embroidery Software: 1. Open 6D Embroidery. 2. Click on the Wizards Tab. 3. Click on the Express Monogram Wizard. 4. Select Little, Big, Little 5. Enter your three initials, first, last, then middle. Page 3 of 6
6. Selcet SfS_ Classic 09, the third one over as shown. 7. Click on the Full Letter Tab. 8. Click the drop down menu. 9. Choose Athletic Block Foam UC 40-50mm. This font uses Puffy Foam to give the letters a nice raised effect. 10. Set the size to 11. Click on the Small Letter Tab. 12. Choose the same font. 13. Click the Border Tab. 14. Click. This will remove the border. 15. Click Finish. 16. Transfer to your machine. 17. Hoop green dot fabric with Tear-a-Way Stabilizer in your 80x80mm Small Square Hoop. 18. The first color will outline where you need to put the Puffy foam. 19. When the stitching is complete, place Puffy Foam on top of your hooped fabric. 20. Stitch the second color. 21. When it is complete, tear away the excess Puffy Foam. 22. Stitch the third color. 9. Remove the stabilizer. 10. Cut the embroidered piece to 4 x 4 with the embroidery centered. Page 4 of 6
Sew: All ornament/gift card holders are assembled in the same way from this point on. 1. Press ¼ under along the diagonal edge of each corner piece. 2. Pin the corner pieces in place, on the embroidered square. 3. Snap on your Open Toe Foot. 4. Select stitch F1:15. 5. With your machine still threaded with 40 wt. rayon thread and bobbin thread, stitch the hand look applique stitch along the diagonal edge as shown. 6. Select straight stitch, F1:01. 7. Thread with sewing thread top and bobbin. 8. Stitch around the outside edge of the square, ⅛ from the edge, securing the layers together. 9. Snap on your Clear ¼ Piecing Foot. 10. Place the top strip, right sides together along one edge of the square; stitch. 11. Place the bottom curved piece on the opposite side; stitch. 12. Place the two handle pieces right sides together on top of a scrap of Warm and Natural cotton batting. 13. Stitch around the two curved edges leaving the ends open. Backtack securely. 14. Trim away the excess batting using a pinking shears. This will grade the seam at the same time as you are cutting away the batting. 15. Turn and press. 16. Place your pieced cup on a scrap of Warm and Natural cotton batting. 17. Attach your Interchangeable Dual Feed and snap on your Changeable Quilter s Guide foot. 18. Stitch in the ditch of all the seams. 19. Place your handle right sides together along one edge, and stitch in place. (It will be lying on the cup, not sticking out) Page 5 of 6
20. Remove your Interchangeable Dual Feed and replace the ankle. Snap on your Clear ¼ Piecing Foot. 21. Place one of the back/lining pieces right sides together with the embroidered front. Stitch the sides and bottom leaving the top open. 22. Turn and press. 23. Place the two remaining back/lining pieces right sides together. Stitch the sides and bottom, leaving a 2 opening on one side. 24. Place the embroidered cup right sides together inside the lining. 25. Stitch around the top. 26. Turn through the opening, and topstitch the opening closed. Fill with a gift card, money or other small gift, and you are ready to be Santa! Page 6 of 6
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