Modern Mix
Project Embroidery
Modern Mix Placemat Duet
Even with gentle breezes, these “al fresco” dining placemats will stay in place with pockets for cutlery and reversible round napkins. Select fabrics from the Benartex Modern Mix fabric collection, available in both cool and warm colors!
Supplies Embroidery Designs • OESD’s Modern Mix Premier Collection #003 Fabric & Trims Benartex Fabric Collection - Modern Mix • ½ yard of main fabric • ½ yard of contrast or coordinating fabric for reverse side • ¼ yard of contrast or coordinating fabric for pocket • ¼ yard contrast or coordinating fabric for bias • Scraps for appliqué Notions ® • ½ yard Insul-Bright or cotton batting • Isacord embroidery thread • Sewing thread to coordinate with fabric • OESD AquaTear Biodegradable Stabilizer • 101 Quilt Basting Spray • Rotary cutter, mat, and ruler • Point presser Machine & Accessories • BERNINA Sewing & Embroidery System • Medium Hoop (130mm x 100mm) • Reverse Pattern Foot #1/1C/1D • Edgestitch Foot #10/10C/10D • Binder Attachment #84 and Foot #94 ©2010 BERNINA of America, Inc.
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Cut the Fabric Cut the following using a rotary cutter, mat and ruler: ♦ Main fabric: two 13” x 18” rectangles ♦ Coordinating fabric: two 13” x 18” rectangles ♦ Insul-Bright or batting: two 13” x 18” rectangles ♦ Pocket fabric: eight 6” x 6” squares ♦ Bias fabric: 2 bias strips approximately 12” long
Embroider the Left Pockets (2) ♦ ♦ ♦
Free Downloads: Other Cool Stuff. Basting outlines are preprogrammed into the BERNINA 830, and can also be created in BERNINA Embroidery Software using a stitch length of 6mm. ♦
Embroider design #07 following the stitch chart and instructions included with the Design Pack.
Stitch the appliqué placement stitches. Place the appliqué fabric over the outline stitches.
Open Modern Mix design #07. Rotate 45°. Rescale proportionally 84% to 75mm x 122mm.
Stitch the appliqué outline.
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Spray AquaTear with 101 Quilt Basting Spray and hoop with sticky side up. Center and gently smooth one 6” x 6” fabric square onto the stabilizer. Place the hoop on the embroidery machine. Stitch a basting box around the design.
Note: BERNINA Hoop Basting Outlines can be downloaded from www.berninausa.com under ©2010 BERNINA of America, Inc.
(Trim excess fabric from around stitching. Continue embroidering the appliqué stitches.)
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pockets in place starting approximately 4” from the bottom, reinforcing the stitches just below the curves.
When stitching is complete, remove hoop from machine. Remove fabric and stabilizer from hoop and gently tear away the stabilizer. Repeat for the second left pocket.
Bind the Placemat Pockets ♦
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Lightly spray the wrong side of each appliquéd pocket with 101 Quilt Basting Spray. Attach the facing fabric. Trim the pockets to 4” x 5” and round off the upper right corner of each left pocket. Repeat for the right pockets, rounding the upper left corners. Set up the sewing machine with Binder Attachment #84 and Foot #94. Change the needle position to 2 steps left of center. Bind the curved edges of each pocket.
Construct the Placemats ♦
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Pin the pockets in place at the lower corners of the placemat top rectangles. Using Edgestitch Foot #10/10C/10D, stitch the
For a quilt featuring Modern Mix fabrics
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Layer the Insul-Bright/batting, placemat back and placemat top (right sides together).
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Stitch around all four sides of each placemat using a ½” seam allowance, and leaving a 4” opening in the center of the lower edge for turning. Turn placemats right side out and use a point presser to push out the corners. Fold in the seam allowances at the opening; pin and press. Using Edgestitch Foot #10/10C/10D, topstitch around the outer edges of each placemat. (This stitching will also close the opening.)
Visit www.berninausa.com today!
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Placemats designed and created by Elaine Cibelli. ©2010 BERNINA of America, Inc.
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Modern Mix Placemat Duet
Even with gentle breezes, these “al fresco” dining placemats will stay in place with pockets for cutlery and reversible round napkins. Select fabrics from the Benartex Modern Mix fabric collection, available in both cool and warm colors!
Supplies Embroidery Designs • OESD’s Modern Mix Premier Collection #003 Fabric & Trims Benartex Fabric Collection - Modern Mix • ½ yard of main fabric • ½ yard of contrast or coordinating fabric for reverse side • ¼ yard of contrast or coordinating fabric for pocket • ¼ yard contrast or coordinating fabric for bias • Scraps for appliqué Notions ® • ½ yard Insul-Bright or cotton batting • Isacord embroidery thread • Sewing thread to coordinate with fabric • OESD AquaTear Biodegradable Stabilizer • 101 Quilt Basting Spray • Rotary cutter, mat, and ruler • Point presser Machine & Accessories • BERNINA Sewing & Embroidery System • Medium Hoop (130mm x 100mm) • Reverse Pattern Foot #1/1C/1D • Edgestitch Foot #10/10C/10D • Binder Attachment #84 and Foot #94 ©2010 BERNINA of America, Inc.
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Cut the Fabric Cut the following using a rotary cutter, mat and ruler: ♦ Main fabric: two 13” x 18” rectangles ♦ Coordinating fabric: two 13” x 18” rectangles ♦ Insul-Bright or batting: two 13” x 18” rectangles ♦ Pocket fabric: eight 6” x 6” squares ♦ Bias fabric: 2 bias strips approximately 12” long
Embroider the Left Pockets (2) ♦ ♦ ♦
Free Downloads: Other Cool Stuff. Basting outlines are preprogrammed into the BERNINA 830, and can also be created in BERNINA Embroidery Software using a stitch length of 6mm. ♦
Embroider design #07 following the stitch chart and instructions included with the Design Pack.
Stitch the appliqué placement stitches. Place the appliqué fabric over the outline stitches.
Open Modern Mix design #07. Rotate 45°. Rescale proportionally 84% to 75mm x 122mm.
Stitch the appliqué outline.
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Spray AquaTear with 101 Quilt Basting Spray and hoop with sticky side up. Center and gently smooth one 6” x 6” fabric square onto the stabilizer. Place the hoop on the embroidery machine. Stitch a basting box around the design.
Note: BERNINA Hoop Basting Outlines can be downloaded from www.berninausa.com under ©2010 BERNINA of America, Inc.
(Trim excess fabric from around stitching. Continue embroidering the appliqué stitches.)
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pockets in place starting approximately 4” from the bottom, reinforcing the stitches just below the curves.
When stitching is complete, remove hoop from machine. Remove fabric and stabilizer from hoop and gently tear away the stabilizer. Repeat for the second left pocket.
Bind the Placemat Pockets ♦
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Lightly spray the wrong side of each appliquéd pocket with 101 Quilt Basting Spray. Attach the facing fabric. Trim the pockets to 4” x 5” and round off the upper right corner of each left pocket. Repeat for the right pockets, rounding the upper left corners. Set up the sewing machine with Binder Attachment #84 and Foot #94. Change the needle position to 2 steps left of center. Bind the curved edges of each pocket.
Construct the Placemats ♦
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Pin the pockets in place at the lower corners of the placemat top rectangles. Using Edgestitch Foot #10/10C/10D, stitch the
For a quilt featuring Modern Mix fabrics
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Layer the Insul-Bright/batting, placemat back and placemat top (right sides together).
♦
Stitch around all four sides of each placemat using a ½” seam allowance, and leaving a 4” opening in the center of the lower edge for turning. Turn placemats right side out and use a point presser to push out the corners. Fold in the seam allowances at the opening; pin and press. Using Edgestitch Foot #10/10C/10D, topstitch around the outer edges of each placemat. (This stitching will also close the opening.)
Visit www.berninausa.com today!
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Placemats designed and created by Elaine Cibelli. ©2010 BERNINA of America, Inc.
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