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Old Glory Copyright © 2011
Table of Contents Fabric Requirements: Block Instructions:
Joining Instructions
Lil‘ Glory Old Glory Blue Star Service Banner Striped Blocks with words Striped Blocks with no words Lil‘ Glory Star Block Star Block Appliqués Lil‘ Glory Old Glory Blue Star Service Banner Tips for Embroidered Hand Quilting
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A portion of the proceeds of this sale goes to Heroes Under God, a non-profit organization whose mission to provide faith, hope, and love to service men and women who inspire Americans with their bravery and self-sacrifice in order to create a more unified and promising future for all generations to come. www.heroesundergod.com See slide show for step by step photos of each project
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Approx. Finished Size: 13‖ x 28‖ 8‖ blocks 10‖ x 20‖ 5‖ blocks
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Lil Glory Fabric Requirements and Cutting Instructions
Great as a table runner or wall hanging. Make one star block and one each of the striped ―In God‖ and ―We Trust‖ blocks.
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B
*WOF = width of fabric
Fabric A (Red)
Fabric B (White)
Fabric C (Blue)
Fabric D (Border)
Backing Fabric
8 Inch - 1/8 yard Cut 3 1/2‖ strip x WOF*
8 Inch — 1/4 yard Cut 3 1/2‖ strip x WOF*
8 Inch—9” x 9”
8 Inch—1/2 yard
8 Inch—1/4 yard Cut 3—9‖ x 9‖
5 Inch—6” x 6”
5 Inch—1/2 yard
5 Inch - 1/8 yard Cut 2 1/2‖ x WOF
5 Inch — 1/4 yard Cut 2 1/2‖ x WOF
5 Inch—1/4 yard Cut 3—6‖ x 6‖
See Page 17 for cutting instructions.
Cut 2—1 1/2‖ x 8‖ (5‖) strips for back sashing.
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Also cut 3—1‖ strips for border sashing. Place swatch here Binding 8 Inch - 1/4 yard 5 Inch—1/8 yard Cut 3—2 1/4‖ strips x wof. Place swatch here
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Thread Required Water Soluble Thread Light Gray Embroidery Thread White Embroidery Thread Red Embroidery Thread Monofilament Thread White Embroidery Bobbin Thread Also: Temporary Spray Adhesive and Wonder Tape
Battilizer™ 3 pieces large enough to fit your hoop for blocks. 9‖ x 30‖ piece for border.
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Old Glory
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Fabric Requirements and Cutting Instructions
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Approximate Finished Size 8 Inch Blocks: 48‖ x 64‖ 5 Inch Blocks: 30‖ x 40‖ *WOF = width of fabric
5 6 What a great patriotic symbol. Display your love for your country. Can be stitched with or without the Pledge of Allegiance.
Fabric A (Red)
Fabric B (White)
Fabric C (Blue)
Backing Fabric
Binding
8 Inch - 2 yards Cut sixteen 3 1/2‖ strips x WOF*.
8 Inch — 2 yards Cut sixteen 3 1/2‖ strips x WOF*.
8 Inch—3/4 yard Cut twelve 9‖ x 9‖ squares
8 Inch - 3/8 yard
5 Inch - 1 1/2 yards
5 Inch — 1 1/2 yards
5 Inch—1/2 yard Cut twelve 6‖ x 6‖ squares.
8 Inch—3 yards Cut forty-eight 9‖ x 9‖ squares. Cut fourteen 1 1/2‖ strips x WOF*.
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Stabilizers Light Weight Tear Away Sulky Fuse n‘ Stitch™ Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy™ Heavy Weight
5 Inch—2 yards Cut forty-eight 6‖ x 6‖ squares. Cut twelve 1 1/2‖ strips x WOF*. Place swatch here
Thread Required Water Soluble Thread Light Gray Embroidery Thread White Polyester Embroidery Thread Red Embroidery Thread Monofilament Thread White Embroidery Bobbin Thread
5 Inch—1/4 yard Cut six 2 1/4‖ strips.
Battilizer™ 48 pieces large enough to fit your hoop.
Also: Temporary Spray Adhesive and Wonder Tape This is not meant to be an exact replica of the United States flag but rather a patriotic symbol to display showing your love for our country. 3
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Blue Star Service Banner Reversible Fabric Requirements and Cutting Instructions Approximate Finished Size: 10‖ x 14‖ Designed in 1917 as a tribute to the dedication of service men and women in active military duty. Made to be displayed inside the front window of the family‘s home as a sign of the family‘s pride for their children‘s service and to remind others that our freedom is never really free.
Fabric A (Red) Border & Binding
Fabric B (White) Center
1/3 yard
Fat Quarter
Cut two 1‖ strips Cut two 2 1/4‖ strips Remaining piece is your border
Cut two 9‖ x 10‖
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Battilizer™ Cut one 9‖ x 10‖ Cut one 5 1/2‖ x 24‖ strip
Thread Required Neutral Thread Blue Embroidery Thread Other Notions Temporary Spray Adhesive Wonder Tape
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Striped Blocks with words 1 Hoop Battilizer™. Place water soluble thread in the needle and embroidery bobbin thread in the bobbin and sew the pattern onto Battilizer™.
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Place light gray or white embroidery thread (or color of your choice) in the needle and sew the letters.
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Place Fabric B (white) over this section and sew the tack down stitch.
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Place Fabric A (Red) right side to Fabric B (White) and sew the seam.
Blocks A4, 5 and 6 and H5 and 6 do not have this step.
5 Place water soluble thread in the needle. Flip Fabric A right side up, finger press and sew the tack down stitch.
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Place light gray or white embroidery thread in the needle. Place Fabric A (Red) right side to Fabric B (White) and sew the seam.
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Striped Blocks with words 7 Place water soluble thread in the needle. Flip Fabric A right side up, finger press and sew the tack down stitch.
9 Place water soluble thread in the needle. Flip Fabric B right side up, finger press and sew the tack down stitch.
11 Place red thread in the needle and bobbin and sew the quilting stitches. For a hand quilted look, put monofilament thread in the needle and follow the tips on Page 21 for the best results. Tension Setting:__________
8 Place light gray or white thread in the needle. Place Fabric B (White) right side to Fabric A (Red) and sew the seam.
10 Leave water soluble thread in the needle. Adhere backing fabric to back of hoop and sew the basting stitch. If your machine has an automatic thread cutter, turn it off. The basting stitch will sew out in 2 sections.
Repeating Blocks/Words Some of the striped blocks are repeated more than one time. The files are named by block location, the block size and the word on the block. Blocks that are stitched out more than one time are: F4F6 for (make 2) B4D6 and (make 2) D4 H2 the (make 2) G2G3 of (make 2) All other striped blocks are stitched out one time.
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Striped Blocks With no words—Blocks A4, 5, 6 (make 3) and H 5 & 6 (make 2) 1 Hoop Battilizer™. Place water soluble thread in the needle and embroidery bobbin thread in the bobbin and sew the pattern onto Battilizer™.
3 Place light gray or white thread in the needle. Place Fabric A (Red) right side to Fabric B (White) and sew the seam.
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Place light gray or white embroidery thread in the needle. Place Fabric A (Red) right side to Fabric B (White) and sew the seam.
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Place Fabric B (white) over this section and sew the tack down stitch.
4 Place water soluble thread in the needle. Flip Fabric A right side up, finger press and sew the tack down stitch.
6 Place water soluble thread in the needle. Flip Fabric A right side up, finger press and sew the tack down stitch.
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Striped Blocks With no words—Blocks A4, 5, 6 (make 3) and H 5 & 6 (make 2) 7
Place light gray or white thread in the needle. Place Fabric B (White) right side to Fabric A (Red) and sew the seam.
9 Leave water soluble thread in the needle. Adhere backing fabric to back of hoop and sew the basting stitch. If your machine has an automatic thread cutter, turn it off. The basting stitch will sew out in 2 sections.
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Place water soluble thread in the needle. Flip Fabric B right side up, finger press and sew the tack down stitch.
10 Place red thread in the needle and bobbin and sew the quilting stitches. For a hand quilted look, put monofilament thread in the needle and follow the tips on Page 21 for the best results.
Old Glory Block Trimming Instructions Any block that is on the outside edge of the quilt that will have a binding attached to it; will be trimmed 1/4‖ away from the basting stitch through all layers. All other block edges are trimmed using the EmbroidaBlock Trimmer By George!™. See slide show for step by step photos.
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Lil’ Glory Star Block 1 Hoop Battilizer™. Place water soluble thread in the needle and white embroidery thread in the bobbin and sew the placement stitch onto Battilizer™.
2 Adhere Backing Fabric to back of hoop. Place 9‖ square of Fabric C (Blue) centered over placement stitch. Sew the basting stitch.
3 Place white embroidery thread in the needle and sew the stars. Make one star block.
Lil Glory Block Trimming Instructions Stitch one each of the ―Stars‖,―In God‖ and ―We Trust‖ blocks. Trim the sides outlined in yellow (lighter outline) 1/4‖ away from the basting stitch through all layers. Sides marked in gray (darker outline) trim using the Trimmer By George!™. See slideshow for step by step photos. See Page 17 for instructions on making and joining the border.
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Star Block Appliqués The Star Blocks have 3 easy steps: 1. Cut out the star base with the cutting needles, OR mark the stars with a jeans needle and cut out with an Olfa Precision Art knife 2. Create the Appliqués 3. Create the Old Glory Star Blocks The products listed have been tested, and we know they work beautifully. Should you choose to use a different product that has similar qualities, please test to ensure good results! Supplies: Sulky brand—Fuse n’ Stitch™ This is a heavy weight permanent stabilizer we will use for the star appliqué base. It will stand up to all the stitching on the appliqué. Sulky brand—Sticky Fabri-Solvy™ This is a Self Adhesive Fabric Like Water Soluble Stabilizer—It‘s fabulous!! Light Weight Tear Away Stabilizer
White Polyester embroidery thread White embroidery bobbin thread Temporary Spray Adhesive Fabric and Battilizer™ listed on Page 3.
To prepare the Fuse n’ Stitch™ for the star base. Cut the required number of pieces of Sulky Fuse n‘ Stitch™ according to the chart on the next page.
Fuse 2 pieces of Sulky Fuse N‘ Stitch shiny sides together. Use a press cloth to protect your iron. The number of pieces to prepare are on the chart on the next page. Check to be sure they lay flat inside your hoop, trim if necessary. You may need to nip the corners off to get the Sulky Fuse n‘ Stitch to lay inside the hoop.
General Cutting Needle information Each brand of machines listed below has their own cutting needles. They are known as Cutwork Tools, Cutwork Needles or Venere Needles. Some companies are color coded, some are numbered. The chart below shows circles with a lines thru them. This line represents the angle of the cutting knife. Also listed is each companies color coding or numbering system. Please refer to your color coding or numbering system when choosing the correct cutting needle. Also note: For these cutting needles to work properly, the upper thread sensors MAY need to be disabled before sewing to keep the machine from stopping because there is no thread in it. Please follow your manufactures instructions for doing so, if required. Special thanks to: Venitta McCall for testing on her Bernina Deborah Story for testing on her Viking Don Lusk for testing on his Pfaff And ME (Lynda) for testing on my Janome!
0 degrees
Bernina #3
Janome—Red
Pfaff—Yellow
Viking—Yellow
45 degrees
Bernina #2
Janome—Blue
Pfaff—Red
Pfaff—Red
90 degrees
Bernina #1
Janome—Black
Pfaff—Blue
Pfaff—Blue
135 degrees
Bernina #4
Janome—Green
Pfaff—Green
Pfaff—Green
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Star Block Appliqués The chart below will show you which embroidery files to use based on the hoop size you will be using, the number of layers of Sulky Fuse n‘ Stitch™ to place in the hoop and how many times to stitch out the stars to yield the correct number for your Old Glory. If we call for 6 layers of Sulky Fuse n‘ Stitch™ you will put three sets of prefused layers (from previous page) in the hoop. Step One you will either use cutting needles (See Step 1—Needle Cut or NC) or a jeans needle to mark or perforate the star outline (See Step 1—Needle Mark or NM). Key to file naming system: NC = Needle Cut NM = Needle Mark 8 or 5 = 8 inch or 5 inch block Last number = the number of stars stitched or cut in the hoop Step 1 - Needle Cut (NC) 8 Inch block , file NC8-9 For 8 inch hoop or larger Prepare 6 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 8x8 - Stitch twice
8 Inch block, file NC8-6 For 5.5 x 7.9 hoop Prepare 9 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 5 1/2 x 8 - Stitch three times
5 Inch block, file NC5-25 For 8 inch hoop or larger Prepare 2 layers Fuse N‘ Stitch 8x8 - Stitch once
5 Inch block, file NC5-15 For 5.5 x 7.9 hoop Prepare 4 layers Fuse N‘ Stitch 5 1/2 x 8 Stitch twice
8 Inch block, file NC8-4 For 5x7 hoop Prepare 13 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 5 x 7 - Stitch 5 times 5 Inch block, NC5-12 For 5x7 hoop Prepare 5 layers Fuse N‘ Stitch 5 x 7 - Stitch two times
OR Step 1—Needle Mark (NM) 8 Inch block, file NM8-9 For 8 inch hoop or larger Prepare 6 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 8x8 - Stitch twice
8 Inch block, file NM8-6 For 5.5 x 7.9 hoop Prepare 9 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 5 1/2 x 8 - Stitch three times
8 Inch block, file NM8-4 For 5x7 hoop Prepare 13 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 5 x 7 - Stitch 5 times
5 Inch block, file NM5-25 For 8 inch hoop or larger Prepare 2 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 8x8 - Stitch once
5 Inch block, file NM5-15 For 5.5 x 7.9 hoop Prepare 4 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 5 1/2 x 8 - Stitch twice
5 Inch block, file NM5-12 For 5 x 7 hoop Prepare 5 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 5 x 7 - Stitch two times
Step 2—Star Appliqués 8 Inch block, file Star8-9 8 inch hoop or larger
5 Inch block, file Star5-25 8 inch hoop or larger
8 Inch block, file Star8-6 5.5 x 7.9 hoop
5 Inch block, file Star5-15 5.5 x 7.9 hoop
8 Inch block, file Star8-4 5x7 hoop
5 Inch block, file Star5-12 5 x 7 hoop
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For 8 inch blocks, use file: NC8-4 for 5x7 hoop—Stitch 5 hoopings NC8-6 for 5.5 x 7.9 hoop—Stitch 3 hoopings NC8-9 for 8 inch hoop—Stitch 2 hoopings
Old Glory Star Appliqués, making the base with Cutting Needles NC8-9 shown
Step 1 –Needle Cut 1 Hoop a light weight tear away stabilizer. Stitch the placement stitches with regular thread.
For 5 inch blocks, use file: NC5-12 for 5x7 hoop—Stitch 2 hoopings NC5-15 for 5.5 x 7.9 hoop—Stitch 2 hoopings NC5-25 for 8 inch hoop—Stitch 1 hooping 2 Place 3 prepared layers of Sulky Fuse n‘ Stitch on top of the light weight tear away stabilizer. With regular thread, stitch the tack down stitches.
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Change to this cutting needle. Following the manufacturer‘s instructions for your machine, stitch this cutting step.
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Change to this cutting needle. Following the manufacturer‘s instructions for your machine, stitch this cutting step.
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Change to this cutting needle.
Change to this cutting needle.
Following the manufacturer‘s instructions for your machine, stitch this cutting step.
Following the manufacturer‘s instructions for your machine, stitch this cutting step. Repeat this process until you have 50 or more stars cut.
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For 8 inch blocks, use file: NM8-4 for 5x7 hoop—Stitch 5 hoopings NM8-6 for 5.5 x 7.9 hoop—Stitch 3 hoopings NM8-9 for 8 inch hoop—Stitch 2 hoopings
Old Glory Star Appliqués, marking the base with a Jeans Denim needle 8 x 8 shown
Step 1—Needle Mark
1 Hoop a light weight tear away stabilizer. Stitch the placement stitches with regular thread.
For 5 inch blocks, use file: NM5-12 for 5x7 hoop—Stitch 2 hoopings NM5-15 for 5.5 x 7.9 hoop—Stitch 2 hoopings NM5-25 for 8 inch hoop—Stitch 1 hooping
2 Place 3 prepared layers for 8 inch of Sulky Fuse n‘ Stitch on top of the light weight tear away stabilizer. With regular thread, stitch the tack down stitches.
3 Remove the upper thread from the machine If necessary follow your manufacturer‘s instructions to dis-engage your upper thread sensor so you can let the machine sew without thread.
4 Un hoop the stabilizer. Use an Olfa Precision Art Knife to cut out the stars. Repeat this process until you have 50 or more stars cut,
If it is not possible to sew without thread, simply use thread! Place a size 100/16 needle in the machine. Stitch the star shapes
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1 Hoop Sulky Sticky FabriSolvy™ with the release paper side up, score and remove the release paper. Turn the jump stitch cutting feature off. Place white embroidery thread in the needle, and white bobbin embroidery thread in the bobbin. Stitch the star placement stitches. 2
1 –Continued Lay your hoop on a flat surface. Trim the jump stitches on the front and back. Place 2nd layer of Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy on back of hoop. Place your prepared star cut outs inside the stitched star placements. You will need to turn the stars to get the best placement. Place the hoop back on the machine. 3
Stitch the tack down stitches.
Embroidery the stars!
If necessary, trim any unwanted Sulky Fuse n‘ Stitch that may be past the tack down line.
Don‘t go to far from your machine, you will need to change your bobbin once or twice, depending on the bobbin size.
Trim the jump stitches on the top, leave the back for later.
Remove the stars from the hoop. Trim the jump stitches. Carefully cut the stars apart. Trim the excess stabilizer about 1/8 inch away from the stars. Place the stars in a sink of lukewarm water for about an hour, rinse, and place on a towel to air dry. After completely dry, clip any stray threads. Press from the wrong side to flatten. Your stars are now ready to be placed on the star blocks.
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Old Glory Star Blocks—step 3, the final step! Block B3 shown. 2 Spray the back of the blue background fabric, and the back of the block backing fabric with a temporary spray adhesive. Place the blue background fabric and the backing fabric centered over the placement stitches, right sides up. Change to water soluble thread in the needle only, stitch the tack down stitches.
1 Hoop Battilizer™. Place a neutral thread in the needle, embroidery bobbin thread in the bobbin. Stitch the placement stitches.
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4 Spray the WRONG SIDE of the Stars with a temporary spray adhesive.
Continue on with the water soluble thread. Stitch the star placement stitches.
Place the stars in the stitched placement areas. You may need to rotate them for the best fit.
Trim the jump stitches on the front and the back of the block.
A1
B1
Stick the stars in place. Change to white embroidery thread in the needle and the bobbin. Stitch the Star tack down. D1
C1
Trimming Instructions Trim the sides marked in red 1/4 inch from the basting line thru all layers.
A2
A3
B2
C2
B3
C3
D2
Trim the remaining sides using the EmbroidaBlock™ Trimmer by George!
D3
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Old Glory Star Blocks— Stitching them together! We will use the Invisible Sashing method to join these blocks. After the blocks are joined in horizontal rows, the vertical sashing will be placed on the back. After the horizontal row is sashed, the Star appliqués will be machine stitched in place. Use the same white embroidery and bobbin thread used in the embroidered step. After each row is completed, join it to the next row, and sash.
A1
A2
A3
B1
D1
C1
B2
C2
B3
C3
D2
D3
Row 1: Join, sash, add the stars.
Row 2: Join, sash, and add the stars.
Row 3: Join, sash, and add the stars. Join rows together. Sash horizontal rows after entire quilt is together.
Finished Star Section
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Lil Glory Joining Instructions Sew the three blocks together using a 1/4‖ seam. From backing fabric cut two 1 1/2‖ x 8‖ sashing strips. Use the invisible sashing technique to apply the sashing. See slideshow for step by step photos.
*Measure for correct length.
Prepare the Border Take the 1/2 yard piece of Border fabric and fold in half lengthwise (the opposite way it comes off the bolt), so it measures 9‖ x 42/44‖. Cut off 12/14‖ so it measures 9‖ x 30‖ when folded (18‖ x 30‖ unfolded). Place 9‖ x 30‖ piece of Battilizer™ inside layers to make quilt sandwich. Quilt as desired. From the quilt sandwich cut: Three 2 1/2‖ x 30‖ strips Cut one 2 1/2‖ strip into two 2 1/2‖ x _____*‖ pieces. Prepare the Sashing From Fabric B (White) cut four 1‖ x wof. From those strips cut: Four 1‖ x ________*‖ (width of block) Four 1‖ x ________*‖ (length of 3 blocks) From Border fabric cut eight 1‖ x 2 1/2‖ pieces and sew to both ends of the four longer 1‖ Fabric B strips. Using our Sashing and Joining technique, join the top and bottom borders first, then join the side borders. See Page 35-37 of slideshow for step by step photos. Apply binding and sleeve if desired and display proudly.
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Old Glory Joining Instructions
Star section should already be put together from Page 16
H1 E1 F1
Join and sash these blocks to make a row.
G1
H2 E2
F2
Join and sash these blocks to make a row.
G2
H3 E3
F3
G3
Join and sash these blocks to make a row.
Join the rows together to make the top right section of the quilt.
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Old Glory Joining Instructions
Join the star section to the top right section of the quilt. Apply vertical sashing. Sew the blocks on the bottom half of the quilt together into rows. Sash between each block. Join the rows to make the bottom section of the quilt. Apply horizontal sashing between rows. Join the top of quilt to the bottom of quilt and apply the remaining horizontal sashing. For pictures and information on how to apply sashing, see Slide show on pages 32 through 34 and Page 40.
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Blue Star Service Banner
1.) Fold one of the 9‖ x 10‖ pieces of white fabric in quarters. Finger press to mark a cross hair fold in the center. Unfold and with a water soluble pen mark the fold line. 2.) Make a quilt sandwich with the marked fabric on top, then the 9‖ x 10‖ piece of Battilizer™ and the second piece of white fabric on the bottom. Spray temporary spray adhesive between layers. 3.) Using your smallest hoop possible, hoop the sandwich, centering the cross hair. Stitch the Blue Star Service Banner design using Blue Embroidery thread in the needle and the bobbin. 4.) Remove from hoop and cut to 6‖ x 10‖ rectangle by trimming off 1 1/2‖ from both sides. 5.) Using red fabric as the ‗bread‘ make a 5 1/2‖ x 24‖ sandwich, spray with temporary spray adhesive. Cut four 2‖ x 10‖ border pieces from sandwich.
A smaller gold star was placed over the blue star, leaving a blue border to represent a serviceman killed in action. A smaller silver star was sewn in place to represent someone injured. We have provided embroidery files in the Blue Star Service Banner folder to make these stars. You will choose either the needle cut or needle mark method and then embroider the star in silver or gold. Follow the instructions on pages 12-14 and then sew the star over the blue star using your sewing machine and a straight stitch.
6.) Use the 1‖ sashing strips on both the front and back to join the side borders first. Square up the corners and add the top and bottom borders next. 7.) Bind, add sleeve and hang with pride. Thank you for honoring our service men and women. See slideshow for step by step photographs
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Tips for “Embroidered” Hand Quilting The red stripes in Lil‘ Glory and Old Glory can be stitched with red polyester embroidery thread in the needle and the bobbin and it will look fabulous...BUT if you really want it to look tremendously fabulous, then with a little fussing you can get your embroidery machine to embroider hand quilting stitches. We caution you, patience and testing is required. This is a delicate balance between monofilament thread in the needle and embroidery thread in the bobbin. You will use (if available) a special quilting bobbin case. The bobbin thread will be pulled to the top every other stitch to make it look hand quilted. Included with the design is a ‗test hand quilting block‘. You will use this file to test the stitching on your machine, with your thread and your bobbin case. Once you get the proper tension setting with your equipment, you are ready to make the block. If you are experiencing difficulty, don‘t be discouraged, simply stitch the quilting stitches using your normal bobbin case and thread. It will still be beautiful, and you won‘t be pulling your hair out. Remember testing is the key! Note: This is not really hand quilting, it is a replica of hand quilting. It will not be perfect, but will give the look. If you can live with pretty darn good, then go for it.
Here‘s How: Replace your regular bobbin holder with the special quilting bobbin holder. Place embroidery thread in the bobbin. Use the same thread you will use in your quilt to test. Place a very good quality monofilament thread in the needle. Hoop a quilt sandwich. Turn off thread cut feature on your machine. Pull bobbin thread to top of block and hold on to both threads as you begin stitching the test file. Stitch the basting stitch to hold layers together. Begin stitching the quilting stitches. If it is not pulling the bobbin thread to the top to make pretty hand look stitches, slowly increase your top tension. Increase about .5 at a time to see what looks best. TIP: Monofilament thread can be a problem! Slow the machine down to it‘s slowest speed. If the thread gives you fits, then hand feed the thread. That is, hold the spool in your hand and make sure it doesn‘t get wound around something. You may find it necessary to test more than once to get the results you are happy with. Record your setting on the instruction sheet on page 6, step 11.
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Table of Contents Fabric Requirements: Block Instructions:
Joining Instructions
Lil‘ Glory Old Glory Blue Star Service Banner Striped Blocks with words Striped Blocks with no words Lil‘ Glory Star Block Star Block Appliqués Lil‘ Glory Old Glory Blue Star Service Banner Tips for Embroidered Hand Quilting
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A portion of the proceeds of this sale goes to Heroes Under God, a non-profit organization whose mission to provide faith, hope, and love to service men and women who inspire Americans with their bravery and self-sacrifice in order to create a more unified and promising future for all generations to come. www.heroesundergod.com See slide show for step by step photos of each project
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Approx. Finished Size: 13‖ x 28‖ 8‖ blocks 10‖ x 20‖ 5‖ blocks
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Lil Glory Fabric Requirements and Cutting Instructions
Great as a table runner or wall hanging. Make one star block and one each of the striped ―In God‖ and ―We Trust‖ blocks.
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*WOF = width of fabric
Fabric A (Red)
Fabric B (White)
Fabric C (Blue)
Fabric D (Border)
Backing Fabric
8 Inch - 1/8 yard Cut 3 1/2‖ strip x WOF*
8 Inch — 1/4 yard Cut 3 1/2‖ strip x WOF*
8 Inch—9” x 9”
8 Inch—1/2 yard
8 Inch—1/4 yard Cut 3—9‖ x 9‖
5 Inch—6” x 6”
5 Inch—1/2 yard
5 Inch - 1/8 yard Cut 2 1/2‖ x WOF
5 Inch — 1/4 yard Cut 2 1/2‖ x WOF
5 Inch—1/4 yard Cut 3—6‖ x 6‖
See Page 17 for cutting instructions.
Cut 2—1 1/2‖ x 8‖ (5‖) strips for back sashing.
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Also cut 3—1‖ strips for border sashing. Place swatch here Binding 8 Inch - 1/4 yard 5 Inch—1/8 yard Cut 3—2 1/4‖ strips x wof. Place swatch here
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Thread Required Water Soluble Thread Light Gray Embroidery Thread White Embroidery Thread Red Embroidery Thread Monofilament Thread White Embroidery Bobbin Thread Also: Temporary Spray Adhesive and Wonder Tape
Battilizer™ 3 pieces large enough to fit your hoop for blocks. 9‖ x 30‖ piece for border.
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Old Glory
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Fabric Requirements and Cutting Instructions
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Approximate Finished Size 8 Inch Blocks: 48‖ x 64‖ 5 Inch Blocks: 30‖ x 40‖ *WOF = width of fabric
5 6 What a great patriotic symbol. Display your love for your country. Can be stitched with or without the Pledge of Allegiance.
Fabric A (Red)
Fabric B (White)
Fabric C (Blue)
Backing Fabric
Binding
8 Inch - 2 yards Cut sixteen 3 1/2‖ strips x WOF*.
8 Inch — 2 yards Cut sixteen 3 1/2‖ strips x WOF*.
8 Inch—3/4 yard Cut twelve 9‖ x 9‖ squares
8 Inch - 3/8 yard
5 Inch - 1 1/2 yards
5 Inch — 1 1/2 yards
5 Inch—1/2 yard Cut twelve 6‖ x 6‖ squares.
8 Inch—3 yards Cut forty-eight 9‖ x 9‖ squares. Cut fourteen 1 1/2‖ strips x WOF*.
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Stabilizers Light Weight Tear Away Sulky Fuse n‘ Stitch™ Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy™ Heavy Weight
5 Inch—2 yards Cut forty-eight 6‖ x 6‖ squares. Cut twelve 1 1/2‖ strips x WOF*. Place swatch here
Thread Required Water Soluble Thread Light Gray Embroidery Thread White Polyester Embroidery Thread Red Embroidery Thread Monofilament Thread White Embroidery Bobbin Thread
5 Inch—1/4 yard Cut six 2 1/4‖ strips.
Battilizer™ 48 pieces large enough to fit your hoop.
Also: Temporary Spray Adhesive and Wonder Tape This is not meant to be an exact replica of the United States flag but rather a patriotic symbol to display showing your love for our country. 3
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Blue Star Service Banner Reversible Fabric Requirements and Cutting Instructions Approximate Finished Size: 10‖ x 14‖ Designed in 1917 as a tribute to the dedication of service men and women in active military duty. Made to be displayed inside the front window of the family‘s home as a sign of the family‘s pride for their children‘s service and to remind others that our freedom is never really free.
Fabric A (Red) Border & Binding
Fabric B (White) Center
1/3 yard
Fat Quarter
Cut two 1‖ strips Cut two 2 1/4‖ strips Remaining piece is your border
Cut two 9‖ x 10‖
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Battilizer™ Cut one 9‖ x 10‖ Cut one 5 1/2‖ x 24‖ strip
Thread Required Neutral Thread Blue Embroidery Thread Other Notions Temporary Spray Adhesive Wonder Tape
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Striped Blocks with words 1 Hoop Battilizer™. Place water soluble thread in the needle and embroidery bobbin thread in the bobbin and sew the pattern onto Battilizer™.
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Place light gray or white embroidery thread (or color of your choice) in the needle and sew the letters.
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Place Fabric B (white) over this section and sew the tack down stitch.
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Place Fabric A (Red) right side to Fabric B (White) and sew the seam.
Blocks A4, 5 and 6 and H5 and 6 do not have this step.
5 Place water soluble thread in the needle. Flip Fabric A right side up, finger press and sew the tack down stitch.
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Place light gray or white embroidery thread in the needle. Place Fabric A (Red) right side to Fabric B (White) and sew the seam.
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Striped Blocks with words 7 Place water soluble thread in the needle. Flip Fabric A right side up, finger press and sew the tack down stitch.
9 Place water soluble thread in the needle. Flip Fabric B right side up, finger press and sew the tack down stitch.
11 Place red thread in the needle and bobbin and sew the quilting stitches. For a hand quilted look, put monofilament thread in the needle and follow the tips on Page 21 for the best results. Tension Setting:__________
8 Place light gray or white thread in the needle. Place Fabric B (White) right side to Fabric A (Red) and sew the seam.
10 Leave water soluble thread in the needle. Adhere backing fabric to back of hoop and sew the basting stitch. If your machine has an automatic thread cutter, turn it off. The basting stitch will sew out in 2 sections.
Repeating Blocks/Words Some of the striped blocks are repeated more than one time. The files are named by block location, the block size and the word on the block. Blocks that are stitched out more than one time are: F4F6 for (make 2) B4D6 and (make 2) D4 H2 the (make 2) G2G3 of (make 2) All other striped blocks are stitched out one time.
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Striped Blocks With no words—Blocks A4, 5, 6 (make 3) and H 5 & 6 (make 2) 1 Hoop Battilizer™. Place water soluble thread in the needle and embroidery bobbin thread in the bobbin and sew the pattern onto Battilizer™.
3 Place light gray or white thread in the needle. Place Fabric A (Red) right side to Fabric B (White) and sew the seam.
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Place light gray or white embroidery thread in the needle. Place Fabric A (Red) right side to Fabric B (White) and sew the seam.
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Place Fabric B (white) over this section and sew the tack down stitch.
4 Place water soluble thread in the needle. Flip Fabric A right side up, finger press and sew the tack down stitch.
6 Place water soluble thread in the needle. Flip Fabric A right side up, finger press and sew the tack down stitch.
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Striped Blocks With no words—Blocks A4, 5, 6 (make 3) and H 5 & 6 (make 2) 7
Place light gray or white thread in the needle. Place Fabric B (White) right side to Fabric A (Red) and sew the seam.
9 Leave water soluble thread in the needle. Adhere backing fabric to back of hoop and sew the basting stitch. If your machine has an automatic thread cutter, turn it off. The basting stitch will sew out in 2 sections.
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Place water soluble thread in the needle. Flip Fabric B right side up, finger press and sew the tack down stitch.
10 Place red thread in the needle and bobbin and sew the quilting stitches. For a hand quilted look, put monofilament thread in the needle and follow the tips on Page 21 for the best results.
Old Glory Block Trimming Instructions Any block that is on the outside edge of the quilt that will have a binding attached to it; will be trimmed 1/4‖ away from the basting stitch through all layers. All other block edges are trimmed using the EmbroidaBlock Trimmer By George!™. See slide show for step by step photos.
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Lil’ Glory Star Block 1 Hoop Battilizer™. Place water soluble thread in the needle and white embroidery thread in the bobbin and sew the placement stitch onto Battilizer™.
2 Adhere Backing Fabric to back of hoop. Place 9‖ square of Fabric C (Blue) centered over placement stitch. Sew the basting stitch.
3 Place white embroidery thread in the needle and sew the stars. Make one star block.
Lil Glory Block Trimming Instructions Stitch one each of the ―Stars‖,―In God‖ and ―We Trust‖ blocks. Trim the sides outlined in yellow (lighter outline) 1/4‖ away from the basting stitch through all layers. Sides marked in gray (darker outline) trim using the Trimmer By George!™. See slideshow for step by step photos. See Page 17 for instructions on making and joining the border.
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Star Block Appliqués The Star Blocks have 3 easy steps: 1. Cut out the star base with the cutting needles, OR mark the stars with a jeans needle and cut out with an Olfa Precision Art knife 2. Create the Appliqués 3. Create the Old Glory Star Blocks The products listed have been tested, and we know they work beautifully. Should you choose to use a different product that has similar qualities, please test to ensure good results! Supplies: Sulky brand—Fuse n’ Stitch™ This is a heavy weight permanent stabilizer we will use for the star appliqué base. It will stand up to all the stitching on the appliqué. Sulky brand—Sticky Fabri-Solvy™ This is a Self Adhesive Fabric Like Water Soluble Stabilizer—It‘s fabulous!! Light Weight Tear Away Stabilizer
White Polyester embroidery thread White embroidery bobbin thread Temporary Spray Adhesive Fabric and Battilizer™ listed on Page 3.
To prepare the Fuse n’ Stitch™ for the star base. Cut the required number of pieces of Sulky Fuse n‘ Stitch™ according to the chart on the next page.
Fuse 2 pieces of Sulky Fuse N‘ Stitch shiny sides together. Use a press cloth to protect your iron. The number of pieces to prepare are on the chart on the next page. Check to be sure they lay flat inside your hoop, trim if necessary. You may need to nip the corners off to get the Sulky Fuse n‘ Stitch to lay inside the hoop.
General Cutting Needle information Each brand of machines listed below has their own cutting needles. They are known as Cutwork Tools, Cutwork Needles or Venere Needles. Some companies are color coded, some are numbered. The chart below shows circles with a lines thru them. This line represents the angle of the cutting knife. Also listed is each companies color coding or numbering system. Please refer to your color coding or numbering system when choosing the correct cutting needle. Also note: For these cutting needles to work properly, the upper thread sensors MAY need to be disabled before sewing to keep the machine from stopping because there is no thread in it. Please follow your manufactures instructions for doing so, if required. Special thanks to: Venitta McCall for testing on her Bernina Deborah Story for testing on her Viking Don Lusk for testing on his Pfaff And ME (Lynda) for testing on my Janome!
0 degrees
Bernina #3
Janome—Red
Pfaff—Yellow
Viking—Yellow
45 degrees
Bernina #2
Janome—Blue
Pfaff—Red
Pfaff—Red
90 degrees
Bernina #1
Janome—Black
Pfaff—Blue
Pfaff—Blue
135 degrees
Bernina #4
Janome—Green
Pfaff—Green
Pfaff—Green
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Star Block Appliqués The chart below will show you which embroidery files to use based on the hoop size you will be using, the number of layers of Sulky Fuse n‘ Stitch™ to place in the hoop and how many times to stitch out the stars to yield the correct number for your Old Glory. If we call for 6 layers of Sulky Fuse n‘ Stitch™ you will put three sets of prefused layers (from previous page) in the hoop. Step One you will either use cutting needles (See Step 1—Needle Cut or NC) or a jeans needle to mark or perforate the star outline (See Step 1—Needle Mark or NM). Key to file naming system: NC = Needle Cut NM = Needle Mark 8 or 5 = 8 inch or 5 inch block Last number = the number of stars stitched or cut in the hoop Step 1 - Needle Cut (NC) 8 Inch block , file NC8-9 For 8 inch hoop or larger Prepare 6 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 8x8 - Stitch twice
8 Inch block, file NC8-6 For 5.5 x 7.9 hoop Prepare 9 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 5 1/2 x 8 - Stitch three times
5 Inch block, file NC5-25 For 8 inch hoop or larger Prepare 2 layers Fuse N‘ Stitch 8x8 - Stitch once
5 Inch block, file NC5-15 For 5.5 x 7.9 hoop Prepare 4 layers Fuse N‘ Stitch 5 1/2 x 8 Stitch twice
8 Inch block, file NC8-4 For 5x7 hoop Prepare 13 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 5 x 7 - Stitch 5 times 5 Inch block, NC5-12 For 5x7 hoop Prepare 5 layers Fuse N‘ Stitch 5 x 7 - Stitch two times
OR Step 1—Needle Mark (NM) 8 Inch block, file NM8-9 For 8 inch hoop or larger Prepare 6 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 8x8 - Stitch twice
8 Inch block, file NM8-6 For 5.5 x 7.9 hoop Prepare 9 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 5 1/2 x 8 - Stitch three times
8 Inch block, file NM8-4 For 5x7 hoop Prepare 13 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 5 x 7 - Stitch 5 times
5 Inch block, file NM5-25 For 8 inch hoop or larger Prepare 2 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 8x8 - Stitch once
5 Inch block, file NM5-15 For 5.5 x 7.9 hoop Prepare 4 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 5 1/2 x 8 - Stitch twice
5 Inch block, file NM5-12 For 5 x 7 hoop Prepare 5 layers of Fuse N‘ Stitch 5 x 7 - Stitch two times
Step 2—Star Appliqués 8 Inch block, file Star8-9 8 inch hoop or larger
5 Inch block, file Star5-25 8 inch hoop or larger
8 Inch block, file Star8-6 5.5 x 7.9 hoop
5 Inch block, file Star5-15 5.5 x 7.9 hoop
8 Inch block, file Star8-4 5x7 hoop
5 Inch block, file Star5-12 5 x 7 hoop
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For 8 inch blocks, use file: NC8-4 for 5x7 hoop—Stitch 5 hoopings NC8-6 for 5.5 x 7.9 hoop—Stitch 3 hoopings NC8-9 for 8 inch hoop—Stitch 2 hoopings
Old Glory Star Appliqués, making the base with Cutting Needles NC8-9 shown
Step 1 –Needle Cut 1 Hoop a light weight tear away stabilizer. Stitch the placement stitches with regular thread.
For 5 inch blocks, use file: NC5-12 for 5x7 hoop—Stitch 2 hoopings NC5-15 for 5.5 x 7.9 hoop—Stitch 2 hoopings NC5-25 for 8 inch hoop—Stitch 1 hooping 2 Place 3 prepared layers of Sulky Fuse n‘ Stitch on top of the light weight tear away stabilizer. With regular thread, stitch the tack down stitches.
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Change to this cutting needle. Following the manufacturer‘s instructions for your machine, stitch this cutting step.
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Change to this cutting needle. Following the manufacturer‘s instructions for your machine, stitch this cutting step.
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Change to this cutting needle.
Change to this cutting needle.
Following the manufacturer‘s instructions for your machine, stitch this cutting step.
Following the manufacturer‘s instructions for your machine, stitch this cutting step. Repeat this process until you have 50 or more stars cut.
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For 8 inch blocks, use file: NM8-4 for 5x7 hoop—Stitch 5 hoopings NM8-6 for 5.5 x 7.9 hoop—Stitch 3 hoopings NM8-9 for 8 inch hoop—Stitch 2 hoopings
Old Glory Star Appliqués, marking the base with a Jeans Denim needle 8 x 8 shown
Step 1—Needle Mark
1 Hoop a light weight tear away stabilizer. Stitch the placement stitches with regular thread.
For 5 inch blocks, use file: NM5-12 for 5x7 hoop—Stitch 2 hoopings NM5-15 for 5.5 x 7.9 hoop—Stitch 2 hoopings NM5-25 for 8 inch hoop—Stitch 1 hooping
2 Place 3 prepared layers for 8 inch of Sulky Fuse n‘ Stitch on top of the light weight tear away stabilizer. With regular thread, stitch the tack down stitches.
3 Remove the upper thread from the machine If necessary follow your manufacturer‘s instructions to dis-engage your upper thread sensor so you can let the machine sew without thread.
4 Un hoop the stabilizer. Use an Olfa Precision Art Knife to cut out the stars. Repeat this process until you have 50 or more stars cut,
If it is not possible to sew without thread, simply use thread! Place a size 100/16 needle in the machine. Stitch the star shapes
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1 Hoop Sulky Sticky FabriSolvy™ with the release paper side up, score and remove the release paper. Turn the jump stitch cutting feature off. Place white embroidery thread in the needle, and white bobbin embroidery thread in the bobbin. Stitch the star placement stitches. 2
1 –Continued Lay your hoop on a flat surface. Trim the jump stitches on the front and back. Place 2nd layer of Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy on back of hoop. Place your prepared star cut outs inside the stitched star placements. You will need to turn the stars to get the best placement. Place the hoop back on the machine. 3
Stitch the tack down stitches.
Embroidery the stars!
If necessary, trim any unwanted Sulky Fuse n‘ Stitch that may be past the tack down line.
Don‘t go to far from your machine, you will need to change your bobbin once or twice, depending on the bobbin size.
Trim the jump stitches on the top, leave the back for later.
Remove the stars from the hoop. Trim the jump stitches. Carefully cut the stars apart. Trim the excess stabilizer about 1/8 inch away from the stars. Place the stars in a sink of lukewarm water for about an hour, rinse, and place on a towel to air dry. After completely dry, clip any stray threads. Press from the wrong side to flatten. Your stars are now ready to be placed on the star blocks.
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Old Glory Star Blocks—step 3, the final step! Block B3 shown. 2 Spray the back of the blue background fabric, and the back of the block backing fabric with a temporary spray adhesive. Place the blue background fabric and the backing fabric centered over the placement stitches, right sides up. Change to water soluble thread in the needle only, stitch the tack down stitches.
1 Hoop Battilizer™. Place a neutral thread in the needle, embroidery bobbin thread in the bobbin. Stitch the placement stitches.
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4 Spray the WRONG SIDE of the Stars with a temporary spray adhesive.
Continue on with the water soluble thread. Stitch the star placement stitches.
Place the stars in the stitched placement areas. You may need to rotate them for the best fit.
Trim the jump stitches on the front and the back of the block.
A1
B1
Stick the stars in place. Change to white embroidery thread in the needle and the bobbin. Stitch the Star tack down. D1
C1
Trimming Instructions Trim the sides marked in red 1/4 inch from the basting line thru all layers.
A2
A3
B2
C2
B3
C3
D2
Trim the remaining sides using the EmbroidaBlock™ Trimmer by George!
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Old Glory Star Blocks— Stitching them together! We will use the Invisible Sashing method to join these blocks. After the blocks are joined in horizontal rows, the vertical sashing will be placed on the back. After the horizontal row is sashed, the Star appliqués will be machine stitched in place. Use the same white embroidery and bobbin thread used in the embroidered step. After each row is completed, join it to the next row, and sash.
A1
A2
A3
B1
D1
C1
B2
C2
B3
C3
D2
D3
Row 1: Join, sash, add the stars.
Row 2: Join, sash, and add the stars.
Row 3: Join, sash, and add the stars. Join rows together. Sash horizontal rows after entire quilt is together.
Finished Star Section
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Lil Glory Joining Instructions Sew the three blocks together using a 1/4‖ seam. From backing fabric cut two 1 1/2‖ x 8‖ sashing strips. Use the invisible sashing technique to apply the sashing. See slideshow for step by step photos.
*Measure for correct length.
Prepare the Border Take the 1/2 yard piece of Border fabric and fold in half lengthwise (the opposite way it comes off the bolt), so it measures 9‖ x 42/44‖. Cut off 12/14‖ so it measures 9‖ x 30‖ when folded (18‖ x 30‖ unfolded). Place 9‖ x 30‖ piece of Battilizer™ inside layers to make quilt sandwich. Quilt as desired. From the quilt sandwich cut: Three 2 1/2‖ x 30‖ strips Cut one 2 1/2‖ strip into two 2 1/2‖ x _____*‖ pieces. Prepare the Sashing From Fabric B (White) cut four 1‖ x wof. From those strips cut: Four 1‖ x ________*‖ (width of block) Four 1‖ x ________*‖ (length of 3 blocks) From Border fabric cut eight 1‖ x 2 1/2‖ pieces and sew to both ends of the four longer 1‖ Fabric B strips. Using our Sashing and Joining technique, join the top and bottom borders first, then join the side borders. See Page 35-37 of slideshow for step by step photos. Apply binding and sleeve if desired and display proudly.
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Old Glory Joining Instructions
Star section should already be put together from Page 16
H1 E1 F1
Join and sash these blocks to make a row.
G1
H2 E2
F2
Join and sash these blocks to make a row.
G2
H3 E3
F3
G3
Join and sash these blocks to make a row.
Join the rows together to make the top right section of the quilt.
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Old Glory Joining Instructions
Join the star section to the top right section of the quilt. Apply vertical sashing. Sew the blocks on the bottom half of the quilt together into rows. Sash between each block. Join the rows to make the bottom section of the quilt. Apply horizontal sashing between rows. Join the top of quilt to the bottom of quilt and apply the remaining horizontal sashing. For pictures and information on how to apply sashing, see Slide show on pages 32 through 34 and Page 40.
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Blue Star Service Banner
1.) Fold one of the 9‖ x 10‖ pieces of white fabric in quarters. Finger press to mark a cross hair fold in the center. Unfold and with a water soluble pen mark the fold line. 2.) Make a quilt sandwich with the marked fabric on top, then the 9‖ x 10‖ piece of Battilizer™ and the second piece of white fabric on the bottom. Spray temporary spray adhesive between layers. 3.) Using your smallest hoop possible, hoop the sandwich, centering the cross hair. Stitch the Blue Star Service Banner design using Blue Embroidery thread in the needle and the bobbin. 4.) Remove from hoop and cut to 6‖ x 10‖ rectangle by trimming off 1 1/2‖ from both sides. 5.) Using red fabric as the ‗bread‘ make a 5 1/2‖ x 24‖ sandwich, spray with temporary spray adhesive. Cut four 2‖ x 10‖ border pieces from sandwich.
A smaller gold star was placed over the blue star, leaving a blue border to represent a serviceman killed in action. A smaller silver star was sewn in place to represent someone injured. We have provided embroidery files in the Blue Star Service Banner folder to make these stars. You will choose either the needle cut or needle mark method and then embroider the star in silver or gold. Follow the instructions on pages 12-14 and then sew the star over the blue star using your sewing machine and a straight stitch.
6.) Use the 1‖ sashing strips on both the front and back to join the side borders first. Square up the corners and add the top and bottom borders next. 7.) Bind, add sleeve and hang with pride. Thank you for honoring our service men and women. See slideshow for step by step photographs
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Tips for “Embroidered” Hand Quilting The red stripes in Lil‘ Glory and Old Glory can be stitched with red polyester embroidery thread in the needle and the bobbin and it will look fabulous...BUT if you really want it to look tremendously fabulous, then with a little fussing you can get your embroidery machine to embroider hand quilting stitches. We caution you, patience and testing is required. This is a delicate balance between monofilament thread in the needle and embroidery thread in the bobbin. You will use (if available) a special quilting bobbin case. The bobbin thread will be pulled to the top every other stitch to make it look hand quilted. Included with the design is a ‗test hand quilting block‘. You will use this file to test the stitching on your machine, with your thread and your bobbin case. Once you get the proper tension setting with your equipment, you are ready to make the block. If you are experiencing difficulty, don‘t be discouraged, simply stitch the quilting stitches using your normal bobbin case and thread. It will still be beautiful, and you won‘t be pulling your hair out. Remember testing is the key! Note: This is not really hand quilting, it is a replica of hand quilting. It will not be perfect, but will give the look. If you can live with pretty darn good, then go for it.
Here‘s How: Replace your regular bobbin holder with the special quilting bobbin holder. Place embroidery thread in the bobbin. Use the same thread you will use in your quilt to test. Place a very good quality monofilament thread in the needle. Hoop a quilt sandwich. Turn off thread cut feature on your machine. Pull bobbin thread to top of block and hold on to both threads as you begin stitching the test file. Stitch the basting stitch to hold layers together. Begin stitching the quilting stitches. If it is not pulling the bobbin thread to the top to make pretty hand look stitches, slowly increase your top tension. Increase about .5 at a time to see what looks best. TIP: Monofilament thread can be a problem! Slow the machine down to it‘s slowest speed. If the thread gives you fits, then hand feed the thread. That is, hold the spool in your hand and make sure it doesn‘t get wound around something. You may find it necessary to test more than once to get the results you are happy with. Record your setting on the instruction sheet on page 6, step 11.
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