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FLATWARE HOLDERS |
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| Supplies: Top Cuff - 1 piece of fabric 3" x 8 1/2" (turn one long side under 1/2" to make piece 2 1/2" x 8 1/2" ) OR use felt instead - 1 pc 2 1/2"H x 8 1/2"W (steam iron felt to pre-shrink) Base - 1 piece of fabric 7 1/2"H x 8 1/2"W Medium weight iron on interfacing - 1 piece same size at base fabric Pellon Wonder Under (paper backed transfer fusing web) - 1 piece 2 1/2" x 8 1/2", 1 strip 3/4" x 8 1/2" Medium weight tear away stabilizer |
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| 1. Cut base fabric & interfacing to size, iron interfacing to wrong side. Cut cuff fabric & wonder under to size, iron wonder under to wrong side. | 2. With paper still on back of wonder under, fold one long side under 1/2" and iron to crease. |
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| 3. Remove paper backing from wonder under, place cuff fabric at top of the base fabric on one 8 1/2" side. Keep top edges of both pieces even. Iron to activate wonder under to fuse both pieces together. | 4. Top stitch along the bottom of the cuff on your sewing machine. |
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| 5. Flip piece over, mark a line 1" down from top. Iron a 3/4" wide strip of wonder under to top edge. Do not remove paper for now. | 6. Fold the
top edge down at the 1" mark, iron to crease. Fold out flat again to use in the design. |
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| 7. This just shows how I ironed the folded fabric at the 1" mark to crease. The fabric above the 1" mark will fold down inside holder later. | 8. Cut the piece in half making two pieces 4 1/4"W x 7 1/2"H |
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| 9. Hoop tear away stabilizer. The first color stop stitches the initial outline. Notice the little placement marks on each side. | 10. Center prepared fabric over outline but keep cuff edge even with placement marks on each side. Tape in place. |
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| 11. Stitch design on front of holder following instructions in the text file for the design you are using. | 12. After design complete, center 2nd piece of prepared fabric (wrong side up) over outline and tape in place. Keep cuff edge even with placements marks here too! |
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| 13. The last color stop tacks the 2nd piece of fabric down. | 14. Trim around the edges, use pinking shears on the curves. |
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| 15. Remove the larger pieces of the tear away stabilizer. | 16. Remove the paper from the strips of wonder under on both sides. |
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| 17. Turn top edge to inside at 1" mark that was ironed to crease earlier. | 18. The cuff has been folded to the inside the holder in this picture. |
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| 19. Place press cloth over design and steam press on both sides to activate the wonder under at the top of the cuff. | |