It's Thanksgiving today and I am writing about Christmas projects. Yikes, it gets confusing working ahead like this. It's such a beautiful day today, I wanted to play hookie (hooky?). But, the website needs updating and so here I am at my computer. The November embroidery club project is already up, go ahead and download it.
I loved working on these designs and projects. Each project is it's own separate little entity. It includes a unique sewing or embroidery technique and can be a separate presentation or class. You can easily turn this month's projects into three separate quickie classes, trivet cover, embellished tea towels, and gift box ornaments. How about a "12 days of Christmas" promotion with a new quick class each day?? Just a thought.
Patricia, my embroidery club tester, said she had a little trouble with the Elastic Guide foot/ Elastic Foot with IDT. Previously, I too had trouble with this foot. It just didn't work for me, until this trivit project. What's the secret? I played with the settings and, I practiced a bit. It absolutely worked perfectly for me with this project, so I urge you to give it a try.
I had a devil of a time finding the right tea towels. First I looked for solid colors. Since I planned to embroider the towels, it seemed natural to look for solids. After all, I didn't want the embroidery to have to compete with the background fabric. However, at that time, it was next to impossible to find a solid color that coordinated with my trivet cover. So I looked at the prints and stripes, and I discovered that they work very well. For the appliqued towel you can use almost any small print, because the applique is stitched on a solid fabric. You have to be a little more careful with the with the row of holly embroidery. I found that a light stripe or plaid works very well. And of course I love the pom pom trim. It's so "vintage".
Anyway, hope you have fun making these holiday projects. Let me know how they turn out!
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