A Fun Sewing Day

I really enjoyed sewing today. I finished up a Quilted Pillow Sham for the August club project.

I made piping using a really pretty green and off white leafy print; the same fabric is on the back of the pillow. The Gooving’ Piping Trimming Tool helped to trim the seam allowance to an exact 1/4”.

 

I also made buttonholes. The back of the pillow sham overlaps and the buttons keep it closed. Want to see the front? Well you have to wait until August.

The pillow sham turned out beautifully. Now I just have to finish up the instructions.

Tailored But Still Heirloom

The August Embroidery Club project and designs are up and ready for download. These pillowcases are so beautiful – they would make a great wedding shower gift! Add a set of bed sheets and you have the perfect Wedding gift.





There are two pretty motifs to combine with your favorite monogram. We love the raised look of hand stitched monograms, but really don’t have the time for hand embroidery. You can achieve the same look with machine embroidered monograms by using Puffy Foam. Download our .PDF tutorial to learn how to add depth to your monograms with Puffy Foam.

 

The pillowcase band or cuff is stitched onto the pillowcase with faggoting. The faggoting is created with the Spanish Hemstitch Foot and Plate (Husqvarna) or the Bridging Guide (Pfaff) and the 3-step zigzag stitch. We used Sulky Blendables in the top and bobbin to give the faggoting a hand stitched look.

Wow, with this project this Sew Creative Embroidery Club year has come to and end. Don’t forget to renew your membership before August 15th to ensure that you get uninterrupted service. Be sure to download a registration form from your Embroidery Club page.