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Floriani...The Name That Means Beautiful Embroidery!
Toile La Joie BordersProject Instructions
By Tamara Evans
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“Toile Tablier”By Tamara Evans
Required materials:• 1¼yardsprintfabricforskirtandpockets• 3/4yardcomplementaryfabricfortrim• Whitehandorfingertiptowel• Whiteseparatingzipperthewidthofthe
towel
Floriani products used:• PerfectStickTearawaystabilizer• TemplateTearaway• DreamWeaveUltra• 2colorsofFlorianithreadtomatchfabric• WetNGoneTackytape(orscrapsof
WetNGoneTacky,cutinto1”strips)• FlorianiWaterSolubleTopping
TablieristheFrenchwordforapron.Apronsareverypopulartomakeandwear,butthereisadownside.Ifthecuteretrostyleaprongetsdirty,itmustbewashedandironed!Thisdesigncontainsazipon/offterrytoweltohelpkeeptherestoftheapronclean.Simplyzipthetowelofftowashitwhengrimyhandshavesoileditsappearance.And,becauseitisembroideredwithFlorianipolyesterthread,goaheadandusethechlorinebleach!Itwon’thurtit.CuteANDpractical–what’sbetterthanthat!
Step 1 – Prepare FabricsPre-washbothfabricsandtowel.Pressfabrictoremovewrinkles.Cutthefabricsaccordingtothediagrams.ThePinkdiagramisfortheprintfabricandthegreendiagramisforthetrimfabric.
Cutoneofthe22”x36”piecesinhalfcreatingtwo18”x22”pieces.Thesewillbethebackoftheapronskirt.Theother22”x36”piecewillbethefront.
Fromthefour8”squares,cutcurvedcornersontwosidesofeach.
UseanoldCDorDVDasaguidetodrawthecurve.Italsoworkswellasacurvedrotarycut-terruler!Create4pocketpieces.Ifonefabricwillshadowthroughtheother,fuseDreamWeaveUltratothebackoftwoofthepieces.
Fromthe5”stripoftrimfabric,cut29”longstripsforthepocketheading.FuseapieceofDreamWeaveUltratothebackofeachstrip.Setaside.
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Markthecenterofeachpocketborder.Positiontheprintedtemplate3/8”fromrawedgealigningthecenterofthetemplatewiththecenteroftheborder.Positionthefabriconthestabilizerasshown,1”fromthecenterline.Positiontheotherpocketborderontheoppositesideofthehoop,1”fromthecenterline.
Step 3 – EmbroideryThreadtheembroiderymachinewithtwocomplementarythreads.Forthisprojectthelightanddarkshadesofredonthecherriesintheapronfabric.Thecombinationlendsanextradimensiontothefinisheddesign.Asize80or90embroideryortopstitchneedlewillworkwell.Whilethereareneedlesavailablewithtwoeyes,itreallyisn’tnecessaryforthesedesigns.Thebobbinmaycontainwhitebobbinthread.
Putthehooponthemachine.Selectthepocketborderdesign.Rotateifnecessary.
Positionthedesignsothatthecrosshairofthetemplateundertheneedleasshown.Raisetheneedle.RemovethetemplateandcoverthedesignareawithWaterSolubletopping.Positionthetemplateontheotherpocketborder.
Step 2 – Embroidery prep
HoopapieceofFlorianiWetNGoneTacky(papersideup)inthe200mmx300mmhoop.Markthecentercrosshairsonthetopofthepaperwithadarkpenusingthehoopmarkingsasaguide.Byusingthissizehoop,allembroiderycanbeaccomplishedinasinglehoopingofstabilizer.
Turnthehoopover,andtracethesamelinesonthebackofthehoopwitharuler.Scoreandremovethepaperfromthetopsideofthehoopasdescribedinthestabilizerinstructions.
(A5”x7”hoopmaybeusedinsteadforembroideringthepocketbordersinasinglehooping.)
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Stitchthedesign.Beforestitchingtheotherborder,usetheembroiderymachinefunctiontomirrorimagethedesign.
Locatetheneedletothecentercrosshairsofthenextdesign.Removetheprintedtemplate.Coverwithtoppingandstitchthedesign.Whencomplete,DONOTremovetheembroideryfromthehoop,unlessusingasmallerhoop.
Positiontheprintedtemplateontheborderofthetowelasshownabove.Positionthetowelonthehoopedstabilizer,usingthemarkingsandtemplateasaguide.Fingerpressthetowelinplacetosecureittothestabilizer.Loadthetoweldesignintotheembroiderymachine.Locatetheneedletothecentercrosshairsofthetoweldesign.Removethetemplate.Coverwithtopping.Stitchthedesign.
Whentheembroideryfinishes,placeadampwashclothoverthebackofthedesignstoreleasethemfromthestabilizer.Embroideryisnowcomplete.
Step 4 – Construction of the componentsSkirt:
SewtheskirtsidestogetherwithaFrenchseam(afterallitisaFrenchapron!).
Withwrongsidestogether,stitchaskirtbackpiecetoeachsideoftheskirtfrontpieces(onthe22”sides)usinga½"seamallowance.
Trimtheseamallowanceto⅛”.Presstheseam.Foldthetwopieces,rightsidestogetherandpress.The⅛”seamallowanceisnow“captured”.Stitcha¼”seamallowancetosecuretherawedgesinsidetheseam.Presto!Norawedgestoravelandfray.
Foldover3/8”alongthebackopeningoftheskirt(22”)andpress.Foldoveragainandpress.Stitch¼”fromtheouterfoldededgetofinishtheopening.Press.
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Stitchtworowsofbastingstitches,oryourotherfavoritemethodforgather,alongthetopoftheskirt.Settheskirtasidefornow.
Waistband and Sashes:
Jointhreesectionsofthe4”stripstogethertocreatethewaistbandandsashties.Withrightsidestogether,layonestripoverthecorneroftheotherstrip,overlappingby¼"asshowninthephoto.Useastraightedgetodrawadiagonallinefortheseamlinefromrawedgecornertocorner.Pininplace.Stitchontheline.Trimtheseamallowanceto½"andpressopen.
Optional,butrecommended–cutapieceofDreamWeaveUltra4”wideand6”lessthanthewearer’swaistmeasurement.FusetheDreamWeaveUltratothecenterofthewaistband/sashingtoaddsomebodytothefabric.Ifthefabricisnaturallystiff,disregardthisrecommendation.
Pockets:
Withrightsidestogether,stitchthefrontpocketpiece(withtheDreamWeaveUltra)totheembroideredsideofthepocketbandwithascant¼"seamallowance.Stitchthepocketlining(theonewiththeDreamWeave)totheothersideoftheband,rightsidestogether,usinga¼"seamallowance.Presstheseamallowancesasshownbythearrowsintheimage.Theembroiderysideshouldbepressedtowardthepocket,andtheothersideofthebandtowardtheband.Thiswillreducethebulkwhenthepocketisassembled.
Foldthepocketinhalfattheband.Putrightsidestogether,matchingrawedgesandpintogether.Note,theseamallowancesonthebordershouldnesttogethertoreducebulk.Leavea4”opening(asshown)ononesideofthepockettoturnit.Stitchwitha¼"seamallowance.
ThisimageshowstheDreamWeaveUltrafusedtotheliningsideofthepocket.
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Trimcornersandclipcurves.Turninsideoutthoughtheopening.Pressseamsandpocketsmooth.
Foldthepocketinhalflengthwiseandinsertapin(theyellowmarks)tomarkthecenteroftheopeningforplacementontheapronskirt.
Centerthepocketoverthesideseamsoftheskirt,usingthecenterpocketpinsasaguide.Measureup3-4”fromtheunfinishedhemoftheskirt.Measurethedistance.Positiontheotherpocketontheotherseamthesamedistanceupfromtheunfinishedhemoftheskirt.“Tape”thepocketinplacewithWetNGoneTackyTape(orsavedscraps).Topstitchinplacewitha⅛"seamallowance.(Ihighlyrecommendusinganedgestitchfootforaperfectfinish.Setskirtaside.
Towel:
Foldtheunfinishededgeofthetoweldowntodeterminehowlongthetowelshouldhangdownthefrontoftheskirt.Makesurethefoldededgesofthetowelarethesamelength.
Separatethezipper.Ontherightside(embroideredside)ofthetowel,placethehalfofthezipperwiththepullfacedownonthetowelatthemarkedlines.Useazipperfoottostitchclosetothecoiledgeofthezipperwithastraightstitch.
Trimtheexcessportionofthetowelaway¼"abovethestitchinglineofthezipper,asshown.Foldthezippertapebackdownontothebodyofthetowel
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Determinethewaistmeasurementoftheapronwearer.Subtract3”;then,divideinhalf.Forexample,ifthewaistmeasurementis36”;subtract3”.Theresultingmeasurementis33”.Dividedinhalfis16.5”.Markthetopcenteroftheapronskirt.Gathertheskirtoneithersideofthecentertothemeasurementdeterminedabove(16.5”).Pinthegatheredskirttothefront(zipperside)ofthewaistband.Thesideseamsshouldbe7.5”fromthecenterfrontofthewaistband(halfof18”–3”).Pinthegatheredskirttothewaistband.Bastestitchinplace.Ifthebastingisappropriate,zigzagtheskirttothewaistband.
Aftertheskirthasbeenzigzagstitchedtothewaistband,putthezipperfootbackonthemachineandstitchasclosetothezipperteethaspossible.Foldthewaistband,rightsidestogether,pinandstitch½"fromtherawedgeoneithersideuntilreachingtheskirtonbothsides.Clipthecornersandturnthesashingrightsideout.Pressthesashing.Pressunder½"ontheinnerwaistbandnexttotheskirt.Slipstitchinplacebyhand.
Hemtheapronskirtbyfoldingupthehem.
Asanalternative,usetheremainingsashingandstitchtothehemwitha5/8”seamallowance.Turnuptheexcessfabricandpress.Createafacing.Stitchintheditchtosecurethefacinghem.
andpininplace.Stitchazigzagstitchtosecurethetapetothebackofthetowelandthezipperteethwillbeexposedonthetopofthetowel.Thiswillalsocatchtherawedgeofthetrimmedtoweltopreventitfromravelingandfraying.Setthetowelasidefornow.
Step 5 – Final assembly
Foldthewaistband/sashinginhalfandmarkthecenterwithastraightpin.Foldtheremainingsideofthezipperinhalfandmarkthecenterwithapin(donotincludethetapeareaabovethetoporbottomofthefunctioningzipper).Matchthecenterofthezippertothecenterofthewaistbandandpininplaceasshownabove.
Theseamallowanceofthewaistbandis½".Ifthezippertapeisnotthatwide,positionthezippertoallowa½”seamallowance.Foldtheexcesszippertapetabupintothewaistbandseamallowanceasshown.
Useazipperfootandstitchthezippertothewaistbandwithastraightstitchasclosetothezipperteethaspossible.
Project and step-by-step instructions createdbyTamaraEvans
forRNKDistributing.