Embroidery Club

Watercolor Borders

$19.95
EMBROIDERY CLUB #74
Designed by Marie Duncan

Inspired by the wonderful, detailed architectural

details, on an old church, at the top of a hill in Paris,
these borders will embellish any project with awesome results! The original sketches were done in
colored pencil, resulting in a delicate watercolor
effect, hence, Watercolor Borders! Our main
project is a table runner, with the border on each
edge, and the quick project is coordinated candle
wraps to go on glass candle jars! Your guests will be
in awe, as they examine the detail!

#711 031200

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Watercolor Borders Table Runner

Sewing Supplies:
One yard linen
Fabric Marking Pen
Blue Fasturn Tube
Embroidery Thread
Note: The embroidery of course, can be done in any color combinations you like. To help insure good results, the rst
color underlays the whole border. On the runner and candle wraps, we used a cream. It enhanced the water color effect.
On the red jacket, we used a red, to almost match the jacket. The following are the actual colors we used on the sample
photographed.
Hemstitch Foot and Plate/guide
Narrow/rolled Hem Foot
Sulky 12 wt. Cotton thread to match linen
Sulky 30 wt. Cotton thread to match linen
Schmetz Topstitch Needle size 90/14
Runner Sulky Color Numbers:
Color Numbers:
Color #1: 1127 cream
Color #2: 1304 mauve
Color #3: 1321 grey-green
Color #4: 1119 pink
Color #5: 1213 mauve-grey
Color #6: 1203 blue
Color #7: 1211 green
Color #8: 1214 brown
Cut three strips 12 wide by the width of the fabric. Set
one aside for the center.
Mark a line down the center of one of the 12 wide strips to indicate the center for hooping. Hoop one strip near the
end. Embroider the rst design. You can choose from any of the four border designs. Each one connects a little differently. See the directions for continuous hooping.

Continuous hooping directions:

Each design connects a little differently. After the rst design, hoop two layers of light weight Tear Away stabilizer. Place
a printed template of the design on the fabric, lining up the template with the previously stitched design. Pin the template to the fabric. Place the template/fabric over the stabilizer, lining up the center, top, bottom and side marks. Pin the
runner to the stabilizer, being careful to place the pins outside the area where the machine will baste.
Baste the fabric to the stabilizer. Embroider the design.

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Stitch as many repeats as you require for the length of runner desired. Our sample has four repeats, and the nished
size is approximately 34. Each additional repeat stitched will add about 8 1/2. The maximum length you can make is
dependent on the width of your fabric.
Stitch two 12 strips, one border for each side.
Trim the embroidered strips to 6 wide, with the embroidery centered in the middle of the strip. Trim the ends, leaving 1
1/4 unembroidered fabric on each end. Be sure you trim both strips together, so that they are the same length.
Fold lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch with a
1/4 seam allowance. Begin at one end, and stop halfway up the side, as shown, leaving a 3 opening to turn.
Finish sewing the remainder of the side.
Flatten the tube, with the embroidery centered, and pin
the two ends. Sew across the ends.
Turn, using the Blue Fasturn Tube. With the right side of the embroidered strip up, press the strip, centering the embroidery.
Snap on the Narrow/rolled Hem Foot. Hem the two long edges of the un-embroidered 12 strip. Press.
Lay the embroidered strips, at on a table, with the hemmed 12 strip between them. Carefully mark and cut the 12 strip
1 longer than the embroidered strips. Hem each end with a double scant 1/4 hem. This should make all three pieces
the same length.
Snap Hemstitch Foot and Plate/bridging
guide. Insert a Schmetz Topstitch needle
size 90/14. Thread with 12 wt. Sulky
Cotton thread to match the fabric and
matching 30 wt. Sulky cotton thread in the
bobbin.
Select E15 or stitch of your choice. We
will be doing open work, and there are many
different stitches that can be used. Practice on
a scrap, being sure that the stitch is wide enough to catch both edges of the strips.
Fold each strip, and place a pin in the center. This pin will help to insure that the pieces are traveling through the machine
at an even pace. When you reach the center, the pins should match. If not, you can adjust slightly as you sew. Place the
fabric butted up against the guide. Stitch, guiding the pieces gently. Hand tie the threads in a square knot, at each end.

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The same designs are lots of fun to put on a garment. We stitched

them down the front of a jacket, as shown. Here are the thread colors
we used.

Red Jacket Sulky Color Numbers:

Color #1: 1034 light red
Color #2: 1283 purple
Color #3: 1545 purple
Color #4: 1035 dark red
Color #5: 1298 dark blue
Color #6: 1271 green
Color #7: 1189 dark purple

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Quick Project

Candle Wraps

Sewing Supplies:
Cutaway Stabilizer
Candles, in glass holders that have a circumference of approx. 8 1/
2 (We used Small-Frosted Glass Cylinder Candles 4 ounces Martha
Stewart ones from K-Mart)
Assorted 40 wt. Embroidery Threads (we have included the Sulky
color numbers for the threads used in the samples photographed)
Assorted 40 wt. Embroidery threads, see below for colors used in
samples photographed.
To make the candle wraps, to match the table runner, hoop Cutaway
Stabilizer. Stitch out design 931203 or 931204. Trim close to the stitching.
Check the t around your glass candle holder. If it is too big, apply a bead of Fray Stopping Liquid in a line, where you
want to cut. Apply it to both the front and the back. Let it dry. Cut to the desired size.
Place the candle wrap wrong sides together. Thread with a thread, that will blend with the embroidery. Select a zig zag,
width 4, length 3. Stitch, letting the needle go on and off the wrap. Pull gently, to atten the seam. Slide onto your glass
candle holder!
931203 Zig Zag Border:
Color #1: 1127 cream
Color #2: 1119 pink
Color #3: 1304 mauve
Color #4: 1203 blue
Color #5: 1211 green
Color #6: 1213 mauve-grey
Color #7: 1214 brown
931204 Circle Border:
Color #1: 1127 cream
Color #2: 1119 pink
Color #3: 1304 mauve
Color #4: 1213 mauve-grey
Color #5: 1211 green
Color #6: 1203 blue
Color #7: 1214 brown

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