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CME May/June 2008

We featured several projects to create a pretty table setting for mom in the May/June 2008 issue of Creative Machine Embroidery (See "Mother's Day Tea Party"). Here we explain how to create the projects step-by-step.

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Supplies

• 1 1/2" tall clay pot
  
  
• Two rectangles of nylon organza fabric cut larger than the embroidery hoop
  
  
• 2" square of faux suede fabric
  
  
• 8" circle of netting
  
  
• 15" of 1/4" wide ribbon
  
  
• 2" oval of cardstock
  
  
• Package of loose tea to fit inside pot
  
  
• Plastic wrap
  
  
• Bamboo skewer
  
  
• Floral tape
  
  
• Hot knife or textile tool
  
  
• Fabric glue
  
  
• Hole punch
  
  
• Embroidery design of your choice approximately 1 1/2" diameter
  
  

Embroidery & construction

• Place the two layers of organza in the hoop. Embroider a design in the center.
  
  
• Un-hoop and cut about 1/4" of the fabric from the outside edge of the daisy. Use the hot tool to melt the fabric away from the embroidery, being careful not to burn the thread.
  
  
• Trace the outline of the embroidered flower onto the faux suede fabric and cut out.
  
  
• Wrap the tea with plastic wrap and place it inside the pot. Break the skewer 3" from the pointed end and wrap with the floral tape. Glue the tip to the back of the embroidery. Glue the faux suede to the wrong side of the embroidery and the skewer tip. Put the end of the skewer into pot without breaking the plastic.
  
  
• Write a name on the card stock. Punch a hole with the hole punch in one end of the card and thread onto the ribbon.
  
  
• Place the pot in the center of the netting and wrap the netting around the pot. Tie the ribbon around the skewer.
  
  

Joan Hinds, owner of Fancywork and Fashion, is an author and designer of 14 sewing books. Her specialties are machine embroidery, international designs and sewing for 18" dolls.
Daisy designs: Embroidery Library, designs Small Gerbera Daisy Spray, Small Gerbera Daisy Spray, Gerbera Daisy Rectangle

Annette Bailey is the editor of Creative Machine Embroidery magazine.
Oklahoma Embroidery Supply & Design, Pack 12090, designs Fp943, Fp955, Fp956