Gingery Christmas - Holiday Greetings Jar Topper STEP: 2 STEP: 1

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1 Gingery Christmas - Holiday Greetings Jar Topper In this project we will create a Holiday Greetings topper using editing software. Polar fleece gives this jar topper loft. STEP: 1 Using editing software, copy lg "Holiday Greetings" and paste into the center of lg "Jar Lid Ring." I sized lg up. Extract the holly from lg002001, then add to the revised jar lid. Play with placement until you like it. Draw another circle slightly larger than the jar ring & apply a 5mm run for a basting stitch. Move to back of design so it sews first. If your software can t do this, copy circle to a new file, then copy and paste lettering and holly on top. Delete the jar ring design. Save design, export for sewing machine, load to machine. This design will sew first, then the applique. The basting stitch performs double duty as both a placement guide and added security. My machine does not have a baste function. You can skip this step and use a baste function in your software or machine if you like. STEP: 2 Gather your supplies. This time I ve cut two 7 squares of fabric using a scallop blade rotary cutter. Once again I ll use a piece of polar fleece for loft. I'm also using tearaway stabilizer, cord or ribbon to tie onto jar, and a rubber band to hold in place. You ll also need coordinating embroidery threads, a canning type jar, and TESA (Temporary Embroidery Spray Adhesive, such as 505 Spray and Fix). Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 1 of 6

2 STEP: 3 STEP: 4 Using a ruler, draw vertical and horizontal guides, dividing the circle into four equal sized quadrants (see graphic for this step): for perfect alignment, mark the center of the circle. Use a ruler to draw guides: Mark the center of the circle for perfect alignment. STEP: 5 STEP: 6 TESA (spray with temporary spray adhesive, like 505 Spray and fix) back of design fabric. Fold fabric in quarters on the diagonal and lightly finger press a crease. Align folded fabric in one quadrant of the hoop. Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 2 of 6

3 STEP: 7 STEP: 8 Unfold fabric, keeping fold lines aligned with penciled guides, aligning folded fabric across two quadrants of the hoop. Smooth TESA'd fabric into position on the hooped tear-away. Back up one color change (beginning of the design) and re-sew the basting stitch to attach the fabric to the stabilizer and reduce fabric shifting. STEP: 9 STEP: 10 Embroider the remainder of the jar lid design. Remove tear-away. Leave initial basting stitch intact to aid in placement later. Hoop another layer of tear-away, load the jar ring applique design, and once again sew the placement stitch. Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 3 of 6

4 STEP: 11 STEP: 12 Draw guides as before. Position bottom fabric: Fold bottom fabric into quadrants on the square. Lightly press a crease into the center for aligning ease. Line up creases with guide lines and smooth fabric into place. STEP: 13 STEP: 14 Smooth TESA d fabric into position on the hooped tear-away. Back up one color change (beginning of the design) and resew the basting stitch to attach the fabric to the stabilizer and reduce fabric shifting. Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 4 of 6

5 STEP: 15 STEP: 16 Using the applique template (available in the Download Center when you purchase the jar lid ring design or the Gingery Christmas design pack from Embroidery.com), cut a piece of polar fleece cutting approximately 1/8 inside of the outline. Lightly mist with TESA. Postion polar fleece. STEP: 17 STEP: 18 TESA back of design piece. Align top fabric: The top layer will lay on the bias to the bottom layer. Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 5 of 6

6 STEP: 19 STEP: 20 Remove basting stitches now. If they are sewn over, they may be visible and they will definitely be more difficult to remove. Sew the rest of the jar lid circle applique. Remove from hoop and tear off stabilizer. STEP: 21 Attach to canning jar using a ribbon or cord. Project is complete! Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 6 of 6