Baby Shower Gift Bags STEP: 2 STEP: 1

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1 Baby Shower Gift Bags My aunt saves a small piece of gift wrap from each present at a baby shower as a memento. This embroidered baby shower gift bag saves her the trouble - it's reusable and cute. The child will be able to keep it and put it to good use all throughout her (or his!) life. STEP: 1 STEP: 2 The embroidery gift bag comes with the side seams left open so that you can embroider it easily. If you need a baby shower bag for a boy, steps one through nine are for you. If you need a baby shower bag for a girl, skip to step ten. For a bag for a boy, first place your embroidery hoop over the bag, and use printed production sheets for "Bundle of Boy" and "Stick boy in wagon" (YB15) to mark placement for each design within your hooping area. We placed the "Bundle of Boy" start point 3 3/8 inches from the top of the bag, and the "Boy in Wagon" sticker 5 1/2 inches from the top. If your machine allows you to stitch designs up to 5" x 7", you might use software such as KP Compositions to merge the two designs into one before stitching. Place a sheet of tear away stabilizer under the bag panel, and hoop the area to be stitched. Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 1 of 6

2 STEP: 3 STEP: 4 At the embroidery machine, move the stitching start point into place for the first design, and remove its placement marking sticker. Place a sheet of topping such as Hide It over the sewing area. STEP: 5 STEP: 6 Stitch the embroidery design. If you are stitching a second design, move the embroidery start point into place for the second design, and remove the placement dot. Ensure that your topper covers the area for the second design, and stitch it as well. Remove the topping and backing from the bag. Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 2 of 6

3 STEP: 7 STEP: 8 Now to finish the side seams of the bag. First, lay the two fabric sides together (the bag appears to be inside out). With your sewing machine, begin a straight stitch from the pre-stitched line at the bottom of the bag, and continue straight stitching to the top. Repeat this for the other side seam. Turn the bag right side out. Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 3 of 6

4 STEP: 9 STEP: 10 The "Bundle of Boy" bag is finished. If you need a baby shower bag for a girl, the next steps are for you. Place your embroidery hoop over the bag, and use printed production sheets for "Heaven Sent", "Christmas Star" and "Children's Art: Angel" (YA22) to mark placement for each design within your hooping area. To duplicate our placement, place the sticker for "Heaven Sent" 2 3/4 inches from the top of the bag, in the center. Then place a sticker for the star 3 inches from the left side, and 3 1/4 inches from the top. The right star sticker goes 3 1/4 inches from the right, and 2 3/4 inches from the top. The angel's sticker goes 5 3/4 inches from the top, centered. You will need a 6"x8" hoop in order to stitch all of the designs without re-hooping. We used KP Compositions software to merge the design layout before stitching, so that we only had one start point to mark. If you have a stitching area and hoop that will allow for a 6" x 8" design, you might also do so. Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 4 of 6

5 STEP: 11 STEP: 12 Place a sheet of tear away stabilizer under the bag panel, and hoop the area to be stitched. At the embroidery machine, move the stitching start point into place for the first design, and remove its placement marking sticker. STEP: 13 STEP: 14 Place a sheet of topping such as Hide It over the sewing area. Stitch the embroidery design. If you are stitching a second design, move the embroidery start point into place for the second design, and remove the placement dot. Ensure that your topper covers the area for the second design, and stitch it as well. Repeat this for as many designs as you are stitching on the bag. Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 5 of 6

6 STEP: 15 STEP: 16 Remove the topping and backing from the bag. Now to finish the side seams of the bag. First, lay the two fabric sides together (so the bag appears to be inside out, with the waterproofed lining on the outside). With your sewing machine, begin a straight stitch from the pre-stitched line at the bottom of the bag, and continue straight stitching to the top. Repeat this for the other side seam. STEP: 17 STEP: 18 Turn the bag right side out. Now you can fill the bag with gifts, and know that the recipient is really receiving something extra special - the embroidery gift bag will last a lifetime! Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 6 of 6