Project Quiet Book Did you ever have a quiet book as a child? If you did, you probably remember some fun quiet times you didn t even realize you were learning! Make a nostalgic treasure for your child or grandchild, adding Redwork Nursery Rhymes to this easy to make book. Create a family heirloom and a hands-on learning tool! Skill Level: Beginner Redwork Nursery Rhymes 47 Classic Designs INCLUDES 1 DESIGN FOR 5" x 7" HOOPS AND 46 DESIGNS FOR 4" x 4" HOOPS NR232 W: 3.8" H: 3.3" NR201 H: 3.5" NR225 W: 3.1" H: 2.8" NR226 NR208 NR229 W: 3.1" H: 2.8" NR202 NR205 H: 3.5" NR227 W: 3.2" NR230 NR203 NR206 H: 3.8" Free Project included with Collection NR207 H: 2.7" NR231 W: 3.2" H: 1.9" NR204 NR228 W: 3.6" Required Software: Amazing Designs Redwork Nursery Rhymes embroidery designs CD, with FREE Edit Express software for resizing, color editing, and printing templates (ADC-232) NR210 NR212 NR211 NR209 H: 3.5" NR235 NR233 NR234 NR236 W: 3.7" W: 3.7" W: 3.7" H: 3.0" H: 3.8" INCLUDES: Re-color! Re-size! Preview & Print! Finished size of cover: (folded) approximately 8 x 10 Supplies needed: (Makes eight 7½ x 9½ pages plus inside and outside covers) Embroidery machine with a 4 x 4 (100mm x 100mm) stitch field or larger 7 / 8 yd. unbleached muslin or other heavyweight cotton 1½ yd. lightweight to mediumweight fusible interfacing (cover and pages) Spray starch or sizing spray Red Madeira rayon embroidery thread Bobbin wound with embroidery bobbin thread Self-adhesive tear-away stabilizer Rotary cutter, mat, and ruler Matching all-purpose thread for construction Erasable fabric marking pen Binding and Hem Clips Optional: ⅓ yd. lightweight batting Optional: Pigma Micron Permanent Pen Read all instructions before beginning. Instructions: Note: All seam allowances are ¼. 1. Prepare fabrics for embroidery. Launder and dry the muslin to preshrink the fabric. Starch the muslin well with a spray starch or sizing spray to stabilize the fabric. 2. Cut fabrics for cover and pages. Muslin or heavyweight cotton: Cut two covers 10½ x 17 (outside and inside covers). Cut four 10 x 16½ pages. Note: We cut our cover a little larger than the inside pages so that the pages don t peek out from the cover edges. 1
Interfacing: Cut two interfacing sections 10 x 16½ (outside and inside covers). Cut four interfacing sections 9½ x 16 (pages). Optional Batting: If you would like to use batting in the cover of the book, cut one piece 10½ x 17. 3. Fuse interfacing to covers and pages following manufacturer s instructions. Center and fuse interfacing to the wrong side of each outside and inside cover. Center and fuse interfacing to wrong side of each of the pages. Wrong side of fabric Interfacing Interfacing is ¼ smaller on all sides than cover and pages Note: Interfacing is ¼ smaller on all sides than cover and pages to keep bulk out of the seam allowances, and to prevent pressing it onto your ironing board. 4. Embroider each quiet book page. Fold cover and pages in half; crease fold for center marking. Layer the pages in the order that they will be viewed. Mark page numbers with an erasable fabric pen, if desired, to keep pages in order as they are embroidered. Outside back cover 12 Outside front cover 1 Inside front cover 2 Inside Back cover 11 Note: These cover and page sets are sewn right sides together. (Numbered sides are the right sides.) 10 3 4 9 2
8 6 5 7 Note: Page numbers may look out of order, but when they are folded and inserted together, they are correct. If page sets were pinned together, these pages would be at the top on inside of book 2 4 6 7 9 11 Mark outside cover and pages 1 from all edges, down the center, and ¾ from each side of the center using an erasable fabric marking pen. Note: If you plan to embroider the inside cover, mark edges as instructed for outside cover. This not only forms a border, but keeps designs from getting too close to the edges and fold of the cover. Mark ¾ on each side of center mark Mark 1 from all edges 3
Embroider cover and pages as desired, within the marked lines, with the Redwork Nursery Rhymes embroidery designs you desire. We have aligned the designs with the motif directly over the designs with the lettering, centered them on the page within the marked lines. Optional: Use Edit Express software included on the Redwork Nursery Rhymes CD to print templates to aid in positioning each of the embroidery designs prior to embroidering. Cut self-adhesive tear-away stabilizer large enough to fit your embroidery hoop with a stitch field size of 4 x 4 (100mm x 100mm) or larger, and hoop release liner side up. Score and peel away release liner exposing adhesive. Attach fabric to hooped stabilizer and embroider; repeat for each design. Remove excess stabilizer and markings after embroidery is completed. 5. Use wrapped corner stitching to complete the cover and inside pages, following the illustration showing which pages to sew together. Meet the outside and inside covers or pages, right sides together. Add the optional batting layer, if desired. Pin. Stitch one short edge from end to end. Grade the seam allowance; press seam flat. Press (or wrap) seam allowance along stitching line toward the inside cover or page. 4
Stitch the adjacent seams, sewing from the fold to the fabric edges. Leave a 4 area in the center of the bottom seam unstitched for turning. Leave 4 open for turning Continue this wrap and sew process with the remaining seam. Trim seams. Turn cover or pages right side out through the unstitched portion of the seam. Press under seam allowances on the unstitched edges and slipstitch the edges closed. Optional: Topstitch ½ from outside edges of cover and pages. Press mark centers of cover and pages for alignment. 6. Complete the quiet book. Lay all pages on top of one another so the pages are in the correct order. Pin through center press markings to align pages. Pin or use Binding and Hem Clips to hold the cover and pages together on the outer edges. Stitch down the center of the book through all pages and cover, removing center pins as you sew. Repeat stitching for reinforcement, or use a triple straight stitch. Stitch down center 5
Remove remaining pins or clips. Optional: Use a Pigma Micron Permanent Pen to sign and date the back cover of the book. For other exciting projects like this one, visit our website at www.amazingdesigns.com