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A charming towel topper that would look cute in a

children’s bathroom for little hands as well as in a

kitchen!

I used Poly-cotton for the towel topper and to com-

plete the project, a lightweight honeycomb weave

dish-cloth. The dish-cloth is gathered and stitched

onto the back bottom edge of the towel topper. I cut

the dish-cloth in half width-ways.

The width of the dish-cloth across the bottom edge is

16”.

The length of the dish-cloth after cutting in half is

13”.

This towel-topper was made in the 6”x8” hoop and

measures 7.5” high and 5” wide at the very bottom

edge.

The strap was done in the 5”x7” hoop and measures

5.75” long x2” wide.

In the Design File you get:

1 Towel Topper for the 6”x8” hoop

1 picture design of the little girl to embroider on oth-

er items for the 5”x7” hoop

1 Towel Topper for the 7”x11” hoop

1 Strap for the 5”x7” hoop

1 Strap for the 6”x8” hoop

Materials:

Hoop Sizes: Please see above list

Fabric: 2 pieces meas:10”x7” for t. topper and 2 pieces meas:8”x4” for strap

Cut-Away Stabilizer

Marathon Threads as per Stitch Chart

Fabric Temporary Spray Glue

1 Button measuring .75” in diameter

Lightweight Batting for the towel topper only, meas:1 piece meas:10”x7”

Cutie Pie Towel Topper 1




These measurements are for making the 6”x8” Towel Topper.

When making the 7”x11” Towel Topper you will need fabric and batting meas:9” wide x 12” long.

The longer Strap will need fabric (no batting) meas:4.5”wide x 9.5”long.

Let’s begin!

Hoop up.

First colour change: Stitch the placement line for the batting and the fabric.




Using the temporary spray glue, spray the batting and then the fabric in place.

Second colour change. Stitch the batting and fabric in place.

Now stitch the girl. There will be 11 colour

changes.

You will stop before the 2nd to last colour

change.




Take the hoop out of the machine and turn it over

so that the underside of the embroidery faces you.

Spray with Temporary Spray Glue and press the

2nd piece of fabric in place. Pin the corners away

from the stitching area.

Put the hoop back in the machine and stitch the

lining in place.

When done trim the excess fabric away on top and

underneath with a sharp pair of scissors.

Stitch the final step.

Cut the design away from the stabilizer and put

one side.

Now for the Strap.




Hoop up and follow the same steps as before and finish with the edging stitch and the buttonhole.




Completed strap.

Cut the strap away from the stabilizer.

Thread your sewing-machine with the same

thread as used for your edging stitch. You will

need a matching bobbin.

Centre the curved end of the strap to the towel topper and zig-

zag in place a couple of times.

Now overlock the raw edge of the dish-towel.

Stitch 2 rows of gathering stitches below the edge. Gather and

fit the dish-towel to the towel topper. Pin in place and zig-zag

across on the red satin stitch edge. Gives a neat finish.

Below. This is the back.




The front looks like this.

Now stitch the button on. You decide where to

place it.

All ready to go!

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Cutie Pie Towel Topper 1 - Embroidery Weekly … · plete the project, a lightweight honeycomb weave dish-cloth. The dish-cloth is gathered and stitched onto the back bottom edge