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[Beth-W]

Securing the Ends


There are 2 different ways to secure the end stitch when sewing on your layouts. Some people get to the end of their row and reverse stitch a couple of stitches. Then forward stitch a couple more. I tape the end of the row with a piece of transparent tape on the back of my layouts.

[emarie803]

LOVE your example LOs and those flowers are awesome!!!

[Beth-W]

On our first LO, I will be using a piece of pink Bazzill CS and the Fancy Pants Destination CS. I cut out the shape from the Destination PP and attached it to the CS. I wanted to stitch around the edges of the paper following a line in the pattern. Take a look:

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My machine settings:



Notice how my left hand is on top of the paper to guide it along without placing a lot of pressure. You have to turn your page to follow the curve.

[Beth-W]

Next I added strips of pps to the page. I was careful to not put adhesive on the edges I planned on stitching down.



I decided to use a zigzag stitch to stitch my strips of pp down. Here are my settings:

[Beth-W]

Sewing it down:



Here is our finished page:

[Beth-W]

My next page combines both stitches and I will show you how to sew some pleated ribbon.


I started with a piece of kraft Bazzill CS and the Making Memories Just Chillin Girl Multistrip piece of paper. I cut and adhered the paper. Again, I was careful where I added adhesive so it didn't get on my machine.

[Hudson]

(bingo just got over catching up on all the posts) awesome stuff (wish I had a machine)

[cmedance]

Thank you Beth, found the classes.

[Beth-W]

I decided to adhere the striped piece edge first. My settings:



The results:

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I wanted to sew a frame around the turquoise polka dotted paper. To make it easier for me to stitch in a straight line, I grabbed my ruler and a pencil. I lightly outlined where I wanted each line to be.





My machine settings:

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The page being stitched:

[Beth-W]

Stitched Pleated Ribbon

I love the way pleated ribbon looks on a page and sewing it down is a great way to attach it. I do use adhesive to adhere it to the page before stitching. I used my tape runner to add a strip to the back of the ribbon. I started by placing the right edge down on my page.

[Beth-W]

I then continued to pleat it across the page. I don't aim for pleats that are spaced equal distance apart. I kinda place them down the way I think looks nice as I am doing it.

[Beth-W]

Next, I stitched it to the page. Here are my machine settings:



I made sure the pleats pointed towards me so the sewing machine foot wouldn't lift them up while stitching.

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Here's the finished page.

[Beth-W]

Thanks so much for joining me and I can't wait to see all of the creations you make using the stitching techniques.

I created a gallery if you would to share your creations. You can find it here.

Remember to bookmark the thread to look at later. On Monday, all of the classes will be published in article format.

[Cab910]

That is awesome Love your page!

[jazzyscrapper]

Thanks Beth for all the tips!

[jenny2711]

If I show you a LO do you think you can maybe tell me what setting was wrong on my machine??