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Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion
 
  • Stitch “Wild and Free_01”
  • Stitch “Wild and Free_05”
  • Stitch out “Wild and Free_03” to make a template as shown in the Instructions.
  • The approximate size of the border on the cushion is 26 x 29 cm or 10.2 x 11.5 inches
 

Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

To make the template, stitch the design “Wild and Free_03”

I used a tear away and inserted the hoop at one end as you will need to double over the tearaway

 

 
Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

Stitch the template onto the tear away

 
Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

Fold the tear away in half and pin down both side

 
Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

Cut along the stitches

 
Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

Mark the centre

 
Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

Marking the centre of the template with a ruler

 
Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

Mark the centre of “Wild and Free_01”

 
Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

Mark the centre of your fabric

 
Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

Line up the fabric with the template

 
Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

Mark the fabric using the template outline and cross points

 
Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

Cut away using the outline you had just pencilled in

 
Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

Under the patterned fabric place the plane fabric matching up your cross points

 
Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

Using a straight stitch, stitch around the fabric template

 
 
 
Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

Satin stitch around the fabric template

 
Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

Over the top of the satin stitch I used one of the so many beautiful decorative stitches. This helps bring the whole design together.

 
Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

At the top and base of the design I hooped the face of the cushion back into the hoop and stitched “Wild and Free_05”

 
Wild and Free Machine Embroidery Design Instructions. Elephant Cushion

 

I made a tassel using hand embroidery thread with similar colours that is in the Elephant design