Project: Blowing in the Wind

American Patchwork & Quilting | Quilt Sampler | Quilts and More Project: Blowing in the Wind

DESIGNER: BY TSUKI FOX (LITTLEGRAYFOXBLOG.COM)

Long straight stitches dotted with French knots radiate from the center of this graceful dandelion pouf. Wispy fly-stitch florets create a sense of movement.

Pattern may be downloaded for personal use only. No electronic or printed reproduction permitted without the prior written consent of Meredith Corporation. ©Meredith Corporation 2014. All rights reserved. 1 American Patchwork & Quilting | Quilt Sampler | Quilts and More Project: Blowing in the Wind

Materials on wrong side, press finished • 12" square of blue linen embroidery. Insert embroidery • 6"-diameter wooden embroidery into hoop, centering design and hoop pulling fabric taut. • Embroidery floss: white • Embroidery needle 7. When all stitching is complete, • Matching sewing thread turn the hoop over. Stitch a running stitch approximately 1 1 ⁄ 2” outside the hoop in the Instructions fabric that extends past the hoop 1. Pattern is on page 4. Using a edges. Pull the thread to gather light box or a sunny window, the fabric; knot the thread. trace the pattern onto the center Trim away the extra fabric of the fabric using a sharp approximately 1” outside the pencil. gathered line.

2. Place blue linen square in 8. If desired, cut a felt circle that is embroidery hoop, centering slightly smaller than the back of traced design inside hoop and the embroidery hoop. Whipstitch pulling fabric taut. Tighten the felt circle to the gathered screw. fabric on the back side of the hoop. 3. Using four strands of white embroidery floss and beginning at the bottom of dandelion stem, chain stitch stem. To chain- stitch, see the Stitch Glossary.

4. Using two strands of white embroidery floss and a long straight stitch, stitch each dandelion pouf line. Add a double-wrapped French knot to end of each long stitch. To make a French knot, see Stitch Glossary.

5. Fly- stitch floating dandelion florets with one strand of embroidery floss. Modify stitched slightly to look as if they are floating in the wind.

6. Remove embroidery from hoop. Using a warm iron and working

Pattern may be downloaded for personal use only. No electronic or printed reproduction permitted without the prior written consent of Meredith Corporation. ©Meredith Corporation 2014. All rights reserved. 2 American Patchwork & Quilting | Quilt Sampler | Quilts and More Project: Blowing in the Wind Make It Yourself: Fall 2012 CMR 4855484 Hoopla Floating Floret Stitch Liz Gordon 7-23-12 100604076 C B

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B FRENCH KNOT Quilts and More Fall 2006 A Embroidery Stitches To stitch a French knot, pull the thread Backstitch CHAIN STITCH C. Neubauer 6-16-06 through at the point where the knot is 100222438 desired (A). Wrap the thread around the To chain-stitch, pull the needle up at needle two or three times. Insert the tip PU Quilts Sampler Fall 2006 A, form a U shape with the thread, Daisy Day of the needle into the fabric at B, slightly C.Neubauer 6-21-06 and hold the shape in place with your away from A. Gently push the wraps Quilts and More Winter 2006 thumb. Push the needle down at B, down the needle to meet the fabric. Pull 1 Merry and Bright about ⁄8” from A, and come up at C. the needle and trailing thread through C. Neubauer 8-3-06 Continue in the same manner. the fabric slowly and smoothly. Repeat Quilts and More Winter 2006 for as many French knots as desired. Darned Cute Stocking C. Neubauer 9-8-06

C D G E F C D A B B BACKSTITCH

FLOATING FLORET STITCH From the back of the fabric, pull the needle up at A. Insert it back into the fabric at B, and bring it up again at C. Push the needle down From the back of the fabric, pull the again at D, bring it up at E, and so on. needle up at A and form a loop of thread. Holding the loop in place, insert the needle back into the fabric at B and pull it up again inside the loop at C. Push the needle down again at D to make a straight stitch that will hold the loop in place.

Pattern may be downloaded for personal use only. No electronic or printed reproduction permitted without the prior written consent of Meredith Corporation. ©Meredith Corporation 2014. All rights reserved. 3 Make It Yourself: Fall 2012 CMR 4855484 Hoopla Dandelion Embroidery Liz Gordon 7-23-12 100604075

American Patchwork & Quilting | Quilt Sampler | Quilts and More Project: Blowing in the Wind

= French Knot = Floret Stitch = Chain Stitch = Straight Stitch

DANDELION EMBROIDERY

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