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Three-Piece Embroidered Bell Pull

Three-Piece Embroidered Bell Pull

Bell pulls are colorful and vibrant additions to home decor. Thee project instructions show you how to arrange a three-piece design vertically, then turn the long design into a bell pull with a decorative pieced border.

Supplies & Materials:

Project Materials or Supplies
- 25" x 10" polyester batting
- 1/4 yard quilter's cotton (front)
- 2 quarter flats (sides)
- 1/4 yard quilter's cotton (back)
- Cutaway stabilizer
- Spray adhesive
- Rotary cutter, mat
- Coordinating thread
- Tassel
- One 1 1/2" craft ring
- 10" long 1/2" wooden dowel
- Small hand saw
- Paper
- Masking tape

The designs used in this tutorial include:

- X3189, Star-Spangled Teddy Bear Bell Pull (3 Pieces)

First, embroider the designs onto quilter's cotton.

Quilter's cotton is lightweight, and needs the support of cutaway stabilizer. Spray a piece of cutaway stabilizer with adhesive, and smooth the stabilizer onto the backside of the quilter's cotton.

Hoop both stabilizer and fabric together, with the grain.

You can embroider all three designs on the same piece of fabric, or embroider the designs on three separate pieces of fabric. If you are embroidering the designs on one piece of fabric, leave 3" in between each sewout for seam allowances.

Embroidery machine stitching a design of a teddy bear holding a small American flag on beige fabric within a square embroidery hoop.

After the embroidery has finished, trim the excess stabilizer away from the backside.

Hand cutting white fabric near embroidered teddy bear holding an American flag, bordered by red, white, and blue chain stitch design.

Measure, mark, and cut the designs from the fabric using these measurements:

**Top piece: leave 1 1/4" on the top, 3/4" on each side, and 1/4" on the bottom.

**Middle piece: leave 1/4" on the top, 3/4" on the sides, and 1/4" on the bottom.

**Bottom piece: leave 1/4" on the top, and 3/4" on the sides. For the bottom piece, leave 3/4" along both sides and the pointed side. To mark the allowance for the point, follow the lines of the embroidered border.

Hand holding a pen and ruler near embroidered teddy bear holding an American flag on white fabric, bordered by a red and blue checkered frame.

After you have marked the fabric, use a rotary cutter to cut along the marked lines.

Hand cutting fabric with rotary cutter and clear ruler; fabric piece has embroidered teddy bear holding US flag, bordered by red and blue checkered fabric.

Sew the three pieces together. Place the top and middle pieces together, right sides together. Align the "checks" of the top design with the "checks" in the middle design. Secure this positioning with pins.

Repeat this with the bottom piece. Place the bottom piece against the middle piece, right sides together, lining up the checks in both pieces. Secure with pins.

Hand lifting corner of three-layer fabric piece with red and blue checkered border and partial red embroidered letter on white cloth over wood surface.

Sew the pieces together with a straight stitch, working from the center out to minimize shifting of the fabric.

Stitch across the entire width, just above the checks.

Close-up of a sewing machine stitching fabric with a partially embroidered teddy bear and red, white, and striped blue border. A hand guides the fabric.

Press the back seams.

Flat iron resting on white cloth next to an embroidered fabric strip with numbers 3, 2, and 0 in red and blue outline with a striped border.

The three sewouts are now one long piece.

Next, make the side pieces.

Three-piece embroidered bell pull with teddy bears holding American flags, hearts, and letters S and O in red, white, and blue on white fabric.

Prepare the fabric for the side pieces. Cut squares for the four corners, 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" each.

For the sides, cut 2 strips at 2.5" x 16".

Table runner with embroidery of two teddy bears, American flags, and the letters U, S, and A. Runner is bordered in red, white, and brown fabric panels.

Begin by sewing one square to one strip. Place the square and strip, right sides together, and sew a 1/4" seam across the width.

Repeat this for all the squares.


Close-up of a hand guiding layered fabric pieces through a sewing machine needle. Fabrics include tan with small stars, solid red, and tan with tiny red dots.

Press the back seams.

Close-up of an iron pressing the seam of a fabric piece with pink and beige sections, on a light-colored ironing board or cloth surface.

Next, attach the sides to the embroidered piece. Lay a strip along the top of embroidered piece, right sides together. Align the corners well, and secure with pins.

Hand holds a folded pink fabric strip with white polka dots over an embroidered bell pull on white fabric featuring letters and a figure on a wooden table.

Sew a 1/4" seam along the entire length of the front piece.

Repeat for the other side.

Close-up of a sewing machine stitching a pink fabric strip with white dots, pinned over a colorful patterned fabric with various shapes and colors.

Press the back seams.

Close-up of hand holding a white and blue iron pressing a fabric panel with an embroidered teddy bear and the number 3 on a pink and beige background.

The next step will be to make the pattern for the bottom piece. Flip the front piece over and tape an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of paper to the backside.

Hand holding white paper over three sections of embroidery on pink fabric, showing a bunny, an apple, and a mouse in a row on wooden surface.

Draw vertical lines straight down from the right side, the right side of the embroidered piece, and the point.

Hand holding blue pen drawing lines with ruler on white paper near a fabric bell pull with embroidered teddy bear, American flag, and nautical details.

Measure and mark 2 1/2" out following the angle of the left side of the bottom point.

Hand drawing pencil lines on white paper using a clear ruler and blue pencil, with a fabric piece embroidered with a teddy bear and patterned borders nearby.

Measure and mark 2 1/2" out following the angle of the right corner (use the corner of the checkered border as a guide).

Hand draws lines with ruler on paper next to a fabric piece featuring an embroidered teddy bear with a red and blue plaid border on beige cloth.

Draw a line connecting these two points. Draw a line tracing the edges of the fabric.

Person's hand using a blue pen and clear ruler to draw lines on white paper. A fabric piece with an embroidered teddy bear holding a red heart is attached to the paper.

Remove the paper from the fabric, and measure and mark a 1/4" seam allowance around the top and left side of the shape.

Cut out the shape following the seam allowance lines.

Hand holding a blue pen measures and draws straight lines on a white paper with a transparent ruler on a wooden surface.

Trace the shape onto fabric. Then flip the paper over to trace the second piece.

Cut out the shapes.

Hand traces white paper pattern with pencil on blue fabric placed on a green cutting mat with measurement grid on wooden table.

Place the pieces right sides together, secure with pins, and sew a 1/4" seam along the point.

Close-up of a blue fabric piece being sewn with a white sewing machine. A hand is guiding the fabric under the needle. Background is dark.

Now that the bottom piece is prepared, attach it to the bottom point.

With right side down, align the bottom piece with the front piece along the edge as shown. Make a small slit in the lower corner to help the fabric lay flat.

Close-up of hands cutting blue fabric pinned with sewing needles next to a piece with embroidery of a teddy bear holding an American flag on a red and white background.

Sew a 1/4" seam along the edge where the fabric meets.

Close-up of a sewing machine stitching blue fabric onto a quilted piece with embroidered teddy bear and small American flag. Hands guide the fabric.

Flip the point down.

Align the top edge of the bottom point with the bottom edge of the side piece, and sew a 1/4" seam along the edge where the fabric meets.

Repeat this for the other side, and press the back seams.

Close-up of embroidered bear with a red, white, and blue striped border on white fabric, next to pinned square beige fabric pieces on wood surface.

Next, prepare the batting and back piece. Lay the front piece on the back fabric, and trace around the shape of the front. Cut out the shape.

Hand holding pencil outlines fabric pieces for a bell pull project on blue surface. The fabric shows embroidery of a bear, balloon, and letters in red, white, blue colors.

Lay the front piece on the batting, and cut around the shape.

Hand holding orange scissors cutting blue fabric attached to embroidered piece showing teddy bear, American flag, and letters USA on red, tan, and white fabric.

Lay the batting down first. Then, place the front piece, wrong side down, on top of the batting. Finally, lay the back side, right side down, on top of the front piece.

Four folded fabric pieces layered on a wooden surface: solid blue, patterned with teddy bear and flags, pink with white polka dots, and off-white batting.

Lay the tassel, fringe side inside, between the front and back layers at the bottom point. At least 1/4" of the string of the tassel should extend past the outer edge of the fabric.

Close-up of a hand lifting blue fabric showing red knotted cord inside, resting on a wooden surface.

Secure the three layers together with pins.

Blue fabric piece shaped like a bell pull pinned with multicolored sewing pins, laid out on a wooden table surface. No embroidery visible.

Sew a 1/4" seam along the sides and bottom, leaving the top open for turning.

Begin and end 1/1/4" from the top when sewing the sides; the dowel will be added in this place.

Hand guiding blue fabric with colorful pins under the needle of a white sewing machine in close-up view.

Turn the bell pull right side out.

Three-piece fabric bell pull with embroidered teddy bears, letters, star, and heart on white center panel, surrounded by red, beige, and blue fabric, finished with red tassel.

Sew seams for the dowel. Sew a straight stitch through all the layers, across the top edge of the embroidered checks.

Close-up of a sewing machine stitching fabric pieces with red, beige, and patterned sections, including an embroidered bear holding an American flag.

Fold the top layers in and sew a 1/8" seam along the top edge.

Close-up of a sewing machine stitching fabric pieces for an embroidered bell pull featuring an American flag and a teddy bear, with a hand guiding the fabric.

Quilt the bell pull by sewing a 1/2" seam along the sides and bottom. Begin and end the seams below the dowel seam so that it does not get closed up. You can also quilt along the outside edges of the checked border.

Close-up of a sewing machine stitching a red fabric piece with white polka dots, part of a quilted or embroidered project featuring numbers, an animal, and an American flag.

Slide the dowel through the top opening of the bell pull.

Three-piece embroidered bell pull with a teddy bear holding an American flag, bordered by red, white, and blue patterns, on a wooden surface.

Trim the dowel to an 8 3/4" length.

Hand holding yellow handle tool with black serrated blade cutting a wooden dowel rod on a wood grain table surface.

Attach a craft ring to the back top center with a needle and thread.

Hand holding a large metal ring looped with blue thread pulled through hem of blue fabric on wooden surface, showing loose stitches and sewing detail.