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Sweet Dreams MobileGive any nursery a bright and cheery update with an adorable baby mobile! Too-cute sleep and sea life motifs hang from these precious mobiles. SuppliesProject Needs & Notes: Products Used
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Steps To Complete
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In-the-hoop stuffie designs have a full embroidery file and dielines. Dieline files are marked with the letters "DL." There are either three or four dieline files with each stuffie design. |
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Spray the back of a printed dieline with a small amount of spray adhesive, and smooth it onto the felt. |
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Cut out the shape and remove the paper. |
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Repeat this process for all of the dieline files. |
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Now that the fabric pieces are cut to the proper shape and size, it's time to embroider the design. |
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Attach the hoop to the machine and load the full embroidery design (not the dieline files). |
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Remove the hoop from the machine, but do not unhoop the stabilizer. |
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Attach the hoop back onto the machine and continue with the design. |
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All of the inside elements will sew next. |
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Special Steps For Additional Pieces: If working with stuffies with additional felt pieces, turn the hoop over. Spray the felt fabric pieces with temporary adhesive and place on the backside of the embroidery. |
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Finishing Steps for All Crafty Cut Stuffie Designs: Spray the wrong side of the back fabric piece with a couple of quick shots of spray adhesive along the outer edges. Place the back piece right over the front piece. |
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The remaining steps will be seen from both sides. Wind a bobbin with the same thread used in the top. |
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Attach the hoop back onto the machine and continue with the design. A running stitch tack down will sew -- this binds all the layers together. |
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Remove the hoop from the machine, unhoop the stabilizer, and carefully tear it away (the dieline will be removed with the stabilizer). |
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Fill the stuffie, using polyester fiberfill, through the opening at the bottom until it is nice and firm. |
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Using needle and thread, sew the opening closed by stitching along the original tack down seam. |
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To begin assembling the mobile, lay the hand embroidery hoop flat. |
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Cut the ribbon to 15" long starting out from the edge of the hoop. |
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Push the bead up to the top of the hanger and then tie a knot (or knots if necessary) at the middle of the ribbon -- the knot will hold the bead in place. |
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Add fabric glue to the end of the ribbon and press it in place in between the layers of felt at the top center of the stuffie. |
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Continue to add hangers and stuffies around the hoop. |
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You can also add cute bubbles to the mobile for an under the sea version! |
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To add the top hangers, cut two 24" lengths of ribbon. Tie both ends of one ribbon to opposite sides of the hoop (spaced evenly in between the bottom hangers). |
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Tie the ends of the second piece to opposite ends of the hoop, spacing the ribbon evenly in between the bottom hangers. |
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Add a stuffie at the top of the top hangers (where they intersect). |
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Now, add another ribbon hanger to the top of the stuffie to hang the mobile. (You can also add bubbles to the top hanger!) |
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