This free notecard project from Baby Lock involves everything from sewing to quilting and even scrapbooking. It's a beginner level project that you will love to make. Great gift for Mother's day.
Materials:
- Baby Lock Sewing Machine
- Baby Lock edge joining foot (ESG-EJF)
- All-purpose thread to match or contrast with fabrics
- 3 fat quarters of reproduction 1930’s prints
- Package of note cards with cut-out window (found at a local hobby or scrap booking supply store approximately 4” x 5 ½”)
- Additional sheets of decorative scrap book paper
- Rotary cutter, mat and ruler
- Pinking blade for cutter or green mini rickrack trim
- Vintage shirt buttons (two for each card)
- Hand sewing needle
- Fabric marking pencil or pen
- Glue stick
Instructions:
For each card:
- Using the rotary cutter, mat and ruler cut two 1” x 18” strips from each of the three fat quarters.
- Thread the machine and select a zigzag stitch. Attach the edge joining foot.
- Align one fabric strip on each side of the metal guide on the foot.
- Zigzag the strips together.
- Attach the third strip to the first two in the same manner. Remember to place the edge of the fabric against the metal guide. Set aside.
- Stitch the remaining three strips together in a different color pattern combination than the first set.
- Press both strips. Using the Rotary cutter, mat and ruler cut the strips in half so they measure 3” x 9”.
- Stitch two strips together to form a 6” x 9” strip.
- Stitch the remaining two strips together to form another 6” x 9” this time with a different color combination.
- Using the rotary cutter mat and ruler cut 1” strips.
- Arrange the 1” strips into a pleasing color pattern.
- Sew the strips together using previous method.
- Position the card front over the top of your pieced fabric, cut a piece to fit behind the window.
- Trim a piece of decorative paper to fit the inside of the card.
- Using the glue stick secure the fabric to the wrong side of the decorative paper.
- Glue the fabric to the inside of the card, so that the fabric shows through the cut-out window and the decorative paper can be seen inside the card.
- Using the rotary cutter with a pinking blade cut a 7” strip 1/8” to 1/4” wide for the flower stems. You can also use mini rickrack trim for this step.
- Cut two circles from the remaining fabric. One approximately 2” the other slightly larger.
- Thread the hand needle with a double thread and knot the ends together.
- Make 1/4" long running stitches around the circle circumference and close to the folded edge.
- Stitch completely around the circle, and then gently pull the threads to gather the stitched edge toward the center.
- Spread out the gathers evenly, and take a few stitches to secure the threads.
- Bring the needle down through the gathers and up through the yo-yo opening. Make a knot close to the fabric. Clip the thread ends.
- Position the flower stems and the flowers as desired on the card. glue the stems in place. Use a little glue to keep the yo-yo flowers in position.
- Using the button fitting foot attach the vintage shirt buttons to the center of the yo-yo flowers.
- Repeat these steps for additional note cards.
- Don’t forget to write a personal note for the recipients!
