Custom Quilting on Your Embroidery Machine

Create a quick "on point" table runner, prepare it for quilting, then quilt the blocks and borders on your embroidery machine. This project is taken from Amelia Scott's new book 'Custom Quilting on your Embroidery Machine '. once you finish this project, you will have confidence to make any of the 6 projects in  the 'Custom Quilt' book, and quilt many of your own projects! You'll also become more comfortable using your embroidering. We will work at piecing together the table runner in the first class and do the custom quilting in the custom quilting in the second class. Once you position your, embroidery machine will do the work!

Shopping List:
               Note: The first thing you need to do is choose one color for your table runner to be, like gold. Next find a background that is very light in color in the same hue, like pale yellow or white with a small gold dot. This will become your setting triangles and center blocks.
Custom Quilting on Your Embroidery Machine book.
3/8 yard for setting triangles and plain center blocks. See note above.
Five 1/8 yard cuts, or (1) 2.5” x WOF strips of 5 different fabrics all in the same hue of color.                          (Small prints work best and don’t worry about representing dark, medium, and light. Just find the fabrics in the same hue.)
1/2 yard border fabric (small prints or solids, also in the same color hue).
1-1/2 yards backing fabric in the same color hue. (Yes, you do need this much backing fabric!)
1/3 yard binding fabric
Quilter’s Dream Blend Midloft Craft Size Batting
Embroidery thread for quilting (bring several different spools, in the same hue. You might be surprised at how dark your final thread choice will be).
Bobbin or embroidery thread to match backing fabric.
Cotton thread for piecing
75 embroidery needle - bring extras (Used for piecing and embroidery)
Basic sewing and embroidery supplies (a large hoop, thread snips, shears, rotary cutter/mat, ripper, bobbins, etc.)
If using a regular hoop, bring 1/2” double side basting tape and the grid that comes with your hoop (optional).
Curved Basting pins. You will need 12-15.
Heat or water removable marking pens like the Frixion pens.
USB drive. Load these files from the CD in the book
                     Files Needed
                   All files are located in the Additional Files Folder on the CD that came with your book.
                     BflyCir4.###
                     Hibis4.###
                     BBBord4.###
                     BBFill4.###
                     PalmCor4.###
                     Palm4.###
                    (Where ### is the extension of the file  format for your embroidery machine, like                                                                 VP3, EXP, PES, DST, JEF, HUS)
Small iron station(optional) We will have 2 stations available.
A small square ruler (6.5” or 8.5”).
For this project, a 12” x 1” ruler is extremely helpful if you are using a large hoop
Magnetic Hoop. If you have one, bring it. If you don’t have one, you will want one by the end of the class. Buy the largest size that works with your machine. 

Before Class:
Please cut all your fabric!!! Also, it might be a good idea to clean out the bobbin area on
your machine, so it is not full of lint. Place a new 75 embroidery needle in your machine.

Cutting Instructions:
(WOF means width of fabric)
Setting Triangle Fabric:
• Cut 1 strip 4-1/2” x WOF. Sub-cut to five 4.5” squares.
• Cut 1 strip 7” x WOF. Sub-cut into six 7” squares.
• Sub-cut each of the six 7” squares into 4 triangles, as
shown in the diagram.
Border Fabric
• Cut 3 strips 4-1/2” x WOF, then cut 1 strip in half,
along the width.
• Cut 1 strip 2.5” x WOF, to be used in the 4 patch.
1/8 yard cuts
• Cut 1 strip 2.5” x WOF from each of the cuts.
• Sub-cut each strip into five 5.5” x 2.5” rectangles.
Binding
• Cut binding into four 2.5” x WOF Strips