SUMMER FLOWER WALL HANGING Designed by Marie Duncan CCQ0518-032285M | December 16, 2021

PO BOX 472147, CHARLOTTE, NC 28247 USA

SEWING I SKILL LEVEL: EASY

Featuring Coats & Clark™ Polyester Machine Embroidery threads

Summer flowers in this free-motion appliqued wall hanging seem to move
with the breeze. This wall hanging is not only fun to do, but is a great beginner
free motion project because there is no right or wrong way to stitch the
flowers—just go for it!

MEASUREMENTS QUILT THE BACKGROUND

16" x 16" (40.5cm x 40.5cm) 1. Sandwich the two background
fabric squares with the cotton
CUTTING batting. The right sides of the
From background fabric: fabric should be facing out.
Two squares 17" x 17" (43cm x 2. Thread the machine with Coats
43cm) & Clark™ Machine Quilting
thread on top and in the
From cotton batting: bobbin.
One square 17" x 17" (43cm x 3. Attach the walking foot/dual
MATERIALS 43cm) feed foot. This is a foot or
Coats & Clark™ Polyester Machine Embroidery threads attachment that keeps the
From patterns given: layers of fabric and batting
Coats & Clark™ Dual Duty XP® All-purpose thread Cut flowers (pages 5-6) following from slipping as you quilt.
Coats & Clark™ Cotton Machine Quilting thread the instructions on the pattern 4. Stitch the quilting lines as
½ yard (.46m) cotton for Cotton Batting pieces shown. Don’t try to stay straight!
background Wander around
Fabric glue stick From binding fabric: a bit.
¼ yard (.23m) Assorted beads Two strips 2½" (6cm) x width of 5. Trim the quilted
Binding fabric 1/8" (3mm) wide ribbon for stems fabric piece to 16" x
Scraps for flowers Walking foot/dual feed foot 16" (41cm x
Free motion presser foot 41cm).

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PLANT THE FLOWERS 4. See the owner’s guide for For more tips, visit https://
1. Arrange the flowers as shown, instructions to set the machine www.yarnspirations.com/mic-
gluing them in place with the for free motion. Attach the free 20150302-free-motion-stitching-
glue stick. Be sure to keep the motion foot and drop the feed let-it-go.html
flowers 1½" (4cm) in from the teeth/dogs.
edges so there is room for the 5. Thread with either Coats & 7. When you are comfortable,
binding. Clark Polyester Embroidery start on the flowers. Begin by
threads on top and Dual Duty stitching around each flower
XP® in the bobbin. Coats & near the edge. Add a bit of
Clark Machine Quilting thread stitching in the bigger petals
may also be used for the as shown.
applique.
6. If you are new to free motion
embroidery, practice on a
APPLIQUE THE STEMS AND sandwich of fabric and batting
FLOWERS and flowers cut from scraps. In
1. Thread with Coats Cotton® free motion, you are moving
Machine Quilting thread top the fabric under the machine
and bobbin. needle. Relax and just meander
2. Select a zig zag stitch 4 width about. Run the machine
2. After the flowers are placed,
and 4 length at an even, medium speed,
add the ribbon stems. You will
3. Zig zag the stems in place. and move the fabric slowly.
need to lift the edge of the
flowers to insert the stems The stitches will be uneven,
underneath. It’s easy with the because you are creating the
fabric glue stick to lift, and stitch length by the way you
then re-glue as needed. It is move the fabric. You may see
important that the stems be some bobbin thread pulling to
straight. Use a ruler to measure the top. To alleviate this, lower
from the ribbon to the edge of the top tension one or two full
the fabric square. numbers. Continue to sew and
adjust until you have a nice
stitch on top.

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8. Go back in with a different color, ADD THE GLAM BINDING

and add a loop in the center of Hand stitch a few beads to the 1. Stitch the binding strips end to
each of the loops. center of the flowers using Dual end to form one long strip.
Duty XP® all-purpose thread which 2. Fold in half, wrong sides
is strong enough for beading. together, lengthwise and press.
3. Place the binding strip on
the right side of the square,
beginning in the center of the
bottom of the square. Start
sewing about 3" (8cm) from the
end of the strip. Use the edge
of the presser foot as a guide.
Stitch about three inches and
10. Stitch the centers in place. stop. Fold the stitched portion
to the wrong side of the square.
It should just reach or cover
the stitching line. If it doesn’t,
adjust the needle position
accordingly.
9. Next, add the centers. Glue the 4. Stitch to the first corner, then
centers in place. For smaller sew diagonally off the corner
flowers use a single center, as shown.
double up on the larger ones.

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5. Fold the miter as shown, and 8. Open out the binding strips. 10. Fold and check to be sure it is 12. Bring the binding to the wrong
begin stitching the next side. correct, then trim off the excess side and hand stitch in place.
seam allowance. 13. The free motion flower garden
is complete!

6. Repeat until you are almost

back to where you started. Stop 11. Look at that fantastic joining!
about 3" from where you began Co nt i n u e s t i tc h i n g t h e
and cut a piece of the binding 9. Pin the two as shown and stitch remaining seam.
from the end of the strip. We across creating a diagonal
will use it to measure. seam.
7. Overlap the ends, trimming so
that they overlap 2½" (6cm)
which is the width of the
binding.

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This square should

measure 1" x 1"
(2.54cm x 2.54cm)
when printed.

*** Measure templates before cutting to confirm printing at 100%***

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This square should

measure 1" x 1"
(2.54cm x 2.54cm)
when printed.

*** Measure templates before cutting to confirm printing at 100%***

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