As seen In Janome Digest #22

Level: Beginner - Advanced

These soft blocks are made with traditional redwork embroidery. Make a set using all the letters for your favorite little tyke and watch her learn the alphabet while she plays.

Janome Supplies Required:

• Memory Craft 10001, Memory Craft 10000, Memory Craft 9500, or 300E (embroidery only)
• PC Design Card #1018 (Redwork Collection)
• Clothsetter 10000
• Standard Hoop A
• Embroidery foot P
• Janome Embroidery thread
• Janome Bobbin thread
• Blue Tip needle 75/11

Fabric and Notions Required:

• 1/2 yd. white fleece (makes four blocks)
• Adhesive back stabilizer
• Polyester stuffing
• All purpose thread
• Pinking shears or pinking blade rotary cutter

Instructions:

1. Cut six 6" x 6" squares from the fleece for one block.
2. Mark the center of each square.
3. Place the stabilizer in the Standard Hoop A.
4. Adhere one of the fleece squares to the stabilizer using the Clothsetter for perfect placement.
5. Set up the Memory Craft for Professional-Style Embroidery.
6. Insert PC Design Card #1018 (Redwork Collection) into the machine. If using CD ROM, transfer designs to your machine.
7. Select a design of choice.
8. Embroider the square using thread color of choice.
9. Repeat with remaining squares.
10. Trim square to 5" x 5" centering the design using a pinking shear or pinking blade rotary cutter.
11. Set up the Memory Craft for Ordinary sewing.
12. Pin two squares together along one side, wrong sides together.
13. Sew using a 3/8" seam. Start and stop 3/8" from the end.
14. Continue to join all four sides following above method.
15. For the top and bottom, pin the square on opposite sides, wrong sides together.
16. Sew each seam following the above method.
17. Pin the other two sides and sew, again using the same method.
18. Fill the block with polyester stuffing.
19. Sew the bottom square to the block.

Inside Information Box:

• Create these letter blocks to use around your home. Here are some of our suggestions:
• Spell "Welcome" in the front hall on the stairs.
• Spell "Home Sweet Home" on a fireplace mantel.
• Spell a child's name. Zig-zag folded 12" lengths of ribbon to the corners of the blocks. Tie them together and place on bookshelves in the child's room.