Level: All

Make this little scented gift with heart-shaped embroidery for a loved one or for yourself this Valentine's Day. You can fill it with potpourri or polyester filling. It can be used for decoration on a doorknob or place it in a drawer.

Janome Supplies Required:

• Memory Craft 10001, 10000, 9500, or 300E (embroidery only)
• PC Design Card #1018 (Redwork Collection)
• Clothsetter 10000
• Standard Hoop A
• Embroidery Foot P
• Janome Embroidery thread #225(Red)
• Janome Bobbin thread
• Blue Tip needle 75/11

Optional:

• Digitizer 10000
• USB or RS232C cable, or ATA PC Card
• Redwork Collection CD-ROM

Fabric and Notions Required:

• 2 rectangles white linen or broadcloth
• 1/2 yd. red baby rickrack
• 1 red tassel or material to make one
• Iron on tearaway stabilizer
• Wash away marking pen
• All purpose thread
• Potpourri or polyester filling

Professional-Style Embroidery:

1. Set up the Memory Craft for Professional-Style Embroidery.
2. Thread the needle with Janome Embroidery thread #225 (Red). Wind the Bobbin with Janome Bobbin thread.
3. Insert PC Design Card #1018 (Redwork Collection) into the machine.
4. Press the Embroidery Mode key.
5. Press the PC Card tab. Select design #65.
6. Iron stabilizer on to the wrong side of your fabric.
7. Place fabric in the Standard Hoop "A" using the Clothsetter 10000 for perfect placement.
8. Sew the fist step. Press the Go Back key.
9. Select the design with the initial you are going to use.
10. Do not stitch the first color. Stitch the second color (the initial) over the previously stitched heart.

Digitizer 10000 (optional):

1. Open Digitizer 10000 EasyDesign.
2. Transfer design #65 from PC Design Card #1018 (Redwork Collection). If using the CD ROM, insert into your computer.
3. Click Embroidery. Click Insert Design. Open design #65.
4. Click View. Click Show. Click Selected Color Only.
5. Select 244 Cardinal Red. Click OK.
6. Click Edit. Click Select All. Press the Delete key on your keyboard, the H will disappear.
7. Click View. Click Show. Click All Objects. You will have the heart without a letter.
8. Save design as an *.JAN and *.JEF. Filename "heart"
9. Click New.
10. Click Embroidery. Click Insert Design. Choose one of the alphabet designs with the initial you wish you use.
11. Click View. Click Show. Click Select Color Only
12. Select 225 Red. Click OK. The background redwork design should be on the screen.
13. Click Edit. Click Select All. Press the Delete key on your keyboard, the design will disappear.
14. Save design as an *.JAN and *.JEF. Filename "letter".
15. Close window. The Heart design should be on the screen. If not, open "heart" design.
16. Click Embroidery. Click Insert Design. Open "letter" design.
17. Save design as an *.JAN and *.JEF. Filename "sachet".
18. Print a template for perfect placement with the Clothsetter 10000.
19. Transfer the design to your machine via USB, RS232C or ATA PC Card.

Construction:

1. Set up the Memory Craft for Ordinary sewing.
2. Remove the stabilizer from the back of the embroidery.
3. Cut around the heart in the shape you desire.
   Hint: You may want to add some decorative stitching around the embroidery as in our sample.
4. Cut a second piece of fabric in the same shape.
5. Fold the rickrack in half and place on the right side of the heart with the two ends extending out 1" at the top of the heart.
6. Place the tassel at the bottom in the same way as the rickrack.
7. Place the two pieces of the heart, right sides together.
8. Sew around leaving an opening for stuffing. Make sure the loop is not caught in the stitching,
9. Turn right side out. Press.
10. Stuff with potpourri or polyester filling.
11. Close the opening with a hand whipped stitch.