Level: Advanced

Marie Stevens, known to many as The Quarterly Quilter from Janome Digest, is Janome America's Heirloom specialist. Her quilts are popular with both quilting and heirloom enthusiasts, and we recently asked her to create another quilt for Janome Digest. A Touch of Silk Heirloom Quilt is featured in the Winter Issue #26. A complete list of supplies for the entire quilt is shown along with instructions for the first two blocks: Hearts and Flowers and Stitchitize Heart. Notes on the final construction are also published along with Marie's hints and tips. We have listed the supplies required for this individual block below. You can make a quilt of one block or re-create the entire quilt.

Order Issue #26 on our Digest Back Issue Page.

See all the squares on the Quarterly Quilter page.

Download and print out the Basket Pattern using the link at the top of this page.

Janome Supplies Required:

• Memory Craft 11000, 10001, 10000, 9500
• Customizer 10000 Plus or Customizer 10000
• USB or RS232C cable, or ATA PC Card
• PC Design Card or CD ROM #1017 (White Lily Collection)
• Clothsetter 10000
• Large Hoop B
• Standard Hoop A
• Embroidery Foot P
• Zig-zag Foot A
• Custom Crafted Zig-Zag Foot
• Janome Embroidery thread (#211 Pale Pink, #213 Beige, # 245 Opal Green, #253 Ivory)
• Janome Bobbin thread
• Blue Tip needle 75/11

Fabric and Notions Required:

• One 17" silk dupioni square
• Iron-on tearaway stabilizer
• Air erasable fabric marker

Instructions:

1. Set up the Memory Craft for Ordinary sewing.
2. Select Straight stitch #1.
3. Iron 17" square of stabilizer to the wrong side of the block.
   Hint: You may iron the stabilizer on the section you are embroidering then tear it away and go to the next embroidery, pressing and stabilizing as you go.
4. Draw the basket on the fabric square with the bottom of the basket 3 1/2" from the bottom of the square.
   Note: Notice how Marie separates the basket into a top and bottom to give a more dimensional look.
5. Sew a straight stitch over the marked lines.
6. Open Customizer 10000 Plus EasyEdit.
7. If using the PC Design Card, transfer the designs needed to your computer via USB, RS232C, or ATA PC Card. Or, insert CD ROM into your computer
8. Click Edit. Click Number of Sheets for Layout. Enter 2 Horizontal, 2 Vertical.
9. Click View. Click Overview to see the entire layout area.
   Hint: Since the Lily flowers are white, you may want to select a different background color on the layout screen.
10. Click Import. Open Design #31.
11. Position the design on the right side of the layout screen.
12. Right click on an anchor point to free rotate design.
    
13. Click Import. Open Design #29.
14. Click Flip H to mirror image the design.
15. Free rotate the design.
    
16. Click Import. Open Design #26.
17. Position the design centered above the previous designs.
    
18. Click Import. Open Design #12.
    Note: Design #12 will be embroidered in the Standard Hoop A, over the basket after it has been sewn.
19. Position the design centered below the previous designs.
    
20. Save the layout as a *.caf.
21. Click File. Click Print Template.
22. Transfer the layout to the machine via USB, RS232C or ATA PC Card.
23. Set up the Memory Craft for Professional-Style Embroidery.
24. Stitch Design #31 using the following thread colors for each color separation:
    * Colors #1 to #3 - #245 Opal Green
    * Colors #4 and #5 - #211 Pale Pink
    * Colors #6 and #7 - #253 Ivory
    * Colors #8 and #9 - #213 Beige
25. Stitch Design #29 using the following thread colors for each color separation:
    * Colors #1 and #2 - #245 Opal Green
    * Colors #3 to #5 - #211 Pale Pink
    * Colors #6 and #7 - #253 Ivory
    * Colors #8 and #9 - #213 Beige
26. Stitch Design #26 using the following thread colors for each color separation:
    * Color #1 - #253 Ivory
    * Colors #2 to #4 - #245 Opal Green
    * Colors #5 and #6 -#213 Beige
27. Set up the Memory Craft for Ordinary sewing.
28. Attach the Custom Crafted Zig-Zag Foot.
29. Thread the needle with Janome Embroidery thread #213 (Beige).
30. Press the Decorative Stitch tab.
31. Select Decorative stitch #122 (MC9500 select a stitch).
32. Iron stabilizer on the wrong side of the basket.
33. Sew the design over the basket, following the curve at the top of the basket to where it separates in the center.
34. Sew the bottom part of the basket, starting at the straight edge at the bottom.
35. Select Cross stitch #208 (MC9500 stitch #101).
36. Fill in the remaining part of the basket.
37. Press the Satin stitch tab.
38. Select Decorative stitch #35 (MC9500 stitch #83). Adjust the width to 5.0.
39. Sew around the entire basket covering the edges of the previous stitches.
40. Remove stabilizer and clip threads.
41. Set up the Memory Craft for Professional-Style Embroidery.
42. Stitch Design #12 using the following thread colors for each color separation:
    * Colors #1 and #2 - #211 Pale Pink
    * Colors #3 and #4 - #245 Opal Green
43. Spray starch and press.