Use the Baby Lock Verve sewing and embroidery machine to add a ruffled to the bottom edge of a purchased apron. The edges are finished off using the Overcast foot and a glow in the dark thread. Baking Halloween treats will never be this much fun! Click here to download instructions.
Materials:
- Purchased Apron
- 1 Fat quarter (Halloween print)
- Madeira® Glow in the Dark thread
- Madeira black Cotona thread
- White bobbin thread
- Black rick-rack
Tools:
Steps:
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At the cutting table cut (4) 4 ½” wide strips from the Halloween print fabric. These sections will be used for the ruffle.
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When deciding on how long the ruffle should be measure the area where it will be placed.
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The length of the unruffled section should be 2 to 3 times the length of the area. This will give a nice full ruffle.
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Set the machine up for sewing:
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Thread the machine with the glow-in-the-dark thread.
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Wind the bobbin with white bobbin thread and place in the bobbin case.
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Select the Overcasting stitch #118.
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Snap on the Overcasting “G” Foot.
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With right sides together piece together the 4 ½” wide Halloween print sections end to end.
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Overcast each of the seams together. Press the seams in the same directions.
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Overcast the top and bottom edges on the pieced section along with each of the ends.
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Remove the overcasting foot and replace with the “J” foot.
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To create the gather on the Halloween pieced section set the machine up for the straight stitch middle.
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Set the length 5mm. Sew ¼” from the top edge on the section.
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Change the needle position to straight stitch left position. Set the length to 5mm.
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Place the top edge of the section even with the presser foot and stitch ½” from the same edge.
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You will have two rows of stitches ready to be gathered.
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Fold the pieced section in half and place the center fold on the center of the apron where the ruffle will be sewn. Pin at this point.
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Gather the ruffle on the left side of the ruffle section by pulling on the two bobbin threads.
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Adjust the gathers so that they are even across the area. Then gather the other side and repeat the same process.
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Sew the ruffle to the apron adjusting the gathers as you sew for even distribution.
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Thread the machine with the black thread and stitch the black rick-rack over the gathering stitches and around the outer edge of the pocket to add more interest to the apron.
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More options: Embroider a Halloween design to a pocket or to the bib area as shown in this sample.