Create a cozy retreat for your pet to sit and relax after an event filled evening of trick-or-treating. Decorate your mat with embroidery using a built-in design and lettering with the use of the Baby Lock Destiny II sewing and embroidery machine. Download printable instructions.
Materials:
- Dish drying mat 24” x 18” (beige)
- Cheetah Cuddle® from Shannon Fabrics (Tan/Brown)
- Madeira® Cotona sewing and embroidery threads (Black and Orange)
- Fiber fill
- Fasturn set
- Positioning Sticker
- Basic sewing supplies
Tools:
- Baby Lock® Destiny II Sewing and Embroidery Machine
Steps:
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At the cutting mat cut a strip of the Cheetah Cuddle fabric 6 ½” x 50”.
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With the machine set up for sewing. With right sides together sew a ½” seam along the long edge of the fabric to create a tube. Turn the section right side out with a Fasturn set.
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Stuff the cheetah tube with the fiber fill.
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Whip stitch the ends closed. Set aside.
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Hoop the Baby Lock Stick-Tear Away stabilizer in the largest hoop. Be sure that the shiny side is facing up.
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Remove the top layer of the paper on the stabilizer by scoring the edge along the inside of the hoop.
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Place a Positioning Sticker on the dish drying mat 4” up from the bottom edge centered from left to right.
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Float the dish drying mat over the hoop with the cross-marks on the sticker centered in the hoop. Finger press to secure.
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Set up the machine for embroidery and follow the next set of steps:
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Click on Embroidery.
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Click on under Exclusive select Celebrate.
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Scroll down and select the Cat image as shown in the following illustration.
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Set the design.
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Place the hoop on the embroidery unit.
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Rotate the design as needed so that the design will point downward on the mat.
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Click on Edit.
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Select the Positioning Sticker icon. The machine will scan the area inside the hooped frame based on the sticker that is on the dish drying mat.
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Embroider the design using the Madeira threads.
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To embroider the “Trick or Treat” phrase follow the next set of steps:
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Click on Home to get a new screen.
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Click on Embroidery.
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Click on Fonts.
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Select the 5th font or if you prefer you can choose any of the fonts.
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Use uppercase for the first letter. Type in the first letter “T”
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Select the lowercase option. Type in the remaining letters in the word “Trick”
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To bounce to the next line click on the Arrow
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Type in “or” using lowercase lettering.
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Click on the Arrow icon to bounce to the third line.
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Using uppercase lettering again for the first letter of “Treat” and lowercase for the remaining letters.
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Click on Set.
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Re-hoop using the same stabilizer and hoop. Remove the top layer of the stabilizer.
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Determine the placement for the lettering.
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Place a Positioning Sticker 7” diagonally down from each corner.
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Place the mat centered in the hoop so that cross-marks on the sticker are aligned with the markings on the hoop.
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Embroider the lettering using the Madeira embroidery thread.
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Remove the stabilizer from the backside of the mat.
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Sew the cheetah tube to the sides and back of the mat as shown in the illustration using a hand needle.