FORTUNE
COOKIE PLACEMAT
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- 2
complimentary cotton fabrics
- Matching
Double Fold Bias Tape or enough fabric to create
your own (2" x 40")
- Floriani
Heat N Sta Tearaway (if incorporating embroidery)
- Floriani
Double Side Fusible
Stitch N Shape
- Decorative
Threads
- 2
large clear snap
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This
very creative placemat makes for a fun dinner party! A perfect
way to liven up a dull crowd since you get to determine who
gets which fortune hidden inside!
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Cut a 12 inch circle of 2 different fashion fabrics and a
12 inch circle of Floriani Double Side Fusible Stitch N Shape.
*Tip! Use a charger or oversized plate to trace a perfect
circle.
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If desired, stitch a design or message with your machine onto
the center of one fabric circle using Floriani Heat N Sta
Tearaway stabilizer to prevent puckering or distortion. Remove
the stabilizer.
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Iron this circle onto the Floriani Stitch N Shape circle.
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Iron the second piece of fashion fabric onto the back of the
Floriani Stitch N Shape circle.
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You
now have one circular item…the Fortune Cookie. Trim away
any excess fabric or frays.
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Use
decorative threads to free stitch through all 3 layers. Make
sure that you use the same color of thread in the bobbin so
that the stitching will be the same on both sides! Also remember
to stitch at a slow speed.
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Attach the bias tape or follow the directions below for creating
your own.
a. Cut a bias strip (2" x 40") of a complimenting
or matching fabric to use as the trim along the edge of the
circle.
b. Fold the edges of the strip to the center and press
c. Encase the edge of the fortune cookie within the bias strip.
Pin as you go.
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Sew ¼" from the outer edge of the fortune cookie
to hold the bias in place.
*The bias will allow you to sew along the curve easily without
puckering.
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Sew a clear snap at the 12 o'clock position and the other
part at the 6 o'clock position on one side.
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On the other side of the fortune cookie, sew a clear snap
at the 3 o'clock position and the other half of the snap to
the 9 o'clock position.
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Snap the cookie together with your fortune hidden inside.
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With the first set of snaps together, push on the cookie to
make it flat (looks like a burrito at this point!) Connect
the other two snaps and shape the cookie.
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Ding Hao! When you open the cookie up, you can see the message
or picture inside!
Be
sure to make matching napkins….and don't forget the chopsticks!
This project idea was given to me by a dear friend, Dori Nanry.
Dori is an incredibly talented sewer with an extensive industry
background. She was an educator for the Babylock sewing machine
company for several years as well as a beta tester for many top
end embroidery machines and software programs. Her passion is
quilting and sharing it with others. Dori and I have worked together
for over 15 years teaching and sewing!
Thank you Dori.
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