QUILTsocial Issue 21
Welcome to this very colorful issue that is sure to help banish the winter blahs! Take your quilted projects to the next level with 15 spectacular hand embroidered stitches that enrich the look of quilted projects. See how to make these with clear and easy to follow illustrations. Equally as colorful are our 3 ‘too-cool-for-school’ pencil cases to make for the little ones (and maybe not so little ones) in your life. Check out our many tutorials on how to work with templates and the best ways to transfer designs for all your quilting dreams! With so much quilting fun to engage in there’s no time to mope around! Happy Quilting!
Welcome to this very colorful issue that is sure to help banish the winter blahs! Take your quilted projects to the next level with 15 spectacular hand embroidered stitches that enrich the look of quilted projects. See how to make these with clear and easy to follow illustrations. Equally as colorful are our 3 ‘too-cool-for-school’ pencil cases to make for the little ones (and maybe not so little ones) in your life. Check out our many tutorials on how to work with templates and the best ways to transfer designs for all your quilting dreams! With so much quilting fun to engage in there’s no time to mope around! Happy Quilting!
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I hope you liked the Pretty Zippered
Pencil Case. Having a little something
special ready and waiting for young
students could motivate them to feel
excited for the first day of school and
may just make them feel a little more
at ease and excited about beginning
school. Now I’m showing you how to
make the easiest zipper pull attachment
with no machine sewing required that
can go with the 3 cute back-to-school
pencil cases. These zipper pulls require
very few supplies and include DMC
Matte Cotton Yarn (or embroidery floss)
and an Elan Snap-Clip. These zipper pulls
add functionality and bright, cheerful
color to pencil cases, bags, backpacks
and more.
materials
• 5 to 6 skeins of DMC Matte Cotton
Yarn or embroidery floss
• Elan Snap-Clip ½” (the D-ring that
comes with it is not required)
• crewel embroidery needle or yarn
needle
• small scissors
Check out my Easy Zipper Pulls YouTube
video tutorial.
Making the easiest DIY
zipper pulls ever
4 bright and easy zipper pulls
Step 2
Cut a 36” length from the remaining 6
colors of embroidery floss, as shown.
I’m repeating my colors for a total of 6
rounds of color.
Step 3
Using the tassel mop color, tie one of the
6 colors around the center of the skein
and wrap it around the skein tightly
leaving a length of floss. Attach the snap
clip and use the extra length of floss to
wrap around the base of the snap clip
several times to secure it. Leave extra
floss to tie to the next color.
Supplies needed to make the easiest zipper pull ever
Step 1
Choose a cotton yarn
or embroidery floss
as the main color for
the tassel mop and
remove the paper
sleeve.
Note: You can use the
whole skein or unravel
½ of the skein to use. If Paper sleeves pulled
you don’t want to use
off of a skein of floss
for the main color in
up all of your gorgeous
the tassel mop
DMC Matte Cotton
Yarn, using ½ the skein will work as well.
6 lengths of 6 colors of DMC Matte Cotton Yarn
First piece of DMC Matte
Cotton Yarn wrapped
around the center of the
mop skein and securing
the Elan Snap-Clip
Building on the yarn wrap
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