February 2011 Diamond Club Requirements

February Diamond Club Requirements

Scalloped Fingertip Towels

Make these elegant fingertip towels and learn all about the scallop stitch menu and edging stitches on your Designer Diamond.

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REQUIREMENTS:

  • 8 Assorted Linen or Cotton Strips 3” x 20”
  • 2 strips 4” x 20” Cotton
  • 27” x 20” Piece of linen for each towel
  • 40 wt. Rayon Embroidery Thread
  • Bobbin Fill
  • Rasant sewing thread for construction
  • Fray Check
  • Washaway Marker or Fade Away Marker
  • 1m Light weight Tearaway stabilizer
  • 10mm Hemmer #412990045 (Optional)
  • Pinking Shears

General Sewing Tools Required:

  • Designer Diamond Sewing Machine Only
  • Regular sewing feet
  • Mat, Ruler & Rotary Cutter
  • Havel’s Fabric Control Tool
  • Flower Head Pins
  • Sharp scissors (I recommend Canary scissors)
  • Thread Snips
Be Prepared . . .

1.    To ensure you are prepared for the lesson cut all strips according to the above measurements in the requirements list.
2.    Thread an overlocker as a 4 thread standard overlock.
3.    Overlock the top long raw edge of all the scalloped strips (3”x20” strips). Also overlock the 2 short edges.
4.    Overlock all edges of the two 4”x20” strips.
5.    Overlock one short edge of the two 27”x20” pieces of linen. This will be the bottom of the towel.