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 Great
projects
for men
With Father’s Day around the corner, there’s no better time to think about gift
ideas for dad. To alleviate the stress of gift shopping, we’ve included four
awesome handmade gift ideas in this e-book that dad will cherish.
If your dad is a fisherman, look to “Gone Fishing” for instructions to make a rugged
fishing vest and matching hat. If your dad’s tie collection is a little past its prime,
reference “Ties that Bind” to make a lovely handmade wall quilt using the old ties
that’s perfect for hanging in the office. Conversely, if your dad is in need of some
new ties, look to “Family Ties” for instructions to make him a custom tie. Or if your
dad is a master on the grill, make him a portable grilling toolkit using the instruc-
tions featured in “Grill Guru.” You’re sure to find a lovely and thoughtful gift for
dad using one of the projects in this e-book!

Happy stitching!

Colleen Exline
Associate Editor, CME

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 “Family Ties”
Linda Turner Griepentrog............................... PAGE 3

2 “Gone Fishing”
Diane Kron, courtesy of Designer’s Gallery............. PAGE 7

3 “Grill Guru”
Annette Bailey..................................... PAGE 11

4 “Ties that Bind”

Patty Albin........................................ PAGE 14
 Family Ties by Linda Turner Griepentrog

Make dad a custom embellished necktie for Father's Day.

Most commonly crafted from silk, ties are also made Tie Anatomy
from cottons, wools or synthetics, which are all are
• Keeper/Carrier: The loop on the tie right side that
suitable for machine embroidery. Because of the
holds the narrow portion of the tie when worn (A).
needed drape and knotting capability, quality neck-
The keeper/carrier can be the actual tie label or a
ties are always cut on the bias. Two ties can be cut
fabric loop.
from the yardage requirement for one tie.
• Lining/Tipper: The fabric facing used to finish
Most tie patterns offer a front and back piece,
both tie points (B), usually from a coordinating
while others include a third neckband piece if using
lining fabric or the same fabric used to make
a narrow (19"-wide) silk fabric. Ties made from nar-
the tie.
rower fabrics have two seams, which are hidden
when the tie is worn. Patterns may also include the • Neckband: The portion of the tie that encircles
option of making the tie extra long for tall men. the wearer's neck (C). This area is sometimes top-
stitched multiple times for durability and to make
Whether making the tie from scratch, or embroi-
the tie lay flat. The neckband may also include
dering on a ready-made tie, choose a subtle pattern-
pieced seams.
ing or a solid color fabric, especially when using
small designs or monograms.

A Keeper/Carrier B Lining/Tipper C Neckband

3 CREATIVE MACHINE EMBROIDERY

Birch Street
Clothing,
7-Fold Tie

CREATIVE MACHINE EMBROIDERY 4

 Designs Placement to minimize distortion. Iron-on
cut-away stabilizer securely holds
• Because neckties have tapered • Place an embroidered tie motif
thread during stitching. Alterna-
shapes, designs must fit within the anywhere on the tie point (above
tively, use water-soluble stabilizer
tie points on the fabric right side. or into the angle), depending on
or a standard cut-away stabilizer
Long and skinny motifs work well, the nature of the design. Scatter
combined with temporary spray
as do single motifs or monograms. multiple motifs or line them up
adhesive. Check the fabric compo-
Most ties are less than 4" at the over the area. Or center single
sition against the chosen stabilizer
widest point (which varies with motifs across the tie width.
first to ensure compatibility.
current fashion trends), so look • Take into consideration whether or
for motifs that will fit but not • Use a new size 70/11 sharp needle on
not the wearer will button a jacket
overpower the space. silk ties during embroidery to avoid
over the tie when determining the
snagging the delicate fibers. For
• Change the design size if needed. design placement visibility.
heavier silks, use a size 80/12 needle.
Most machines can reduce or en- • For the most accurate placement,

Ready-Made Ties
large designs by at least 20% using print a full-size template of the design
embroidery software. and audition it on the tie (or pattern)
• Use allover designs to cover the while it's on the intended wearer. Use • Adhering stabilizer to the tie right-
entire tie point area with random pins or tape to mark the design center side point and stitching through
patterning (D). Designs may have and hoop placement. Removable all of the fabric layers makes the
a horizontal orientation, such as markers may work on some tie fab- embroidery and stabilizer visible
stitched stripes, or tapered motif rics, but test on a piece of scrap fabric on the tie wrong side (G).
sizes that mimic the tie shape (E). first. Hand baste the design center • In addition, embroidering through
Single motifs work well too (F). and hoop placement markings when multiple layers of bias-cut fabrics
• Designs commonly used on working with fine silks. may create puckering and an un-
bookmarks are often suitable for even stitching surface, which can

Stabilizer & Needles

neckties. Select motifs that don’t cause design distortion. Instead,
extend into the tie’s knot area or hide the embroidery wrong side.
neckband, as the areas won't • Ties, whether custom or ready- Carefully rip out the tie right-side
showcase designs well. made, are fragile, so use stabilizer underlayer seam and open the

D Cover entire tie point area with E Use designs that mimic tie shape.
random patterning.

F Single motifs work well. G Adhering stabilizer through all fabric layers
makes design visible on tie wrong side.

5 CREATIVE MACHINE EMBROIDERY

 Looking Back
About four million dads will receive ties this In 1924, an American tailor named Jessie
Father's Day, but where did this humble Langsdorf patented the tie's current
accessory begin? shaping and its common three-piece
construction method.
Historians believe the modern-day necktie
can be traced back to the Thirty Years’ Ties vary in length and widths, from 1" to 5",
War, which began in 1618, when the depending on current fashion trends. Tie
French wore small-knotted neckerchiefs. patterning also varies. The '60s and '70s
The neckerchiefs evolved to lace cravats offered up some outlandish, artsy tie ver-
and ascots in the 1800’s, and then to sions, which gradually gave way to today’s
bowties and the more traditional shaping more conservative versions.
of today's neckties.

area for access. For a professional Embroider the design first, and actually made of rayon or a wool
look, pin the tie interfacing out of then cut along the drawn lines. blend. Depending on the tie, two
the way from the embroidery area. • Embroidery may be performed interfacing layers may be added
Cut the stabilizer large enough to after construction. Apply tempo- for softness.
fill the hoop. Stabilize the embroi- rary spray adhesive to the hooped • Interfacing may be harvested from
dery area and hoop the fabric. stabilizer and adhere the tie right an old tie. Open the wrong side
Embroider the design, being side, matching the design mark- seam and gently remove the inter-
careful not to distort the bias fabric. ings to the hoop placement lines. facing; trim the width if needed.
• When embroidery is complete, • After the embroidery is complete, Apply the interfacing to the fabric
trim the stabilizer around the carefully trim the stabilizer with a lapped-and-stitched seam
motif and reassemble the tie. around the design. Construct to minimize bulk.

Custom Ties
DESIGNS
the tie following the pattern
guidesheet. Tie designs: Husqvarna Viking, Inspira embroidery collec-
tion, #301300, Trendy Ties, designs 1 (dots), 10 (circles),
• In general, embroider ties before 12 (leg); (800) 358-0001, husqvarnaviking.com or
myembroideries.com

Interfacing
construction. Place the tie pattern
pieces on a work surface accord- SOURCES
ing to the guidesheet, leaving • Ties require bias-cut interfacing to Birch Street Clothing supplied the 7-Fold Tie pattern:
(800) 736-0854, birchstreetclothing.com.
enough room around the pieces hang and knot properly. Tie inter- Silhouette Patterns supplied interfacing: (800) 784-8245,
silhouettepatterns.com.
The Sewing Place supplied interfacing: (775) 853-2207,
for hooping. Chalk-mark the pat- facing is soft, cushiony and
tern shapes on the fabric pieces. slightly wooly, though some are thesewingplace.com.

cmemag.com CREATIVE
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MACHINEEMBROIDERY
EMBROIDERY 45
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7 CREATIVE MACHINE EMBROIDERY
by Diane Kron, courtesy of Designer’s Gallery
 Send your fisherman away for
the weekend wearing a practi-
cal yet rugged fishing vest and
hat. Add fishing or camping
designs to the hat and each
vest pocket for added flair.

SHOPPING LIST
Vest
o ready-made fishing vest
o embroidery software with editing capabilities
o tear-away stabilizer
o temporary spray adhesive
o thread: bobbin & embroidery
o fishing-themed embroidery designs

Get Started
• Measure the length and width of each vest pocket
flap; record.
• Determine which design to place on each flap.
For the featured vest, the fishing rod is placed on
the upper flaps, the oars and boat are placed on
the lower right flaps and the tent and campfire
are placed on the lower left flaps (A).

A D etermine
placement for
each design
on each flap.

CREATIVE MACHINE EMBROIDERY 8

 • Open a new page in the software flap over the stabilizer, centering

Editing
program. Resize each design so the template within the hoop. Se-

Editing
Editing
it fits within the determined flap cure the flap to the stabilizer using

Software
measurements. For the featured temporary spray adhesive.

Software
Software
vest, the fishing rod was enlarged

Software
• Load the corresponding design
10%, the tent was decreased 15%, onto the machine. Position the
the campfire and canoe were en- machine needle over the template
larged 5% and the oars were rotated cross marks. Remove the template
Even though basic editing func- 90° to the left and enlarged 15%. and embroider the design. Once
tions can be performed on the • Once satisfied with the design the embroidery is complete, re-
machine’s screen, embroidery sizes, print a template of each move the hoop from the machine
software with editing capabilities design. Save each design in the and the flap from the hoop. Tear
has more features, including the appropriate machine format. away the stabilizer.
ability to:
• Repeat to embroider the remain-
• Instantly decrease the design
ing designs on each flap. For the
size by 50% or less or enlarge it Embroider featured vest, the fishing rod on
200% or more.
• Pin each design template to the the upper left flap was rotated 180°
• Automatically recalculate the determined flap. Hoop a piece of to mirror the design on the upper
stitch count after enlarging or tear-away stabilizer. Position one right flap.
decreasing designs.
• Retain the original fill pattern
after resizing designs.
• Adjust the density after resizing
designs.
• Mirror-image designs vertically
and horizontally.
• Rotate designs to any angle.
• Resize designs to fit within the
hoop dimensions.
• Automatically rotate designs to
fit within the hoop.
• Insert or delete colors or jump
stitches.
• Join or split designs.
• Edit individual parts of the
design.
• Change the stitch order.
• Incorporate patterns and
images.
• Reshape objects.

9 CREATIVE MACHINE EMBROIDERY

 SHOPPING LIST Get Started the hat to the stabilizer using
temporary spray adhesive.
• Measure the width of the middle hat
• Load the chosen design onto the
Hat panel; record. Find the center front of
the middle hat panel; pin-mark (B). machine. Position the machine
o ready-made fishing hat
needle over the template cross
o embroidery software with • Open a new page in the software
editing capabilities marks. Remove the template and
program. Open the chosen de-
o tear-away stabilizer embroider the design. Hold the hat
sign onto the page and resize it
o temporary spray adhesive so it doesn’t shift during embroi-
to fit within the panel width. For
o thread: bobbin & embroidery dery. Once the embroidery is
the featured hat, the fish was de-
o fishing-themed embroidery complete, remove the hoop from
creased 30%.
design the machine and the hat from the
• Once satisfied with the design size, hoop. Tear away the stabilizer
save the design in the appropriate close to the design edges.
machine format. Print a template
of the design, and position it over Designs
the pin mark. Hat: Amazing Designs, Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy I,
#ADC49, Fish (ADC-49HFF108); amazingdesigns.com
Vest: Amazing Designs, Guys Weekend 1, #ADC60, Camp-
fire (ADC-60GW109), Canoe (ADC-60GW110), Fishing Rod

Embroider and Reel (ADC-60GW102), Oars (ADC-60GW107), Tent

(ADC-60GW108); amazingdesigns.com

• Hoop a piece of tear-away

Sources
stabilizer. Place the hat over the Baby Lock provided the Embroidery Professional
Plus and Madeira embroidery thread: babylock.com.
stabilizer, centering the template
B P in-mark hat Designer’s Gallery provided SizeWorks editing
center front. cross marks within the hoop. Secure embroidery software: designersgallerysoftware.com.

CREATIVE MACHINE EMBROIDERY 10

 Grill
Guru
Great
Gift
Idea!

By Annette Bailey

Make dad a portable grilling tool kit for Father’s Day.

It’s a quick-and-easy project that will leave a grin on
his face as he holds court around his grill.

Supplies
 1 1 ⁄ 2 yards of heavy non-raveling fabric  Two 3 1 ⁄ 2" x 8" rectangles for the carry-
 Cut-away and tear-away stabilizer ing loops.
 Embroidery, bobbin and sewing thread

 Four sets of plastic covered magnetic Embroidery

snaps  Use the alphabet or lettering of your
 6" of 1 ⁄ 8"-wide elastic choice to spell out “Grilling gear.” Print or
stitch a template.
 Air-soluble and chalk marker
 Using the template and chalk, mark the
 Kitchen towel
lettering on the left 24" side of the rectan-
 Grill tools
gle, centered and 5" below the edge.
 Embroidery design and alphabet or let-  Hoop cut-away stabilizer and the rect-
tering of your choice angle, aligning the guide marks. Embroider
the lettering.
Preparation & cutting  Choose another design to embroider
below the lettering, such as the grill motif
Note: Our sample grill tools are 15" long.
in our sample, if desired.
Adjust fabric and cutting as needed for
other sizes.  Repeat the steps to create the lettering
for each pocket. Hoop one 6” x 8” rectan-
Cut the following from the yardage:
gle with cut-away stabilizer and embroider
 One 24" x 27" rectangle for the inside
the tool’s name in the desired location. Our
(cut larger for hooping). sample lettering is placed 2 1 ⁄ 4" below the
 One 21" x 27" rectangle for the outside. upper edge. Repeat for each pocket.
 Three 6" x 8" rectangles for the tool  Cut the spatula pocket to 4 1 ⁄ 2" wide,
pockets. centering the lettering.
11 Creative Machine Embroidery
 This handy
grilling tool
kit travels or
hangs up for
easy storage.

Creative Machine Embroidery 12

 Tools stay
safe from
small hands
and in good
condition
when tucked
inside a
fabric
holder.

 Cut the remaining two pockets to 4" edge. Pin in place. loops in the marked locations and pin in
wide, centering the lettering.  Edgestitch each pocket in place along place. Stitch around the outside edges
 Cut the embroidered outside rectangle three sides leaving an opening at the top using a 1 ⁄ 2" seam allowance and leaving
to 21" x 27". to insert the tool; stitch again using a an opening for turning. As you reach the
 Choose a design for the towel and print wide zigzag. magnet locations, slip the magnet plastic
 Mark the location of the towel. Fold the
casing into the seam allowance to catch in
a template. Use an air-soluble marker to
the stitching.
mark the design location on the towel as elastic to form a loop. Zigzag in place onto
 Trim the seam allowances and clip the
desired. the fabric.
 Hoop tear-away stabilizer and the towel,  Create a tri-fold along the embroidered
corners.
 Turn right side out and slipstitch the
aligning the guide marks. Embroider the inside rectangle wrong side; finger-press
design. Un-hoop and tear away the sta- to create two creases (this is only to mark opening closed.
bilizer. the sections). Mark the magnet and strap  Place the tools in the pockets and the
locations as shown (A). towel in the elastic loop.
 To create the carrying loops, fold one  Create a tri-fold to connect the
Construction

3 1 ⁄ 2" x 8" rectangle right sides together magnets.

Turn the upper edge of each pocket
and matching long edges. Stitch using a
under 1"; press in place. 1 ⁄ 4" seam allowance. Repeat for the Grill design: Stitchitize, #MI166; (800) 667-2587,
 Lay the inside rectangle right side up. stitchitize.com
remaining rectangle. Turn right sides out.
 Place the inside and outside rectangles
Place the pockets in the desired locations Lettering: Brother 4500D built-in stitches;
(877) 276-8437, brother-usa.com
along the 27" side, 1 1 ⁄ 2" above the lower
right sides together. Place the carrying

A) Mark
locations of
magnets and
straps.

13 Creative Machine Embroidery

Ties That
Bind
14 CREATIVE MACHINE EMBROIDERY
by Patty Albin
 Make dad a wall quilt using
silk ties and endless embroidery
designs. It’s the perfect gift for
the dad who has everything.

Repurposing Ties
This Father’s Day, instead of giving your dad
another tie he’ll never wear, use ties from the back
of his closet or find inexpensive ties at bargain or
thrift stores to make a keepsake he can admire for
years. Use ties that are outdated (don’t use dad’s
good ties!) and select ties that have similar fabric
contents and weights and coordinating designs and
colors. The featured quilt uses 100% silk ties.
Ties make great quilts because they’re often
made from high-quality fabric, such as silk, which
always makes a beautiful finished product. Re-
purposing ties also prevents waste, promoting a
healthy environment.
Endless embroidery designs are designs that con-
nect to create one long continuous pattern. Choose
endless embroidery designs that complement the tie
design and use coordinating embroidery thread. The
featured quilt uses matching embroidery thread for
a subdued effect.
Learn how to incorporate this fun and easy
technique in your projects.

SHOPPING LIST
o 12 coordinating silk ties
o 2 pairs of matching silk ties (border)
o stabilizer: cut-away, fusible mesh cut-away &
water-soluble liquid
o 11⁄4 yard of coordinating cotton fabric (fabric A)
o 1⁄4 yard each of coordinating cotton fabric (fab-
ric B & C)
o 33⁄4 yards of 1⁄2"-wide coordinating double-fold
bias tape
o 31"x33" rectangle of cotton batting
o removable fabric marker
o thread: all-purpose, quilting & rayon embroidery
Finished Quilt Size: 301⁄2"x32"

CREATIVE MACHINE EMBROIDERY 15

 Endless Possibilities
Endless embroidery designs are Use super fine silk
pins when working
designs that have the same begin-
with silk to prevent
ning and end. When stitched in
snagging.
a row, the designs appear to be
continuous. Become an endless
embroidery expert with these steps:
• P urchase specific endless
designs that feature pre-
programmed alignment stitches.
• Use embroidery software to
make any ordinary design end-
less by inserting an alignment
stitch at the beginning and end
of the design. This extra stitch
will help the end of the first de-
sign connect with the beginning
of the second design.
• Identify the overlap section of
the design. This will be the de-
sign beginning and end. Print
several full-size templates of
the design.
• Fold the fabric in half length- Get Started rectangle for the backing and four
wise; finger-press, and then 7"x30" rectangles for the embroi-
• Using a seam ripper, carefully
unfold. Using a removable fab- dered borders.
remove each tie seam. Remove
ric marker and a ruler, draw a • From fabric B, cut two 7"x24" rect-
the tie lining and stabilizer; press.
line along the center foldline. angles for the embroidered center
• Cut a piece of fusible mesh
• Audition one template on the panels.
cut-away stabilizer. Fuse the
fabric. Mark the design place- stabilizer to one tie wrong side, • From fabric C, cut two 7⁄8"x221⁄2"
ment. Align another template following the manufacturer’s strips and two 7⁄ 8"x241⁄2" strips.
with the first design, overlapping instructions. Repeat to fuse
the end of the first design with stabilizer to each remaining tie.
the beginning of the second Embroider
design. Mark the design • Apply water-soluble liquid stabi-
placement. Cut lizer to each fabric piece, following
• From the coordinating ties, cut the manufacturer’s instructions,
• Continue marking the design
sixty-nine 11⁄2"x6" strips. to stiffen the fabric and help pre-
along the fabric length.
vent the fabric from puckering
• Hoop the fabric with the appro- • Piece together the matching ties to
during embroidery.
priate stabilizer. Embroider the create two 3"x26 1⁄4" strips and two
3"x321⁄4" strips. • For the center panels, choose an
endless design along the fabric
endless border embroidery design
centerline. • From fabric A, cut one 32"x33"
that’s no more than 2" wide and

16 CREATIVE MACHINE EMBROIDERY

 has a simple pattern, such as scal- and center it along the rectangle allowances toward one side. Trim
lops, dots or braids. right side. Mark the design center the panel to 51⁄2"x221⁄2" (B).
• Print out a full-size template of the using a removable fabric marker. • Repeat to stitch and trim the re-
design and center it along one fab- Hoop the fabric with a piece of maining coordinating strips, making
ric B rectangle right side. Mark the cut-away stabilizer. Embroider two additional 51⁄2"x221⁄2" tie panels;
design center using a removable the design. set aside.
fabric marker. • Once the embroidery is com- • With right sides together, align
• Hoop the fabric with a piece of plete, remove the hoop from the one tie panel lower edge with one
cut-away stabilizer. Embroider machine and the rectangle from embroidered rectangle upper edge;
the design. the hoop. Trim the rectangle to pin, and then stitch. Align another
2 1⁄2"x27". Repeat to embroider the tie panel with the embroidered
• When the embroidery is com-
remaining fabric A rectangles. rectangle lower edge; pin, and
plete, remove the hoop from the
Trim one rectangle to 2 1⁄2"x27"; then stitch. Align the remaining
machine and the fabric from the
trim the remaining rectangles embroidered rectangle upper edge
hoop; set aside the fabric. Repeat
to 21⁄2"x26". with the second tie panel lower
to embroider the remaining fabric
B rectangle. edge; pin, and then stitch. Align
the remaining tie panel upper edge
• Trim each rectangle to 41⁄2"x221⁄2", Quilt Top with the remaining rectangle lower
centering the embroidery and
Use 1⁄4" seam allowances unless edge; pin, and then stitch (C). Press
trimming any superfluous design;
otherwise noted. open the seams.
set aside (A).
• With right sides together, align • Orient the quilt top so the embroi-
• For the borders, select a coor-
two coordinating tie strips; pin dered rectangles are horizontal.
dinating endless border design
and then stitch one long edge. • With right sides together, align one
that’s 1" wide.
Repeat to pin and stitch 22 short fabric C strip with the quilt
• Position one fabric A rectangle additional strips, forming a upper edge; pin, and then stitch.
right side up on a flat work sur- 6"x221⁄2" panel. Press the seam Repeat to stitch the remaining
face. Print a template of the design

221⁄2"

4 1 ⁄2 "

A Trim rectangle.

221⁄2"

5 1 ⁄2 "

B Trim panel.
C Stitch panels to rectangles.

CREATIVE MACHINE EMBROIDERY 17

 QUILT DIAGRAM

short fabric C strip to the quilt edge; pin, and then stitch. Repeat Remove the pins as you sew.
lower edge. to stitch the remaining short tie • Drop the feed dogs and free-
• With right sides together, align strip to the quilt lower edge. motion quilt along the embroidery
one remaining fabric C strip with design edges, if desired.
• With right sides together, align
the quilt right edge; pin, and then • Trim the quilt so all edges are
one long matching tie strip with
stitch. Repeat to stitch the re- aligned.
the quilt right edge; pin, and then
maining fabric C strip to the quilt
stitch. Stitch the remaining long • Using double-fold bias binding,
left edge.
matching tie strip to the quilt left bind the quilt along each edge,
• With right sides together, align one edge. Press open the seams. mitering the corners as you sew.
short fabric A embroidered strip
• Position the backing rectangle
with the quilt upper edge; pin; and DESIGN
wrong side up on a flat work sur- Endless border design: My Embroideries, Endless
then stitch. Repeat to stitch the
face. Position the batting over the Candlewicking Border #208822; (800) 446-2333,
remaining short strip to the quilt myembroideries.com or husqvarnaviking.com
backing. Position the quilt right
lower edge and one long strip to
side up over the batting; pin-baste SOURCES
the quilt side, mitering the corners Husqvarna Viking provided the Designer Diamond and
through all layers. Designer I sewing and embroidery machines and the 4D
as you sew. Press open the seams. software system: (800) 446-2333, husqvarnaviking.com.
• Stitch in the ditch of each border Palmer Pletsch provided the Perfect Sew liquid
• With right sides together, align one
seam using matching quilting stabilizer: (800) 728-3784, palmerpletsch.com
short tie strip with the quilt upper Robison-Anton provided the 40-wt. rayon embroidery
thread in the needle and bobbin. thread: (800) 847-3235, robison-anton.com

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