Desert Traditions Machine Embroidery Instructions

Dimensions of the Desert Traditions Wall hanging
27.5 inches length x 5.5 width inches
70.5 cm length x 14.5 width cm
What you need:
1 metre or 1 yard of fabric approx. (I always allow for more fabric than needs be)
1 metre or 1 yard of “tear away” stabilizer
½ metre or ½ yard of wadding
½ meter or ½ yard of backing fabric for the wall hanging
Stitch out the following designs:
Desert Traditions_01 Desert Traditions_03

Join both “Desert Traditions_01” and “Desert Traditions_03” together using a zigzag stitch, I used cotton thread for the zigzagging, then stitch over the zigzagged stitches using a satin stitch once again using cotton thread rather than the embroidery thread.

Showing you the stitching over the satin stitch using a triple zigzag stitch from your decorative stitches in your sewing machine

Over the top of the satin stitch, stitch a triple zigzag stitch from the decorative stitches that are in your sewing machine

Using a ladder stitch beside the triple zigzag stitch from your decorative stitches in your sewing machine

Ladder stitch on the other side

This photo is showing you the completed join. This helps bring the designs together

Cut out the wadding and backing fabric in the exact size of the wall hanging.
Pin the wadding and backing fabric to your wall hanging, stitch a zigzag stitch over the satin stitch border, wadding and backing fabric using cotton thread and then satin stitch over the zigzag stitch and once again using a cotton thread

Over the top of the satin stitched border stitch a triple stitch zigzag stitch from your decorative stitches in your sewing machine

If you have a tassel you can put the tassel at the pointed end of the wall hanging