Centaur Instructions

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Instructions and Ideas for the Centaur Set of Designs

I have included some ideas, suggestions and instructions for decorating two casual cushions using the Centaur Set of designs. The finished results were very satisfying and rather stunning, despite another disaster!!

What a disaster!!!!

 

Just take a look at the photo shown to the left. I must have had PMS the day that I commenced decorating the first of the cushions!!

  • l. To start with, the four designs surrounding the central design are just too far away from it. They look as though they are floating away!
  • 2. it was so obvious that I was completely off centre with the satin stitch border. It seems to want to go to the right. As you can see, I didn't check to see that everything was going correctly and I proceeded immediately with the decorative stitch.
 

 

How I saved this disaster . . . .

1
 I sacrificed the project by cutting out each of the five designs.
2
 I then satin stitched each of the designs onto a new piece of fabric, using stitch
No. 02 L = .30 W= 4.5.
3
 To provide a nice, attractive outer border, I then used stitch No. 02 L=.30 W=2.0, sewing
around each of the designs.
4
 I decided that the cushion did not need any decorative stitches from my sewing machine as
5
 the digitised designs bunched together were quite enough.
6

The finished cushion is shown below

 

 

 

Notions for Disaster Cushion
centau02 and centau14 designs.
light pink coloured silk fabric.
 
Colour Charts for Centaur Designs
Detailed colour charts for each of the Centaur Set of designs are listed seperately on the bottom of this page.
A small tip
 

When commencing to stitch a new digitized design, always bring up your bobbin thread with your first stitch.

  • Stitch a few stitches.
  • Cut both threads.
  • This should help to eliminate bird nests.
 
 
 
The Second Centaur Cushion

 

 

Notions for Second Centaur Cushion
centaur and centau06 designs.
light peach coloured silk fabric.
Colour Charts for Centaur Designs
Detailed colour charts for each of the Centaur Set of designs are listed below in the colour chart.
 

 

Instructions for border around centuar design

1 Carefully locate the centre of the design.
2 Using a soft pencil or coloured chalk, draw a circle on the back of the

 

design. I used a round tea cup which fitted around the design as a

template.
3 Whilst still on the back of the design, sew around the circle using a
straight stitch.
4 Turn the fabric over so that the outline stitch is showing on the right
side of the design.
5 Sew the decorative stitch No. 17 17 L=1.5 W=2.0. Refer to the photo
shown to the right.
6 Draw a triangle in pencil on the back of the design.
7 Whilst still on the back of the design, sew around the triangle using a
straight stitch.
8 Turn the fabric over, face up.
9 Sew the two decorative stitches - stitch No. 17 L=1.5 W=2.0 and

stitch No. 80 L=9.0 W=6.0. Refer to the photo shown below

 

 

 

Instructions for border around centau06 design
1
 Turn the fabric over so that the outline stitch is showing on the right
side of the design.
2
 Sew the decorative stitch No. 02 L=.30 W=4.5. Refer to the photo
shown above.
3
 Over the top of the satin stitch, sew the decorative stitch No. 17
L=2.0 W=4.0. Refer to the photo shown below