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Gran's Sweetheart Jacket

Materials:

Denim Jacket (pre-washed)
1 Package JuneTailor® Quick Fuse™ Inkjet Fabric Sheets
Chenille short cuts – yellow
Chenille short cuts - red
Chenille short cuts - green
June Tailor® Chenille Fluffing Brush™
4 red heart buttons with thread to match
1/4 yard red print fabric with thread to match
1/4 yard yellow print fabric with thread to match
1/4 yard fusible web
Red embroidery floss
Yellow embroidery floss

Instructions:


Print your favorite photos (8 needed) on sheets of Quick Fuse™ following directions on package. Make sure desired image will fit within the circle template before printing. You may wish to test print on paper to check size before printing on Quick Fuse™. Trace circle template over desired image on Quick Fuse™ and cut out.

Trace flower shape templates (2 small, 1 large) on fusible web. Fuse flower shapes onto yellow fabric and cut out. Following layout of jacket photo, fuse flowers in place.

Trace heart templates (2 large, 3 small) on to fusible web. Fuse heart shapes on to red fabric and cut out. Fuse hearts on to jacket following layout pictured.

Place printed and trimmed Quick Fuse™ images on centers of flowers and hearts. Fuse in place.

Top stitch all fused fabric and Quick Fuse™ pieces using a zig-zag or button hole stitch.

Pin Chenille short cuts yellow strips around edges of flower. Sew in place over chenille stitched line. Back tack all ends to secure.

Pin Chenille short cuts red strips in place around edges of heart shapes. Sew in place over chenille stitched line. Back tack all ends to secure.

Following layout of jacket photo, pin Chenille short cuts green strips in place to make stems and leaves. Sew in place over chenille stitched line. Back tack all ends to secure.

Mist all chenille with water using a spray bottle. Brush with June Tailor’s® Chenille Fluffing Brush™.

Embroider “Gran’s Sweethearts” in red and yellow using three strands of embroidery floss. Embellish with heart buttons.

To increase the fluff of chenille, launder and tumble dry finished project. Re-fluff with Fluffing Brush™.

   
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