Fabric Projects

Some sewing is required to complete this sweet pillow, but the iron-on thread makes the embellishment quick and easy.

Materials needed:

• Kreinik Iron-on 1/8" Ribbon in Red 
• 9" x 12" Kreinik Teflon Press Cloth 
• Mini Iron or household iron 
• DMC Quilting thread in off-white color 
• four 16" muslin squares 
• Quilt batting, 16-in square 
• 1 2/3-yard eyelet trim 
• scissors, pen, quilting needle, sewing thread, pins, quilt ruler, 14" pillow form, white paper

Instructions:

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Kreinik Iron-on Threads go perfectly with quilt stencils—just follow the outline. Designed by Linda Lindgren. 

Love the beautiful stitch patterns you’ve seen on heirloom quilts? They are easy for non-sewers to achieve by simply using quilt stencils and iron-on threads, as we’ve done in this charming pillow. The look fits into retro or cottage-style home décor, and you can pick colors specifically to match your room.

Materials needed:

• Purchased throw-pillow case (often found in fabric stores or fabric departments, they usually have decorative trim already sewn in, and have an opening in the back for filling)
• Polyester fiberfill stuffing
• Quilt stencil to fit the area of the pillow top (find these in quilt shops or fabric departments)
• Disappearing ink pen or pencil
• Kreinik Iron-on Ribbon in your choice of colors (we used red)
• Household iron or Mini Iron
• Kreinik adhesive press cloth if using a mini iron, or a regular press cloth for a regular iron*

*If your iron isn't non-stick or Teflon coated, we recommend that you get one of our Adhesive Press Cloths. It will keep the adhesive in the thread from sticking to your iron. They come in various sizes. Apply to a cool iron. 

Instructions:

1. Make sure your pillowcase is clean and dry before beginning.
2. Turn your iron onto the highest heat setting and allow it to heat thoroughly.
3. Using a disappearing pen or pencil, trace your quilt stencil pattern onto the front of the pillowcase.
4. Lay your iron-on thread at a starting point, cover with the Teflon PressCloth, and tack down with your iron.
5. Continue along your traced lines, laying the thread directly on top of the marks, pressing the thread in sections, ironing for 3 to 5 seconds to make sure the thread adheres.
6. When finished, clip the thread and begin in your next area.
7. At the end, fill the pillowcase with stuffing.
   
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"Quilted" Heart Card

Designed by: Amy Law
Skill Level: Beginner

Iron-on threads give you an embroidered, crazy-quilted look when you don't have time to sew or embroider. This card is a fun way to use fabric scraps. With the colors and sparkling threads, it's sure to bring some cheer and love to a special person.

Materials needed:

• blank white card with heart cutout
• plain cardstock
• pink fabric scraps, various patterns
• Kreinik Iron-on 1/8" Ribbon in 6120 Pink
• Kreinik Iron-on #16 Braid in 6010 Pearl
• mini iron or household iron
• Kreinik Press Cloth
• Tools: glue stick, scissors

Instructions:

1. First, turn your iron on to it's highest setting and allow it to heat up. Then cut a piece of cardstock to the size of your card. Center it under the front of your card and trace your the cutout shape onto the cardstock as a guide.

2. Begin cutting pieces of fabric and arranging them on your cardstock so that they cover all of the traced shape. Once you have laid out all of your pieces you can begin gluing them in place.

3. Using your iron and pink ribbon, begin covering the seams between your fabric pieces. (Lay your thread at a starting point, cover with the Press Cloth, and press for several seconds until the thread adheres. Continue this way until your design is completed.) Next, embellish along each seam with your pearl braid. To finish, use the braid to write "Love" in script across the middle of your heart shape.

4. When finished, use your glue stick to attach your cardstock piece to your card, so that the design shows through the cutout. Finish your card by adding a pink ribbon border to the outside of your heart shape.

Button Block 

Designed by: Jim Cargo
Skill Level: Beginner Time: Fast!

Quick Idea: Make button pillows in Christmas colors for seasonal gifts

Here's a fast, low-sew project that's fun, easy, and looks expensive. Simply embellish buttons using metallic threads and cords; the secret's in the double-sided tape. Kids will love making cords and embellishing the buttons too.

Materials needed:

• Kreinik double-sided Treasure Tape, 1-inch roll
• Kreinik Custom Corder if you want to make cording
• Kreinik Medium #16 Braid in your choice of colors (we used red, green and gold)
• Kreinik metallic 1/16" ribbon in your choice of colors (we used 015 Chartreuse and 002J Japan Gold)
• buttons in various sizes
• sewing thread and needle
• fabric block, quilt, or pillow
• optional: small buttons, sequins or flat-backed cabochons

Instructions: 

1. Make cording using Kreinik metallic threads and the Kreinik Custom Corder, following instructions that come with the corder. You don't need to make cords that are very long; just long enough to cover your buttons.

2. Lay pieces of Treasure Tape on your buttons. You may need to trim any tape that overlaps your buttons.

3. Working one button at a time, remove the red liner to expose the top sticky area, and begin decorating with your threads and cords. Some ideas: - lay cords made with the Corder in a circular shape - lay 1/16" Ribbon or #16 Braid in single colors on the button, then use scraps of Treasure Tape to lay a smaller button or cabochon on top in the center.

4. When button decorating is complete, sew your buttons onto your fabric block and finish edges if needed by adding binding or hemming.

Alternate finishing ideas: - sew buttons onto a pillow for a contemporary home decor design. - sew buttons in a shape (like a tree shape, using all green thread colors) or initial.

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Materials needed:
• scraps of Christmas fabric (or scraps of any fabric - this is a fun way to recycle textiles)
• Kreinik holographic thread colors in a variety of thread weights (we used threads from the Make Mine 3-D Holographic thread set)
• sewing needle or sewing machine (optional)
• red felt for backing
• button
• mini wooden spools, buttons or other as desired for a “tassel”
• pinking shears (scissors)
• sewing machine (optional)
• clear monofilament thread, glue (optional)

Instructions:
 1. Cut a 3” x 7” piece of red felt.
 2. You will be making a textile sandwich, with red felt in the back, layers of fabric scraps on the felt, then decorative threads on the fabric scraps, all sewing together using the threads. So begin by laying a scrap of fabric or scraps of fabric on the felt in random spots, then stitch them to the felt with the Kreinik holographic threads either by hand or sewing machine. Suggestions to get you started:
• use Kreinik Blending Filament in the needle of your sewing machine (use any bobbin thread, stitch slowly) in a zig zag stitch.
• couch Kreinik #16 Braid and/or 1/16” and 1/8” Ribbon with a clear monofilament or contrasting Blending Filament color, use a straight stitch, side by side, or decorative stitch to couch down the heavier metallics.
Have fun and play with threads. Don’t be perfect - be random, mistakes are ok, knots are even ok. This is free-form textile art.
 3. When you have finished playing with the threads and top embellishments, trim the fabric pieces so that they are roughly even on the outside edges. Then trim your felt using pinking shears.
 4. Attach a button at one end of the bookmark.
 5. If using little wooden spools, wrap holographic thread around them just to cover the spool (glue the thread end to secure). String the spools onto some extra holographic threads, make a super large knot in one end to keep the thread from coming back out (or use a button like we did in the photo), then attach/tie the fibers to the button on your bookmark.

Printing Instructions:
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Floral Dream

Quilt Block embellished with Kreinik Iron-on Threads

Designed by: Barbara Swanson

Supplies needed for one quilt block, approximately 8 1/2" x 11"

• Kreinik Iron-on Metallic Braid in these colors: - 6200 Daffodil - 6450 Royal Blue - 6580 Violet - 6300 Meadow - 6350 Green - 6255 Harvest
• Assorted fabrics: - muslin or tone-on-tone ecru print (9 1/2" x 12") - purple solid (9 1/2" x 9 1/2") - blue print (7" x 7") - light green print (7" x 7") - medium green print (6" x 6") - dark green print (7" x 7" plus 12" x 14" for the backing) - brown print (5" x 12") - optional square of 1 1/4" yellow print
• Low-loft batting, 10" x 13"
• Fusible webbing
• Kreinik Press Cloth
• Crochet hook, size g/6 (4 1/4 mm)
• General supplies: scissors, iron, water soluble fabric marker, quilting thread (ecru), sewing thread to match backing, needles (quilting, sewing and crewel), and pins
• pattern downloads (four pages) - see pdf link below

Instructions:

note: the term "piece" refers to the cut fabric pieces

1. Wash, dry and press all fabrics. Set muslin and block backing aside.

2. Following manufacturer's directions, fuse the webbing to the back of the remaining fabrics.

3. Cut fabrics according to the patterns (download the patterns).

4. Lightly mark the "fabric layout" onto the muslin front. Note that some pieces extend beyond the edges. These will be trimmed off later.

5. Fuse a length of 1/8" Green iron-on thread, extending from just under the base of piece 3 to under piece 5. Fuse and layer in order: pieces 1, 2, and 3. Fuse a length of #8 Braid in Meadow along the edge of piece 3.

6. Fuse piece 4 in place. Fuse lengths of #8 Braid Meadow and #16 Braid Green to create veins. Fuse a length of 1/8" Ribbon Green along center to just under piece 5.

7. Fuse piece 5 in place. Fuse a length of #8 Braid Harvest along one placement line and a length of #16 Braid Harvest along the remaining line.

8. Fuse pieces 6a, 6b, and 6c in place. Fuse lengths of #8 Braid and #16 Braid meadow and Green, as desired, to create veins. Fuse lengths of #16 Braid or 1/8" Ribbon Green or Meadow, as desired, along the centers.

9. Fuse 7a and 7b in place. Complete as in step 8.

10. Fuse piece 8 in place. Fuse lengths of 1/8" Ribbon Violet along the placement lines.

11. Fuse piece 9 in place. Fuse lengths of #8 Braid Royal Blue along the placement lines.

12. Floral center option one: With 1/8" Ribbon Daffodil and crochet hook, chain 5 and join with a slip stitch to form a ring. Chain 1, 8 single crochet into ring, join end with slip stitch and fasten off, leaving 6 to 8" length of thread. Position crocheted round on block and stitch thread end through layers. Fuse round in place and thread end to the back of the muslin. 

12b. Floral center option two: Fuse piece 10 in place.

13. Trim away pieces that extend beyond the edges of the muslin.

14. Center and layer backing (wrong side up), batting and completed block. Baste layers together.

15. Edge quilt along outer edges of the design.

16. Trim muslin and batting to even edges, leaving backing free. Trim backing, leaving 3/4" border all around.

17. Fold backing toward front, pinning under the raw edges and mitering the corners to form a narrow binding. Stitch in place.

Download the templates here:

https://www.kreinik.com/PDF/floraldream_patternone.pdf

https://www.kreinik.com/PDF/floraldream_patterntwo.pdf

https://www.kreinik.com/PDF/floraldream_patternthree.pdf

https://www.kreinik.com/PDF/floraldream_patternfour.pdf

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Wooden Spool Ornaments

With vintage charm, they can be easily—and quickly—made up in batches for a sewing club, nursing home, or even to sell at a holiday bazaar.

Materials needed:

• Bag of large wooden spools (available in wood aisle of craft store)
• Fabric scraps trimmed to width of spool
• Red and green satin ribbon (we used 1/4" wide ribbon)
• glue

For beaded ornaments:

• Treasure Tape 1" roll (if using spools with 1" wide design area)
• Treasure Tape 1/8" roll
• Micro beads from a craft store (tiny beads without holes) 
• Kreinik #12 Braid in 015, 003, 002
• Kreinik 1/16" Ribbon in 008, 002, 032
• shallow pan or tray

For iron-on ornaments:

• Kreinik Iron-on 1/8" Ribbon in Pearl and in Red
• Kreinik Iron-on #16 Braid in Pearl
• Kreinik Teflon Press Cloth
• Mini iron

Instructions for Iron-on ornaments:

1. Turn your iron onto the highest heat setting and let it heat thoroughly.

2. Using double-sided Treasure Tape or your favorite glue, attach fabric scraps to the spool.

3. Begin thread decorating by laying one end of your Iron-on Braid or Ribbon on the fabric-covered spool. Cover with the Teflon Press cloth and press with your hot iron for several seconds until the thread adheres. Continue this way, working your design in sections. We used the braid and ribbon to write the word "Joy" but you can create your own design too.

4. Attach the satin ribbon as a hanger either by knotting the ends and slipping it through the spool's hole, or by gluing the ends inside the spool's hole.

Instructions for beaded ornaments:

1. Using double-sided Treasure Tape or your favorite glue, attach fabric scraps to the spool.

2. Lay strips of the thin Treasure Tape roll on the spool. Remove the red liner to expose the top sticky area.

3. Begin thread decorating by laying the Kreinik ribbon in your desired pattern. Fill in with the Kreinik braid as desired.

4. When thread decorating is complete, lay your spool in a shallow pan and cover remaining sticky areas with micro beads.

5. Attach the satin ribbon as a hanger either by knotting the ends and slipping it through the spool's hole, or by gluing the ends inside the spool's hole.