 | Pin marked fabric smoothly to bottom fabric. |
| Start stitching at one corner of your marked square. (Note, that
since your needle is starting along the marked line, the left
edge of your presser foot will run slightly inside the square.) |
| Stitching at a slow to moderate speed, create scallops down each
side with the scallop point hitting your measured marks. If you are
getting off, adjust fabric immediately. Hold back a little to shorten
the stitch; push fabric forward to lengthen. If your measurement is
noticably wrong you may be able to fix it by slightly changing the
length of the stitch. |
| At the next corner stop at the end of the scallop with your needle in
the fabric. Turn 90 degrees. Continue stitching around the piece. |
| After you have completed stitching, lock off your threads. Using a
small sharp scissors (Gingher bent handle applique scissors are
great!) trim away top fabric from the inside of your scallop
square/rectangle. Trim as close to stitching as possible. |
| Cut a 3rd square/rectangle to match scalloped piece. The final size
of your piece will depend on how wide a border your have allowed
for. We allowed for a blue scallop edge of about 1 1/2"
wide. Sew right sides together using a 1/4" or 1/2" seam
around all 4 edges leaving a large opening for turning. (Tip: take one
or two diagonal stitches as you turn each corner.) Trim corner seam
allowances. |
| Turn right side out. Press in unsewn seam allowance. |
| Edge stitch around entire piece. You're done. |
