
2019 National Embroidery Month Stitch-Along Blog Tour and NZP Project Reveal
Team Nancy Zieman is pleased to join Baby Lock and Designs in Machine Embroidery (dime) for the 2019 National Embroidery Month Stitch-Along and Blog Tour! Team NZP and 13 additional talented bloggers received a set of the Farmhouse Collection—Sentiments, “Gather” and “Grateful” from dime. The Farmhouse Collection—Sentiments, “Gather” and “Grateful” are 20″ x 38″ pre-printed fabric panels that may be adorned with one or more of 10 embroidery designs—created by embroidery expert Eileen Roche. Each panel can be quilted with the included woodgrain quilting designs and/or embellished—in any fashion you’d like!
Follow along with the 2019 National Embroidery Month Stitch-Along and Blog Tour! The Tour begins today! View the Stitch Along Blog Tour Listing over at Eileen’s Machine Embroidery Blog! There will be prizes given away on each participant’s blog as well as beautiful inspiration on how to use Eileen’s newest collection, The Farmhouse Collection— Sentiments, “Gather” and “Grateful.”
Take a look at the schedule and be sure to mark your calendars! And, comment below for a chance to win your very own The Farmhouse Collection—Sentiments, “Gather” and “Grateful!”
New! Farmhouse Collection—Sentiments, “Gather” and “Grateful”
The Farmhouse Collection—Sentiments, “Gather” and “Grateful” package includes two 20″ x 38″ pre-printed fabric panels.
The Farmhouse Collection—Sentiments, “Gather” and “Grateful” includes 10 embroidery designs (sized to fit 5″ x 7″ hoops) including two floral motifs, fork, knife, wheat sprig, four woodgrain quilting designs, and a heart motif to embellish your fabric panels in any fashion you’d like!
The Farmhouse Collection—Sentiments, “Gather” and “Grateful” includes printable templates and instructions!
Grateful Heart Wall Hanging Tutorial
by Deanna Springer and the Nancy Zieman Team
Approximate finished size: 29-1/2″ x 26″
When Eileen Roche at Designs in Machine Embroidery (dime) invited Team NZP to participate in the 2019 National Embroidery Month Stitch-Along and Blog Tour, we knew exactly what we’d create with Eileen’s New! Farmhouse Collection—Sentiments, “Gather” and “Grateful!” We selected two of our favorite Nancy Zieman’s Farmhouse Floral Fabrics and designed a quilted wall hanging stitched with our Baby Lock Destiny II.
Grateful Heart Wall Hanging Supplies
New! Farmhouse Collection—Sentiments, “Gather” and “Grateful”
1 yd. NZP’s Farmhouse Floral Red Shiplap for heart appliqué inner borders and binding
5/8 yd. NZP’s Farmhouse Floral Blue Floral for outer borders
3/4 yd. fabric for quilt backing
3/4 yd. Pellon Fleece Batting
Pellon Lite EZ-Steam II Fusible Web
Tear-Away Stabilizer
Helpful Notions:
Madeira Rayon Embroidery Thread
The Ultimate Quilt ’n Stitch Presser Foot
Monster Snap Hoop
Clover Wedge Iron
Prepare Heart Appliqué
- Following Eileen’s instructions for the New! Farmhouse Collection—Sentiments, “Gather” and “Grateful,” apply Pellon Lite EZ-Steam II Fusible Web to the wrong side of 11″ x 14″ Red Shiplap appliqué fabric. Hoop the prepared appliqué fabric in a 5″ x 7″ hoop, and attach to your machine.
Be sure to leave paper backing applied to wrong side when hooping the prepared appliqué fabric. The paper backing will act as an embroidery stabilizer!
- Select and stitch color change one of the Grateful Heart appliqué shape. Remove hoop from machine and remove stitched fabric from hoop.
- Cut out heart shaped appliqué on the stitched line, slicing right into the stitched line.
This Grateful Heart Wall Hanging project is the perfect project to stitch with Eileen’s Monster Snap Hoop!
- Print, cut out, and place the Grateful Heart paper template on the pre-printed Farmhouse “Grateful” fabric panel. “Nest” the heart embroidery placement close to the printed text. Center template within hoop. Attach hoop to machine. Float a piece of tear-away stabilizer under the hoop. Align the needle with the template’s crosshair. Verify the template is square in the hoop and remove the template. Stitch thread color two, the placement guide.
- Remove hoop from machine. However, be sure to keep fabric within the hoop for the next few steps!
- Remove paper backing from the heart appliqué, and center the appliqué within the stitched outline. Press.
The Clover Wedge Iron fits within the hoop for ease in pressing the appliqué in place!
- Reattach hoop to machine. Stitch thread color three, the decorative details!
- Remove panel from hoop. Cut away, or tear away excess stabilizer.
Add Inner Borders
- Cut two 1-1/2″ crosswise strips of Red Shiplapfabric.
- Measure the length of panel sides.
- Subcut two 1-1/2” wide strips the length determined above for side borders.
- Align inner border strips with long edges of panel, right sides together. Pin and stitch.
- Press seams flat then press seams toward borders.
- Measure the top and bottom of the quilt top. Cut two 1-1/2″ border strips that length.
- Align the inner border strips with the top and bottom of the quilt top, right sides together. Pin and Stitch.
- Press seams flat; then press seams toward borders.
Add Outer Borders
- Cut four 4-1/2″ crosswise strips from Blue Floral.
- Measure the length of the quilt top sides.
- Subcut two 4-1/2″ wide strips the length determined above for side borders.
- Align the inner borders with the long edges of the quilt top, right sides together. Pin and stitch.
- Press seams flat then press seams toward borders.
- Measure the top and bottom of the quilt top. Cut two 4-1/2″ border strips that length.
- Align the inner border strips with the top and bottom of the quilt top, right sides together. Pin and stitch.
- Press seams flat; then press seams toward borders.
Layer, Quilt, and Bind
- Layer finished quilt top on batting and backing fabric. Machine quilt layers using the four woodgrain quilting embroidery designs included with The Farmhouse Collection—Sentiments, “Gather” and “Grateful.” And/or, use your favorite quilting techniques.
- Edgestitch quilt layers around four outside edges with a scant 1/4″ basting stitch.
We used NZP’s Ultimate Quilt ’n Stitch Presser Foot—from Clover to “stitch in the ditch” and machine quilt layers together. This all-new presser foot features a built in stitch alignment ruler for guiding rows of parallel stitching. We set the alignment ruler at 1″—to guide along the inner border!
- When not in use, stitch alignment guide acts as a “third hand”—for smoothing layers (below).
- Bind quilt using your favorite binding technique, or try our French Twist Binding technique, below!
Adding a French Twist Binding
Finish the raw edges of the quilt by binding the edges. This French Twist Binding technique, developed by Gretchen Hudock, is a time saver. It not only finishes the edges; it also creates a rod pocket for hanging the quilt!
Prepare the binding
- Cut three 5″ crosswise strips from Red Shiplap fabric. Length should equal the outer measurement of the quilt plus several additional inches for joining strips.
- Join strips to create a continuous binding: Overlap two strips and create a right angle, having selvages extend beyond each edge. This overlap helps identify beginning and ending points for stitching.
- Mark a diagonal stitching line from corner to corner on outside edges.
- Stitch along the marked line; trim and press open seam. Trim small triangles which extend beyond the edges of the strip.
- Trim off a 45-degree angle at the beginning edge of the binding, using a quilting ruler and rotary cutter.
- Fold the binding, meeting wrong sides of the lengthwise edges, forming a 2 1/2″ strip. Press.
Stitch the binding to the quilt
- Pin raw edges of binding to raw edges of one side of the quilt, meeting right sides and starting two-thirds of the way along one side.
- Place a pin in the binding 1/4″ from the next corner of the quilt.
- Stitch binding to quilt using a 1/4″ seam allowance, starting about six inches from the end of the binding and stopping at the pin. Backstitch to secure threads.
- Remove quilt from the machine; fold binding back forming a 45 degree angle, with outer edges of strip aligned with adjacent cut edge of quilt.
- Next, fold the binding down, aligning the fold with the top of the first side of the quilt and the lengthwise edge with the adjoining cut edge.
- Pin binding to the next edge of the quilt, beginning at the fold and placing a pin 1/4″ from the next corner.
- Begin stitching at the fold and stitch to the 1/4″ pin mark. Backstitch.
- Repeat with remaining corners and sides.
Join the ends of the binding
- Stop stitching at least 8″ from the beginning stitching point.
- Overlap bindings. Trim any excess, making certain bindings overlap approximately 2″.
- Place beginning binding inside ending binding.
- Using pins, mark starting and ending points on ending strip.
- Open binding and draw a diagonal line between pin marks. Draw a second line toward the cut edge, 1/2″ away from the first line. This provides for a 1/4″ seam allowance in joining the strips.
- Trim away the excess fabric.
- Meet binding ends, right sides together, offsetting them 1/4″. Stitch; press seam open.
- Refold binding. Finish stitching binding in place.
Complete the binding and rod pocket
- Press the binding away from the quilt.
- Fold the binding on the two side edges of the back of the quilt, wrapping binding around the seam allowances; pin.
- Tuck the corners to form miters.
- Stitch in the ditch, sewing along the seamline on the front of the quilt where the binding joins the quilt.
- Hand stitch remaining edge of the binding to the back of the quilt, sewing side edges first. Then stitch top and bottom edges, forming a rod pocket.
Follow along the 2019 National Embroidery Month Stitch-Along and Blog Tour! The Tour begins today! View the Stitch Along Blog Tour Listing over at Eileen’s Machine Embroidery Blog! There will be prizes given away on each participant’s blog as well as beautiful inspiration on how to use Eileen’s newest collection, The Farmhouse Collection—Sentiments, “Gather” and “Grateful.”
Take a look at the schedule and be sure to mark your calendars! And comment below for a chance to win your very own The Farmhouse Collection—Sentiments, “Gather” and “Grateful!”
For a chance to win your very own Farmhouse Collection—Sentiments, “Gather” and “Grateful!” from dime, please leave a comment below sharing your creative ideas for the Farmhouse Sentiments panels!
Happy Machine Embroidery Month!
Deanna Springer and The Nancy Zieman Team
Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC.
Brenda Livingston
Love the sentiments! So Nancy’ish! I still ache for her family, including the Sewist Family! Such a positive statement and great instructions!!! Spread the Love!!!
Eileen Roche
Love the red shiplap applique fabric and the cheery border fabric! Beautiful job, Deanna!
diane c
I would make wall hangings — I currently have a lot of bare walls that need something.
Linda
By adjusting the layout, I think these designs would make great placemats to decorate a “country” table. They would also be beautiful framed.
Patricia M Radloff
Such a very appropriate project for the Team Nancy to have developed for the month of extra Love -February! Job well done! Nancy is watching over all.
Sharon
Have to think about what I’d make out of the panels.
Gail K
My wish is for everyone to start their day with a thankful heart! Due to the size of the preprinted panels I’m not sure what I would make with this collection other than wall decorations; either a quilted wall hanging or mounted on artist canvas or mounted on lightweight foam. I will be following the blog hop for more ideas.
Peggy Bibb
Would love these! Farmhouse décor is so popular now. My walls could sure use a makeover!
ethelann wood
I would love to create these as gifts for family and friends. My last name is ‘Wood” and It seems a personal touch for me when wood grain is in the design. My computer crashed last week and the repair made me lose my emboiderie software. This would e a great way to start rebuilding!!!
MoeWest
The Farmhouse Sentiments panels would look great wrapped around a canvas and displayed in the kitchen/family room.
Cyndi Duffin
What a great idea for a breakfast area to help kids( big & small) remember to start each day with a grateful heart!!
Vee Jones
These are so perfect for the farmhouse decor. The walls in our 1927 farmhouse would look great with the saying and the bright red borders!
Lorraine Alves
So simple yet stunning. The Farm House collection truly brings the sentiments home.
Donna Fecteau
I would love to make these as wall hanging for my breakfast area. I also think they would make wonderful presents.
Margaret
This collection evokes, in its simplicity, the values of a small, close, farming community–the type of Iowa community that I grew up in. It is charming and I would love to have the panels to use for decorating, Thank you so much.
usairdoll
Love! These would look awesome in my house ;-D
Fingers crossed! Great giveaway!
usairdoll (at) gmail (dot) com
Ann Myers
Love the new designs – they would make great gifts. And the instructions are very helpful too!
Beverly
Great to finally have these sayings as embroidery designs!
Vicki Bacon
Love these sayings and the Farmhouse collection!! So excited to get started on a small lap quilt! Thank you all!!
Vicky Smith
The Farmhouse Sentiment is so pretty and what a great project for February. Would love to win this. !!
Annette Efta
Very pretty. Love the design around the heart.
Carol Netzler
Love these designs. Perfect for my dining area!
Sharon Streby
What a neat idea combining embroidery with the preprinted panels. Still miss Nancy so much.
Barbara Rodebush
It will make a great hanging. I love the wood-grain fabric and embroidery files.
Laurie Borysewicz
Love this! Great choice for February!
Rosie
I love these sentiments. I would make couch throws with these.
Marie
These panel designs would be beautiful hung over a guest bed. And, imagine a matching bed quilt for the bed! Any guest would feel so welcomed and loved!
Shirley Clark
I love this! I’ve been revamping a corner in my kitchen, and this panel would look so pretty against my red wall!
Linda Janovitz
This brings back memories ! My Dad loved “Valentines Day”, he was so sweet to us with candy. This would be fun to make and display in his memory.
Thank You !
CHARLOTTE KEY
These are very inspiring sayings and would look good in my kitchen where I start each day because that is where the coffee pot is.
Susan T
I would make a frame from old barn siding or a wooden window then attach these to the back to show case the farmhouse designs. Thank you for the detailed instructions.
Pat
A wall hanging in my breakfast area would be how I would use these panels. Reminding us to count our blessings is a wonderful way to start each day.
Karol
These will be great wall hangings made as a wedding gift for a couple we know that live in a farming area.
Tammy W
The designs would make a great quilt.
Clovis
My mother’s family had a garden. This would be perfect to remember a time with the garden.
Susan Spiers
Wonderful sentiments that would make wonderful wall hangings! Thank you!
BevM
I would make wall hangings for gifts.
Sandra N
I would use these to make wall hangings
Irene Olsen
I love this project esp.the stitching around the heart!
Lynn
They could be used on a quilt.
DEB GALLE
I LOVE everything about this project. Is just what I’ve been needing for my latest home dec project. THANK YOU
Katie Flanigan
I am looking forward to inspiration and new techniques!
Sunni
I could see this embroidery used on aprons. Especially “Start the day”…. Like the project.
beth d.
I would love to win the farmhouse collection. I have been embroidering for some time now.
Susan
These inspirational designs can add character to various rooms in a home. Photo images could be added for even more special meaning.
Janine A.
I love this wall hanging! Is there a kit available?
L Watson
This would be a great decorative item to put up for Valentine’s Day. This would also be a great gift idea for my daughter.
Kelly Sas
Gorgeous cheerful fabric for the kitchen. I’d love to make either a big table runner or placemates for my kitchen.
Chris
I LOVE the ‘Grateful Heart’ fabric! and would love to personalize one hanging for each of my daughters with their own family’s names embroidered on the heart to remind them all of this important Godly value!
Syble Ditzler
Am grateful to have opportunities like these available. Love the look and sentiment of the Farmhouse Collection! Thanks!
Bridget
I think I would make wall hangings.
Cindy Cooke
What a great starting place! My daughter has hangings with sayings like these hanging all over her house. As she’s just beginning to discover her creative side, I’d love to use a panel of these sentiments to encourage her sewing talents! Such a neat idea! Nancy would have loved this one!!!
Debe
These are really nice & I’m with Eileen about using fabric more than wood & paint! I think I’d make a tablerunner or wallhanging. This is a great wall quilt idea.
Vickie
The embellishment on the heart is so cute! Also a very nice tutorial. Thanks!
Jean Glenwalker
Love the sayings! I would use them in a wall hanging.
April
How neat I want to put these in white cottage frames and add est Oct. 1990 on one.
I am saving for a new machine and I understand more are coming so I would make a vignette.
Betsy Chopelas
I love this project. It would make a great door hanger for my front door.
Jade
I think either would make such nice gifts, I want to make the Grateful Heart one for a wedding shower. They are perfect for using the instructions posted on this blog for mounting on art canvas. That is by far my favorite of Nancy’s tutorials and I created a demo using her technique to teach my quilt group. If you use a 16 x 20 canvas you can easily frame it in a “Frame to Mount finished canvases”, available on Amazon.
Joni G.
So excited to find your blog! I’m obsessed with machine embroidering and with sewing in general!
shirley marvin
Would have liked to see how the rod pocket looked after it was finished. Love the projects..
Sharon Pavlosky
I just love those designs and the fabric is great! I would make a wall hanging.
Karen F
I like the wall hanging! Not too hard to do, yet the finished product is beautiful! Thanks for the chance to win.
Sherri Steinbeck
Absolutely love the finished quilt project from Nancy Zieman. I would love the opportunity to create my own Farmhouse quilt project using similar ideas.
Hope
Love the concept of wood signs – hope there are more designs to come.
Terri
I would frame my February project with barn wood! Thanks
Judy Helms
Perfect Valentines Day gift, love it
Ginger
I’ve never heard of shiplap fabric before but now I want it in every color! I can see making lots of beautiful wall hangings from these kinds of fabrics!