Fall has always been the season when I really get my creative juices flowing. During one Fall season I was dabbling in quilted and embroidered leaf ornaments, buntings or garlands, and 3D mini-quilts.
This free e-book shows you how to make the embroidered leaf ornaments garland with 12 embroidered leaves shown in the picture above.
Supplies Needed For The Garland:
For the fabrics you need to buy enough of the Fall seasonal theme fabric for the number of leaf ornaments you will be making for your garland. The garland shown above has 12 leaf ornaments, 6 on the left and 6 on the right and utilizes 12 different colors of fall fabric.
6 Leaf Ornaments On The Left Side
6 Leaf Ornaments On The Right Side
DMC Embroidery Floss - Various Shades of Brown to Match Your Fabrics
3/4” Decorative Ribbon - 10 Feet or More Depending On The Size Of Your Garland
Sewing Pins
Sewing Needles
Embroidery Needles
Iron–On Interfacing
Warm & Natural or Batting
Scissors
So, here’s how to make my embroidered leaf ornaments garland:
IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE BEGINNING.
1. All seam allowances are ¼” unless otherwise stated.
2. RST = Right Sides Together
3. WST = Wrong Sides Together
4. RSO = Right Sides Out
5. WSO = Wrong Sides Out
6. Iron fabric pieces and seams as required.
7. Trace all pattern pieces onto tracing paper or tissue paper, copy, or use the enclosed pattern pieces directly.
8. Cut all fabric pieces outside of black mark lines as shown on the pattern.
There are 12 different size leaves that make up the left and right sides of the 12 leaf garland. The leaves will be of different sizes but they are basically all made and embroidered the same way.
How To Make An Embroidered Leaf Ornaments Garland
1) Start with the fabric you have chosen for ornament #2 and cut two leaf pieces out WST as indicated in the leaf pattern pieces for leaf ornament #1. One will be for the front of the leaf and one will be for the back of the leaf.
Pictures of the pattern piece sheets are shown above. For full size pattern piece sheets please CLICK HERE to download the full size pattern piece sheets for all twelve of the leaves from my free How To Make Embroidered Leaf Ornaments Garland - Linda's How-Do-I Series? e-book.
2) Do the same for the fabrics you have chosen for the #1, #3, #4, #4, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11 and #12 leaf pieces cutting them out as indicated in their respective leaf pattern pieces and then set them aside.
3) Cut one piece out of warm and natural or batting to fit each of the 12 different leaves using their respective leaf pattern piece.
4) Cut two pieces of the iron-on interfacing to fit each of the twelve different leaves using their respective leaf pattern piece. Trim around the edges of the interfacing 1/16” so your interfacing will be ironed on 1/16” from each of the respective leaf edges.
5) Start with leaf ornament #2 and using the directions from your iron-on facing iron one of the iron-on leaf ornament #2 pieces you cut to the WS of one of the fabric leaf ornament #2 pieces you cut, as shown in Diagram #1 making sure your interfacing is 1/16” from the edge.
6) Do the same for the other iron-on leaf ornament # 2 piece you cut and the WS of the remaining fabric leaf ornament #2 piece.
7) Do the same for the iron-on leaf pieces and fabric leaf pieces you cut for leaf ornament #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11 and #12.
8) Pin the front leaf piece for leaf ornament #2, warm and natural piece for leaf ornament #2, and back piece for leaf ornament #2 together so all the sides match and the warm and natural piece is in between the WS of the front and WS of the back leaf ornament #4 pieces, as shown in Diagram #2.
9) Trim the edges so they are even, if necessary.
10) Do the same for Leaf Ornaments #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11 and #12.
11) Using the Basic Blanket Stitch Guide embroider a blanket stitch around the outer edges of leaf ornament #2 with 6 strands of the respective DMC embroidery floss for leaf ornament #2 and as shown in Diagram #3.
A picture of my blanket stitch guide is shown above. For a full size version of this guide please CLICK HERE to download the full size blanket stitch guide from my free How To Make Embroidered Leaf Ornaments Garland- Linda's How-Do-I Series? e-book.
12) Do the same for Leaf Ornaments #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11 and #12.
13) Using six strands of the respective DMS embroidery floss for leaf ornament #2 cut a piece of the DMC embroidery floss long enough so you can embroider all the vein lines without needing to cut another piece of floss.
14) You are working on a double sided ornament so using the Embroidery Stitch Guide for leaf ornament #2 you want to embroider a double running stitch on the front and back of the leaf ornament at the same time so you create the effect of vein lines, as shown for in Diagram #4.
15) Knot one end of the DMC embroidery floss and insert the needle in between the fabric and warm and natural layers along the top edge so as to cover the knot you are inserting in between the layers until you come out at the top of the center vein line at Point A, as shown in Diagram #4.
16) To create a double running stitch on both sides you are going to start at the top of the center vein line at Point A, as shown on Diagram #5, and embroider a running stitch down the center line and then embroider a running stitch back up the center line filling in the spaces in between your stitches until reaching the top of the center vein line at Point A again, as shown in Diagram #5.
17) After inserting your knot at the top edge of leaf ornament #2 and exiting at Point A on the front side, insert the needle at Point B on the front side and come out at Point B on the back side then insert your needle at Point C on the back side and come and come out at Point C on the top side, as shown in Diagram #5.
18) Insert your needle at Point D on the front side and come out at Point D on the back side then insert your needle at Point E on the back side and come and come out at Point E on the top side, as shown in Diagram #5.
19) Insert your needle at Point F on the front side and come out at Point F on the back side then insert your needle at Point G on the back side and come and come out at Point G on the top side, as shown in Diagram #5.
20) Insert your needle at Point H on the front side and come out at Point H on the back side then insert your needle at Point I on the back side and come out at Point I on the top side, as shown in Diagram #5.
21) Insert your needle at Point J on the front side and come out at Point J on the back side then insert your needle at Point K on the back side and come out at Point K on the top side, as shown in Diagram #5.
22) Insert your needle at Point L on the front side and come out at Point L on the back side then insert your needle at Point M on the back side and come out at Point M on the top side, as shown in Diagram #5.
23) Insert your needle at Point N on the front side and come out at Point N on the back side then insert your needle at Point M on the back side and come out at Point M on the top side, as shown in Diagram #6.
24) Insert your needle at Point L on the front side and come out at Point L on the back side then insert your needle at Point K on the back side and come out at Point K on the top side, as shown in Diagram #6.
25) Insert your needle at Point J on the front side and come out at Point J on the back side then insert your needle at Point I on the back side and come out at Point I on the top side, as shown in Diagram #6.
26) Insert your needle at Point H on the front side and come out at Point H on the back side then insert your needle at Point G on the back side and come out at Point G on the top side, as shown in Diagram #6.
27) Insert your needle at Point F on the front side and come out at Point F on the back side then insert your needle at Point E on the back side and come out at Point E on the top side, as shown in Diagram #6.
28) Insert your needle at Point D on the front side and come out at Point D on the back side then insert your needle at Point C on the back side and come out at Point C on the top side, as shown in Diagram #6.
29) Insert your needle at Point B on the front side and come out at Point B on the back side then insert your needle at Point A on the back side and come out at Point A on the top side, as shown in Diagram #6.
30) If you have enough floss left to continue embroidering the cross veins take a tiny stitch at Point A and re-insert your needle at Point A so your needle is between the fabric and warm and natural layers and come out at Point O, as shown in Diagram #7.
31) If you don’t have enough floss then take a tiny stitch at Point A and re-insert your needle at Point A between the fabric and warm and natural layers and come out at the top edge of the leaf ornament #4 and tie a tiny knot so it is hidden between the layers, too. Cut the end of the floss.
32) Cut a new length of floss long enough to finish embroidering the cross veins, knot one end, and insert between the layers of the fabric and warm and natural on the left side of the leaf ornament and come out at Point O, as shown in Diagram #7.
33) For the side veins you are going to embroider a double running stitch like the one you embroidered down and then up the center vein of the leaf ornament only this time you will be working from left to right starting at Point O on the left side and going across until reaching the right side of that side vein then going back in a right to left direction until reaching Point O again, as shown in Diagram #7.
34) Take a tiny stitch at Point O and re-insert your needle at Point O so your needle is between the fabric and warm and natural layers and come out at Point P, as shown in Diagram #7.
35) Starting at Point P on the left side embroider a running stitch going across until reaching the right side of that side vein then going back in a right to left direction until reaching Point P again, as shown in Diagram #7.
36) Take a tiny stitch at Point P and re-insert your needle at Point P so your needle is between the fabric and warm and natural layers and come out at Point Q, as shown in Diagram #7.
37) Starting at Point Q on the left side embroider a running stitch going across until reaching the right side of that side vein then going back in a right to left direction until reaching Point Q again, as shown in Diagram #7.
38) Take a tiny stitch at Point Q and re-insert your needle at Point Q so your needle is between the fabric and warm and natural layers and come out at Point R, as shown in Diagram #7.
39) Starting at Point R on the left side embroider a running stitch going across until reaching the right side of that side vein then going back in a right to left direction until reaching Point R again, as shown in Diagram #7.
40) Take a tiny stitch at Point R and re-insert your needle at Point R between the fabric and warm and natural layers and come out at the bottom edge of the leaf ornament #4 between the layers of fabric and warm and natural and tie a tiny knot so it is hidden between the layers, too. Cut the end of the floss.
41) You are going to embroider double running stitches for Leaf Ornaments #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11 and #12 in the same manner as you did for leaf ornament #2 using the Leaf Embroidery Pages for each respective leaf as a guide.
When you are finished embroidering double running stitches for the remaining ornaments congratulate yourself. Your leaf ornaments are done.
Now on to putting them together for the garland.
The leaf garland I created for this e-book was 6 feet long and had 6” loops on the end because I wanted to hang it off the wood pegs I had on my dining room mantle so the instructions that follow are for making this garland. If you don’t need the loops on the end just adjust your garland for your particular situation.
42) Cut a 7 foot long piece of the 3/4” decorative ribbon for forming the garland the embroidered leaves will hang off of. You need 6 feet for the length of the garland and 6” at the ends for the loops, as shown in Diagram #8.
43) Form the 6” loop at each end by folding the 3/4” decorative ribbon ends WS and then stitching where shown in Diagram #9.
44) Pin the embroidered leaves along the 3/4” decorative ribbon as shown in diagram #10.
45) Stitch each of the leaves to the 3/4” decorative ribbon at the top of each leaf, as shown in Diagram #11 with six strands of each leaf’s respective embroidery floss color.
46) Cut two 12” long piece of the 3/4” decorative ribbon, form two small bows, trim the ends, and then sew them to the RS of the 3/4 decorative ribbon covering the stitching for the loops, as shown in Diagram #12.
Congratulations! Your embroidered leaf garland is done.
Pictures of the leaf embroidery guide sheets are shown below. For full size leaf embroidery guide sheets please CLICK HERE to download the full size leaf embroidery guide sheets for all seven of the leaves from my free How To Make Embroidered Leaf Ornaments Garland - Linda's How-Do-I Series? e-book.
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