Dishwasher Hanger Sign
by Serena Smith
www.embtreasures.com
Dishwasher signs are quick, fun and easy to make! In just a few minutes you
can create a catchy little sign to attach to your dishwasher to enhance the look
of your kitchen!
Supplies:
1/4 yard, fat quarter or scraps of fabric
batting scraps
embroidery thread
tear away stabilizer
embroidery designs
wonderunder scraps
Instructions:
Cut two rectangles of fabric measuring 9" x 6". Cut one rectangle of batting
measuring 7 1/2" x 4 1/2". Mark vertical and horizontal lines with a water
soluble marker on the two rectangles of fabric to mark the center. This is where
the center of the design will be stitched.
Download the zipped lettering file and unzip the designs to your
computer. Open the lettering design of your choice and combine small or mini
designs with the lettering. Send the design to your machine to stitch.
Hoop two layers of stabilizer and spray the stabilizer with 505 spray adhesive.
Then adhere the fabric to the hoop, aligning the lines drawn on the fabric with
the hoop grid. Stitch the design. Depending on your hoop size, you may be able
to stitch the "dirty dishes" and "clean dishes" signs both in one hoop. If not,
hoop and stitch each design separately.
Clip any jump threads and tear off the excess stabilizer on the back. Carefully
press the designs so they lay flat. Trim the fabric down to 7 1/2" long x 4 1/2"
wide, keeping the embroidery in the center of the rectangle.
For the handle, cut a strip of fabric 1 1/4" wide x 9" long. Fold right sides
together along the length and stitch a quarter inch seam to create a tube of
fabric. Leave the two ends open. Use a tube turner to turn the fabric right side
out and press flat.
Layer the batting, fabric and fabric handle in this order. Be sure that the
lettering on each piece of fabric is the same direction and not upside down with
each other.
batting
fabric right side up
fabric handle
fabric right side down
Pin the fabric handle between the right sides of the two pieces of fabric as
shown.
Pin and stitch the layers together leaving a 3-4" opening on the bottom of the
sign. Be sure to backstitch when you start and stop stitching. Trim the corners
and turn the fabric to the right side. Use a point turner as needed to create a
flat 90 degree corner. Press the sign so it lays flat.
With the opening you left open on the bottom, turn under the fabric 1/4" to the
inside and press. Fuse a small piece of wonderunder to the fabric to close the
opening shut.
Press the sign and hang it on your dishwasher!
Click here to download the lettering designs.
Click here to open an Acrobat Reader pdf file for printing.
Copyright © 2008 Serena Smith
These instructions are not to be sold or distributed in any way without my
permission.
Direct others to www.embtreasures.com
for downloading. Thank You!
