BAR STOOL COVER

A project featuring
“Fanciful Frogs”
by Stephanie Stouffer
OESD Collection 759
Available in the following formats:
Artista 200 CD, 165-185 Artista Card, Brother
Compatible Card
Viking Rose and 1+ Compatible Card

SUPPLIES:
• 1- 19”
square of
fabric for
barstool top
• 1- 19” circle of fabric for barstool lining
• 1- 19” circle of batting
• OESD Tear Away Stabilizer
• 505 Temporary Adhesive Spray
• Isacord Polyester Embroidery Thread
• OESD Bobbin Thread
• Organ Embroidery Needles
• Approximately 1 yard ¼” Elastic
• Embroidery Machine
• Sewing machine
• Serger

EMBROIDER THE DESIGN: on the artista 200 CD and the 165-185

• Cut a 19” square of fabric.
• Draw a horizontal line through the center
of the fabric square.
• Draw a vertical line through in the center
of the square.
• Spray 2 layers of OESD Lightweight Tear
Away Stabilizer together with 505
Temporary Adhesive Spray.
• Spray the top of the two layers with 505
and place the fabric square on top
centering the center mark in the
approximate center of the stabilizer.
• Hoop the fabric and stabilizer as one and
select a design. (The sample shown uses
“Cool Frog”, Design # 24, available only
artista Card.)
• Use your machine’s layout feature to
center the needle over the marked center
on the fabric square. Embroider the
design and remove from hoop.
• Remove the excess stabilizer from the
back of the fabric.
PREPARE FABRIC AND BATTING:
• Draw a 19” circle on the embroidered
square centering the design. Cut out the
circle.

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 possible.
• Continue serging until the needles catch
the elastic. Then stretch the elastic tightly
in front of the foot.

• Place the embroidered circle and the lining

circle with WRONG SIDES TOGETHER with
the circle of batting between. Spray the
layers together with 505.

• Serge until you reach the point where the

elastic started.
• Stop stretching the elastic and clip off the
excess. Serge over the original stitching
until you cover the end of the elastic with
serger stitches.

SERGE THE ELASTIC:

• Set the serger for a balanced 4-thread
stitch with regular tension settings, but
the LONGEST STITCH LENGTH POSSIBLE.
• Mark (but do not cut) a dot 27” from one
end of the elastic. (This is the point that
ideally should be the end of the elastic.
However, do not worry too much if it does
not.)
• Begin serging for about 2" and stop.

• Lift the presser foot and place the elastic

under the foot as close to the needle as
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