3.89x3.89 inches
16,145 stitches
11 thread changes
10 colors

7.02x5.02 inches
31,551 stitches
11 thread changes
10 colors

3.50x3.09 inches
6,948 stitches
5 thread changes
5 colors

3.18x3.90
7,226 stitches
4 thread changes
4 colors

3.52x2.87 inches
9,524 stitches
9 thread changes
9 colors

3.48x2.69 inches
6,476 stitches
1 thread changes
1 colors

USA with Heart (4x4) © Carolyn Faulk http://www.carolyndesigns.com   2.46x2.43 inches 2,875 stitches 5 thread changes 4 colors Color Changes 1. Red 2. White 3. Lavender 4. Ultramarine 5. Red

1. Hoop 2 layers of "rinse-away" stabilizer.

2. Using a LIGHT spray of embroidery adhesive, adhere a piece of white twill, or other suitable fabric to the top, and float a piece of heavy "cut-away" stabilizer loose under the hoop.

3. Embroider the design---stopping before the running stitch outline (color is undefined). Lay another piece of the white fabric under the hoop.

4. Sew the outer running stitch outline "undefined color". (I usually match the final satin stitch color for this thread.)

5. Take the hoop off of the machine, (DO NOT UNHOOP THE RINSE-AWAY STABILIZER!) and cut away the top fabric and the under fabric, and also the cut-away stabilizer from around the outer ring of the running stitch outline as close to it as you can, so that the final satin stitch can totally seal over the edges. You would be cutting above AND below the layer of "rinse-away" stabilizer - cut the top and then the underside. (The "rinse-away" stabilizer is all that is holding your embroidered pin in place for the final satin stitch outline.

6. Sew the satin stitch around the edge of the design, then take it out of the hoop. Gently tear away the "rinse-away" stabilizer---wetting the edges of the sewn out item should remove any stabilizer that is left.

7. Secure a pin back to the back piece of fabric, near the top of the embroidered pin (5/8" from the top).

--- I used a brass 1½" safety pin. I just used white thread and needle to tack the upper side of the pin to the fabric.

Carolyn Faulk