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POCKET PIZAZZ FOLD OVER AND FOLD OVER WITHOUT ROSE HOW TO

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Finished size of pocket:4.50" high x 6.50" wide. Design is rotated in hoop. Use a minimum 6"x9" hoop.

Supplies:

Template - Make from Template design or cut to size and label. See General Instructions.

Embroidery thread colors for the following:

Decorative border and buttonhole
If you are embroidering the rose:
     Leaves
     Roses
     Outline
Topstitching color for topstitching and attaching the pocket to your item or fabric.

Button - 5/8" works well

Fabric:

Flap fabric: 1 each - 8" high x 8" wide fabric for the pocket. If you are using a fabric with a definite pattern, the 8" side of the fabric will be the top of your piece so keep that in mind when cutting.

Flap light weight stabilizer: 1 each - 5-1/2"x6-1/2"

Pocket fabric: 1 each - 13-1/2"x 8 piece. The 8" edge will be the top of your fabric.

Optional: HeatnBond lightweight or similar appliqué product: 1 each - 4-1/4"x6-1/4" piece of light weight stabilizer
PREPARE FLAP AND POCKET

To make sure your pocket will be the right size use the template as instructed below for perfect results. See the General Instructions to make the template.

START WITH FLAP FABRIC (8"X8")
Cut fabric pieces and stabilizer.

Shown is fabric for the Fold Over pocket with roses and pocket without roses. Throughout these instructions, you'll see steps illustrated using both pockets.
Use masking tape to define 5/8" line on ruler. This makes it very easy to locate the correct measurement for the fold.
Place the fabric right side down on the ironing board and lay the ruler along the long side edge to be pressed.

Turn the long side edge of the fabric over the ruler so the edge of the fabric is aligned with the 5/8" line on the ruler and the ruler is pressed firmly against the fold to ensure a correct measurement.

Do not iron on the ruler, but move the ruler's position down about 2" and set the iron on the fabric. Keep the edge of the ruler firmly against the fold of the fabric. Press.

With the iron still in place on the fabric, move the ruler down further and press.

Continue to move the ruler down until the entire side is pressed. This only takes a few seconds.

Using the template, slip the template under the pressed edge of the fabric with the edge against the fold.
Turn the opposite edge over the template, using the template edge as a guide.

Press.

Move the template down and repeat until the edge is finished as shown.

Remove the template.

 

Fold the fabric in half, aligning the top and bottom raw edges as well as the pressed sides of the fabric.

Press the fold so it creases well.
Prepare the stabilizer.

Press 2" down on the 5-1/2" side so the piece now measures 3-1/2"x6-1/2".

 
Spray the folded side of the stabilizer with embroidery adhesive spray.
Open out the folded flap piece.

Lift one side pressed in edge and place the stabilizer, fold side down, under the pressed edge.

The fold on the stabilizer should be aligned with center crease and the side with the side crease on the fabric.
Slip the other side of the stabilizer under the opposite side pressed edge.

Smooth with your hands.

Press. 

Spray the inside with embroidery spray adhesive.

 

Hint: To spray fabric pieces with embroidery spray adhesive without having to worry about the spray ending up on other items, hold the fabric piece inside a trash basket lined with plastic liner while you spray.

Use Steam-a-Seam doubled-sided adhesive tape or similar product and lay a strip of the tape along the fold of both the right and left side edges beginning at the center crease and ending at the bottom edge.

Also place tape across the bottom raw edge
Press according to the Steam-a-Seam package instructions. Set aside the prepared flap while you prepare the pocket.

Finished size is 4" high x 6-1/2" wide.

POCKET PREPARATION
Press in long side on the pocket piece as you did for the flap using the template in the same way.

Width on the pocket should be 6-1/2".
EMBROIDER FLAP
Load the 4 Fold Over or 4 Fold Over No Rose design into your machine.

Hoop a minimum 6"x9" hoop with clear Badgemaster film or similar product.

1.  Embroider the placement line.

Align the fold of the prepared flap along the bottom line (on your right) with the raw edges. Raw edges will be on your left, toward the open side of your machine's throat area.

Flap will align with the placement line.

 

While holding the pocket in the correct position, place tape on fabric about 1/4" and the remaining tape onto the stabilizer.

Double check the pocket alignment and then tape the other sides.

Picture does not show the top edge taped, but I found the roses embroidered better when I did.

If you are embroidering the Fold Over No Roses, skip steps 2 through 4.

2.  Embroider the leaves.    

3. Embroider the roses.

4. Embroider the roses and leaves outline.

5. Embroider the decorative border and buttonhole.

Fold Over (with roses)

Fold Over No Roses

Remove the hoop from the machine.

Hold down the flap and carefully remove the side tape. Set it aside for a moment. If you taped the top edge, remove the tape.

Take the pocket piece you set aside earlier.

Position the pocket piece with the right side down, aligning one raw edge with the raw edge of the flap in the hoop.

Align the sides as well.

 

Fold Over (with roses)

Fold Over No Roses

Place tape on the sides again, but lay it in the opposite direction to hold down both the sides and the pressed in sides.

Fold Over (with roses)

Fold Over No Roses

6.  Embroider the seam line and zigzag edge finish. Embroidery is finished.
Remove the hoop from the machine and stabilizer from the hoop.

Turn the hoop over and carefully cut away the stabilizer.

There will be residue stabilizer left around the embroidered areas.
Run warm water over the back of the flap until the the stabilizer residue washes away completely.

Lay the wet area flat on an absorbent towel and blot to absorb excess water.

Allow to dry flat or use a blow dryer to finish drying. Took me about 5 minutes.

On the wrong side of the piece, trim the finished seam of the flap at a diagonal from the outside stitching down toward the inside.

Lift the seam and slip a piece of Steam-a-Seam tape underneath making sure the tape does not extend beyond the seam.

Press.

Press the seam from the back to fully activate the Steam-a-Seam tape. This holds the seam securely in place.

To form the flap on your pocket, fold the right side of the embroidery flap down 2-3/4".

Press in the crease.

On the wrong side of the piece, position the template at the bottom end of the pocket piece as shown .

Holding the template in place, fold it up and then press in a crease in the fabric.

Open the folded piece back up.

Place Steam-a-Seam or similar product along both sides from the crease to the raw bottom edge. Also place the tape across the bottom raw edge.

Press according to Steam-a-Seam directions.

Turn over and press from the back side as well.
Place Steam-a-Seam tape along only the sides, starting at the flap fold to the bottom fold.

Fold the flap up so the bottom fold comes up to the flap fold.
Fold the flap up so the bottom fold comes up to the flap fold. Make sure the sides align exactly.

Press the front and back well to ensure the Steam-a-Seam adheres well.

Cut the buttonhole slit.

Turn the flap up at the button hole and, using disappearing ink, mark a spot beneath the buttonhole directly in the center for sewing on a button later.

The pocket is ready to attach.

 ATTACHING THE POCKET
You can attach the pocket in two ways or use it as a stand alone design.
You can use any of the pockets with flaps just like you would an envelope. Don't attach it at all. Simply stitch the sides and bottom and use it for money or other small gifts or attach it to the back of a quilt to be able to include quilt history.

 

You can attach any of the flap pockets stitching down only the sides and bottom of the pocket. Shown is the Scallop Fold No Flowers design.

This forms a second, open pocket at the back as well as giving you a closed pocket in the front. This is perfect for purses and totes!

You can see this in the project how-to page. Just go back to the main page and click on the project how-to link.
To attach the pocket by fusing the back to your project:
Use the 4-1/2"x6-1/4" piece of  HeatnBond and apply web side down. According to directions, apply iron for 2 seconds.

Lift off paper backing.

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Position the pocket on your project as desired.

Pin in place.

Turn to back side of project. If the pocket is not visible from the back side, use the pins as a guide and press for 10 seconds according to the directions on the HeatnBond product. Your pocket is secured in place and won't shift or move while you stitch it down.

If you cannot use the HeatnBond product for whatever reason, you can simply pin your pocket in place.

Fold Over Pocket

Fold Over No Rose Pocket

Choose a decorative stitching to use around the pocket edges. Experiment first with scrap fabric and then stitch the two sides and the bottom edges.

Choose a button and hand sew it in place.