In-The-Hoop Eye Mask This relaxing eye mask project is as simple to make as it is to wear! With fast in-the-hoop steps and effortless construction, this project is a dream for a quick gift idea. Skill Level: Basic Created by: Christian Staum, Quality Assurance Required Software: • Amazing Designs Embroidery CD - ADC-172, In-The-Hoop Eye Masks – Designs used in this project: MASK110 Supplies: • Various embroidery threads • A 5”x7” embroidery hoop • Various fabrics • ½” to ¾” ribbon or ½” elastic fabric • No-Show Mesh cutaway fabric stabilizer • Temporary spray adhesive • Tape Read all instructions before beginning. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Select fabric according to the embroidery design you wish to sew, and cut a piece of fabric and stabilizer to fit your hoop size. (We used black stabilizer to make some eye masks more opaque.) This fabric piece will be the front of the eye mask. 2. Cut a smaller piece of soft fabric which will be used to make the back of the eye mask. We used satin fabric but polyester or any other type can be used. This smaller piece should be sized to fit the inside area of the hoop. If the fabric you use is prone to fraying you may want to hem the ends of the fabric along the longest sides of the fabric. 3. Decide if the eye mask will use ribbon or elastic to hold it in place. If ribbon is used cut two pieces of ribbon that are 16-18” long. If elastic is used, cut one piece long enough to stretch from the end of one eye, around the back of the head to the end of the other eye with a little stretch in the elastic. It should be about 10-16” long depending on the head size of the person the mask is being made for. 4. Spray the stabilizer with temporary spray adhesive and apply the fabric for the front piece of the mask to it and smooth it flat. Hoop the stabilizer and fabric. 5. Load the design you wish to sew onto your embroidery machine. 6. Select the thread colors for that design and load the hoop onto the embroidery machine. 7. Before you begin sewing the design, you will need to know that second to last color of the design will sew an outline of the eye mask, and the last color is used to piece the two pieces of fabric together to complete the mask. The outline of the eye mask will be used to place your ribbon. We normally used white or black thread for this color; black for dark fabrics or white for light fabrics, but any color can be used. You will need to stop the embroidery machine on the last color of the design. 8. Sew the embroidery design and stop the machine before it begins the last color of the design. Project Continued on back page In-The-Hoop Eye Masks ADC-172 In-The-Hoop Eye Masks 21 Classic Designs INCLUDES: Re-color! • Re-size! • Preview & Print! MASK107* ** W: 3.5" H: 7.0" MASK115* ** W: 3.5" H: 7.0" MASK112* ** W: 3.5" H: 7.0" MASK114* ** W: 3.5" H: 7.0" MASK118* ** W: 3.5" H: 7.0" MASK109* ** W: 3.5" H: 7.0" MASK111* ** W: 3.5" H: 7.0" MASK116* ** W: 3.5" H: 7.0" MASK105* ** W: 3.5" H: 7.0" MASK110* ** W: 3.5" H: 7.0" MASK104* ** W: 3.5" H: 7.0" FREE PROJECT Included with Collection mats: . INCLUDES 21 DESIGNS FOR 5" x 7" HOOPS