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by quail 02 Mar 2012

I needed some quick gifts. I had some extra battery tealights on hand, so I thought I'd make them some little covers. I cannot digitize yet, but I do have basic Embird. I have been sewing for over 50 years and I thought I could place a design on felt, add another piece of felt to the back,use the placement stitch of an applique around the design,(make sure you leave the base section unsewn so the light can shine between the felt pieces), manually add on with my sewing machine, centered under the design, a couple lines 2 1/4 inch apart and 1/2 inch high (to fit over the tealight base). Trim around both pieces of felt and add the tealight. This is the result. If you are any good with a sewing machine, you don't have to use an applique shape. Just stitch around your embroidered design with the other felt piece in the back, and make the little base stitches to hug the tealight base.

The birds are from Embroidery Library, The angel is from Dollarstitch, and the Modonna is from Outback(although I tried to find it again, but couldn't. It was one of his dollar designs a few years ago.) I know the tealight idea is from another digitizer, and I hope I'm not doing her any kind of injustice. I just wanted to have a universal blank to add onto from my personal collection of favorite designs.

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Comments (28)

by marvon 12 Jan 2013

lovely idea of taking your favourite designs and making them into lights - well done

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by blueeyedblonde 09 Jan 2013

great job and great thinking!

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by quail 09 Jan 2013

Thank you. I was not expecting to see these today. I made them nearly a year ago.

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by zoefzoef 09 Jan 2013

very creative ! Well done

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by quail 09 Jan 2013

Thank you.

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by gerardcorrie 09 Jan 2013

hello.
They are verry nice i must try it too to make them.
GRT corrie

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by quail 09 Jan 2013

Thank you. They were simple to make.

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by means 09 Jan 2013

Really really nice. Great job and wonderful instructions. Thank you for sharing

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by quail 09 Jan 2013

Thank you, and you're welcome.

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by spendlove Moderator 09 Jan 2013

These are really lovely - well done for thinking out of the box!

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by quail 09 Jan 2013

Thanks, Sue. It was fun to see them again this morning!

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by sewdeb 09 Mar 2012

These are lovely! And thanks for the tutorial! hugs and *'s, Deb

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by quail 09 Mar 2012

Thank you. I can't share any digitizing yet since I don't know how, but I can share my ideas.

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by crafter2243 Moderator 08 Mar 2012

Very, very nice.

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by quail 08 Mar 2012

Thank you

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by emanuille 08 Mar 2012

nice job

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by quail 08 Mar 2012

Thank you.

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by jacquipaul 08 Mar 2012

What a charming group of tealights! You've done a wonderful job.

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by quail 08 Mar 2012

Thank you very much.

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by gerryvb 03 Mar 2012

nice collection!

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by quail 03 Mar 2012

Thank you.

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by sigrun 03 Mar 2012

This is very cute - great work

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by quail 03 Mar 2012

Thank you.

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by tippi 03 Mar 2012

They are all ver y pretty. You did a great job.

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by quail 03 Mar 2012

Thank you.

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by leenova54 03 Mar 2012

Awesome, I love using the battery tea lights and that is a great way to use them! Wonderful idea!

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by quail 03 Mar 2012

Thank you. Yes, tealights add a spot of cheer in a room.

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by shirlener88 02 Mar 2012

You have done a great job with these and the placement of your designs. Very nice presentation, too.

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by quail 02 Mar 2012

Thank you. I remember that you sometimes use a collage type presentation, Shirlene. I liked it when I saw it and try to do so when I can.

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by pldc 02 Mar 2012

WOW I think that these are TERRIFIC! I don't remember seeing anything like this before! Well done

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by quail 02 Mar 2012

Thank you. I also enjoy seeing many of your projects in Cuties, too.

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by zedna 02 Mar 2012

They look absolutely beautiful!Well done!

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by quail 02 Mar 2012

Thank you.

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by flitter 02 Mar 2012

Wonderful job, they even look great when unlit.

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by quail 02 Mar 2012

Thank you

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by capoodle 02 Mar 2012

Nicely stitched and they look good either lite or not.

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by quail 02 Mar 2012

Thank you

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by bumblebee 02 Mar 2012

I like how you captured the glow thru so can really see how it looks. I like it.

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by quail 02 Mar 2012

Thank you

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by hghh 02 Mar 2012

You did a great job on your embroidery designs in the Picture you shared with us. Thank you so very much for sharing your beautiful Idea.

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by quail 02 Mar 2012

Thank you. It comes in handy for gifts

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by mops Moderator 02 Mar 2012

A good idea and beautiful results.

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by quail 02 Mar 2012

Thank you.

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by smallwunderz 02 Mar 2012

very nice !!
Lois W.

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by quail 02 Mar 2012

Thank you.

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by noah 02 Mar 2012

great gift to have on hand i love to have a few of these also .Yours look really lovely hugs carolyn

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by quail 02 Mar 2012

Thank you. Not too expensive in this economy either.

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by spendlove Moderator 02 Mar 2012

What a good idea!

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by quail 02 Mar 2012

Thank you. Since I can't share digitizing, I thought I'd share an idea instead.

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by oaro 02 Mar 2012

the are all so beautiful

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by quail 02 Mar 2012

Thank you

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by lawmedassistant 02 Mar 2012

They are all absolutely beautiful! You did a great job.

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by quail 02 Mar 2012

Thank you very much.

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by teresanta 02 Mar 2012

great job

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by quail 02 Mar 2012

Thanks.

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