Welcome to our free SINGER® MOMENTO™ Sew-Along and Giveaway, presented by our friends at SINGER®! Over the next few weeks, you will learn how to make a beautiful drawstring bag that features a quilt block personalized with embroidery. The project was designed by SINGER® educator Meredith McClanahan, who will host the video lessons.
This first lesson covers the supplies, cutting and more for the project. The lessons will explore the SINGER® MOMENTO™ cutting machine and how you can use this as another tool in your sewing room—as well as in many other crafting endeavors! While you do not have to use a cutting machine to participate in the sew-along, several of its features make this a fast and easy project. Be sure to enter the giveaway for your chance to win your own SINGER® MOMENTO™ (valued at $849.99). Visit our sew-along homepage to enter.
Watch the Video Lesson
Download the Printable Template, Cut Designs & More
Note: For best results, please download the files on a computer and NOT a mobile device.
Supplies Needed
Fabrics
- 1 Fat Quarter – White (embroidered center square)
- 1 Fat Quarter – Yellow (flying geese corners and back accent piece)
- 1 Fat Quarter – Small Floral Print (corners and top section of bag)
- 1 Fat Quarter – Green Gingham (block borders)
- 1/2 yd – Pink (flying geese and lining)
Extras
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2 yds – Twill Tape
Threads & Extras
- All Purpose Thread for construction and bobbin
- Assorted Embroidery Thread for center embroidery design and bobbin
- Light/Medium-Weight Cutaway Embroidery Stabilizer
- Embroidery Monogram or Design for the center of the block
Needles & Notions
- Size 80 Embroidery Needle
- Size 80 Quilting Needle
- Double Eye Needle
- Embroidery Hoop to fit a 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ embroidery design
- SINGER® Momento™ Rotary Blade
- SINGER® Momento™ Fabric Pen
Sewing Machine Feet
- Embroidery Foot
- 1/4″ Piecing Foot
General Sewing Supplies and Notions
Cutting
From the white fat quarter, cut a piece large enough to fit into your embroidery hoop for embroidered square.
From the yellow fat quarter, cut the following:
One 10-1/2″ square for bag back
One rectangle, 6″ x 12″, for flying geese corners
From the small floral print fat quarter, cut the following:
Two rectangles, 4″ x 10-1/2″, for bag front and top of bag back
One 6″ square for corner pieces in the quilt block
From the green gingham fat quarter, cut the following:
One rectangle, 6″ x 18″, for quilt block border
From the pink fat quarter, cut the following:
Two rectangles, 10-1/2″ x 14-1/2″, for bag lining
One rectangle, 6″ x 12″, for flying geese
SINGER® MOMENTO™ Cutting Machine Steps
1. Place quilt block pieces, right side down onto the MOMENTO™ fabric mat (photo 1).
2. Load the provided cut design into the MOMENTO™ crafting software. Send to MOMENTO™ cutter.
3. When prompted to load the mat, manually pre-load the fabric mat into the MOMENTO™ machine.
4. Load mat by selecting “Load Mat” in the software or directly on the machine screen.
5. Load the MOMENTO™ Rotary Blade and Fabric Pen when prompted.
6. Press “Start” to have MOMENTO™ mark the sew lines and cut quilt block pieces.
7. “Eject Mat” when cutting is complete.
8. Remove fabric pieces and set aside.
Please Note: If you don’t have a SINGER® MOMENTO™ cutting machine, bag pieces can be cut manually as follows:
- 6″ x 12″ rectangle of yellow fabric = Eight 2-1/2″ squares (template for one 2-1/2″ square is provided as a PDF and also includes the stitching line for the half-square triangle)
- 6″ square of small floral print = Four 2-1/2″ squares
- 6″ x 18″ rectangle of green gingham = Two 1-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ strips and two 1-1/2″ x 10-1/2″ strips
- 6″ x 12″ rectangle of pink fabric = Four 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ rectangles
That’s all for Lesson 1! Join us next week for Lesson 2, where we will machine embroider and construct the quilt square.
More About the SINGER® MOMENTO™:
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