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Stitched Dimensions: A Creative 3D Wall Hanging Adventure

  • By Karen Charles 
Stitched Dimensions: A Creative 3D Wall Hanging Adventure                    

Ever wondered what happens when you combine a pin tuck foot, a twin needle, vibrant embroidery, and a splash of color pencils? The result is a stunning three-dimensional quilt that leaps off the fabric! This project invites you to explore the depth of creativity with your Pfaff sewing machine—or any machine that can use a twin needle. Dive in and discover the fun of crafting a dimensional wall hanging that’s as unique as your imagination!

What you need: 
  • PFAFF®  creative sensation™ pro II, icon, or any embroidery machine with a hoop that is 360mm x 200mm hoop or bigger 
  • 820226096  PFAFF®  5mm Grove Pin Tuck Foot or the pin tuck foot for your machine. 
  • 820678096  PFAFF®  Pin Tuck Blades (helps raise the pin tuck) 
  • 820809096  PFAFF®  creative™ Eight Spool Thread Rack (optional) 
  • Extension Table with Adjustable Guide 
  • Tear-A-Way stabilizer  
  • Fusible Fleece, small bag or 1/3 yard Warm and Natural   
  • 2mm Twin Needle 
  • 2 spools Robison Anton Soft White 50 wt. cotton or 40 wt. polyester thread  
  • 1/3 yard off-white quilters cotton  
  • ½” button   
  • Scissors 
  • Wash-away fabric marker  
  • Colored pencils or Derwent Inktense Pencils 
  • Delta Textile Medium (or something similar) 
  • Paint brush or Q-tip 
  • Rotary cutter, cutting mat and ruler  
  • Iron and pressing mat   
Preparation 
  1. Place the pattern under one piece of off-white fabric and trace the pattern on the fabric with a wash-away pen (A wash-away is preferable to iron-away when using pin tucks. When the wall hanging is finished just spritz the fabric with water and the lines will disappear).  
  2. Lay the Warm & Natural on a flat surface.  Place the off-white cotton with the pattern traced on it on top.  Pin along the edge to prevent shifting if needed.  If using fusible fleece, iron the fusible fleece to the wrong side of the off-white cotton. 
  3. Place the twin needle in your sewing machine. Thread the two threads through your tension and twin needle as shown in your owner’s manual.   
  4. Open the settings menu.  Under machine settings, select the Twin needle option, and select 2mm so the machine will limit the stitch width of any stitch you choose. 
  5. If you have an eight-spool thread holder use it.  The telescoping threading will give you the best results by keeping the tension of both spools the same.  Use the extension table too, if you have it.  The extended flat surface makes it easier to move your fabric smoothly while you are doing curved lines of stitching. 
Cut 
  1. 2 pieces off white cotton  18” L x 12”W 
  2. 1 piece of fusible fleece or warm and natural   18” L x 12”W  
Create 
  1. Select stitch 1.1.1.   Change stitch length to 2.0        
  2. Sew slowly when you start and gradually pick up speed.   Do not set the needle in the down position as you usually would. If you turn the fabric with the needle in the down position, it can twist the twin needle.  Start at the bottom of the stem, stitching 1/8” beside the drawn line, not on it.  
  3. When you reach the end of the stem, touch reverse and stitch back two stitches to lock the stitch in.   
  4. Lift the presser foot up to the highest position to release the tension, pinch the threads and fabric near the last stitches as you gently pull the fabric to the side. 
  5. Cut the threads close on the top and bottom.  Since you are using a twin needle, do not use the thread cutter.  You have now created your first line of pin tucks!  
  6. Stitch a second line of pin tucks on the other side of the stem line. Place the previously stitched pin tuck in the grove underneath the foot, 2 groves from the center so the stem line will stay consistently parallel and there will be a little space to color the stem when the stitching is finished. 
  7. The leaves will have a pin tuck on each side of the leaf, and then keep sewing off to the edge of the fabric. 
  8. When you sew the horizontal lines, the first line of pin tucks should cross over the end of the stem. When you sew the second pin tuck, the first pin tuck should fit under foot in the next closest groove to the center.  Let the first pin tuck ride in the groove as you stitch the second pin tuck so they will stay parallel.  Sew repeated lines of pin tucks the same way.  For interest, leave an area blank by putting the last pin tuck 2 or 3 grooves from the center.  
Embroider 
  1. Move from sewing to Embroidery Edit   
  2. Place tear away stabilizer in the 360mm x 200mm hoop or 360 x 260 hoop. 
  3. If you have the Pfaff creative sensation open up the select design M 74.   If you have the creative icon or icon 2, select the mini design #126. 
    *** If you are using a machine that does not have shape creator or this design, select a different flower that will work for the project.                        
  4. Change the hoop setting to the hoop you are using. 
  5. Open Shape Creator   
  6. Select Circle Clockwise.  
  7.  Touch the + sign 4 times to create a 5 petal flower.       
  8. Drag one corner of the design in so the petals are almost touching in the middle.  The size of the design should be 55.0x55.0. 
  9. Touch Okay to close Shape Creator.                                                                     
  10.  Move to Embroidery Stitch Out.    
  11.  Open Precise Positioning   
  12. To move the locked point to the center of the design, touch find center icon.     
  13. 1A was selected when we came into Precise Positioning. To move the design to the top of the stem. Select 1B.   
  14. While looking at the hoop, drag the design on the screen until the needle is place on the top of the stem.  Touch OK to close Precise Positioning. 
  15. Open the More Options icon.   
  16. Select Monochrome so the design will stitch without stopping.    
  17. Embroider the flower.  
Coloring 
  1. Color in the leaves and stem lightly in some areas and heavier in other with a green colored pencil.  Using a flower color, like yellow, pink or purple, color inside the flower petals. 
  2. Pour the textile medium into a small bowl or container.  Dip a paintbrush or Q-tip into it. Brush it on the leaves and stem area till wet, blending the color a little as you go.  As the textile medium dries the pencil crayon color softens and will look like it is water color paints.  Keep blending until you are happy, but bear in mind the color will move more as it is drying.  

**** If you are using inktense pencils you do not need textile medium but it does help to control the color movement.  

Quilting  
  1. Pull away tear-away stabilizer.  
  2. Place second piece of off-white cotton on top of wall hanging, right sides together.  Square up as needed with the rotary cutter and mat.  Stitch around all four sides, leaving a small opening in the middle of one of the sides.  Flip the wall hanging right side out through the opening. 
    NOTE: A second option would be to place the off-white cotton on the back of the wall hanging, quilt the piece and then add a traditional quilt binding. 
  3. Press the edges smooth out the seam, but do not press the pin tucks. To get rid of wash away pen lines, spritz the wall hanging with water or hold the iron above the wall hanging and press the steam button on the iron. Resist the urge to put the iron directly on the pin tucks because they will flatten out if you do. 
  4. Quilt lines parallel to the stem ¼” apart, either in free motion or traditional sewing. 
  5. To sew the button to the center of the flower, select stitch 1.3.19.  Take off foot, Lay the button under the foot, and lower the presser foot. Turn the hand wheel to see if the needle swing is the same width as the button hole opening.  If needed, adjust the width before putting your foot on the pedal and stitching the button in place.