New InTheHoop Beach Friend BookBuddy Markers (Sarah came up with the name!) are incredibly quick and easy to make!

They all fit in the 4x4 hoop, or more than one can be made at a time in the larger sized hoops!

They are made from fun colorful cottons, and are great to add when giving a book as a gift.

The Beach Friend BookBuddy Markers

Set includes:

Crab BookBuddy Marker for the 4x4 hoop

Seahorse Corn BookBuddy Marker for the 4x4 hoop

Octopus BookBuddy Marker for the 4x4 hoop

Shark BookBuddy Marker for the 4x4 hoop

$18.00

Complete instructions can be found at the bottom of this page.

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Beach Friend BookBuddy Markers (includes pes, jef & hus formats):   

Crab Book Buddy Marker Instructions

1. Hoop one layer of WSS stabilizer (I prefer Ultra Solvey for the best results!).

Stitch the first color (book buddy fabric placement outline and ribbon placement outline).  Do NOT place fabric on outline yet.

Place a 12" piece of 5/8 - 7/8" ribbon centered over ribbon placement outline with approximately 1/2" of ribbon extending over top of ribbon outline in design area.

2.  Stitch second color to secure ribbon.

IMPORTANT:  Tape ribbon down so it does not become entangled in presser foot in future steps.

3.  Place a piece of fabric on top of book buddy fabric placement outline covering completely.  Stitch third color to secure.

4.  Stitch the fourth color (crab claws, legs).

5.  Stitch the fifth color (crab body).

6.  Place a second piece of fabric UNDER hoop stabilizer, RIGHT SIDE facing DOWN.  Stitch 8th color (book buddy outline) to secure. 

7.  Remove hoop from machine, but do NOT remove fabric stabilizer from hoop!

Carefully trim fabric top AND bottom closely around perimeter of turkey design being careful not to cut stabilizer or ribbon.  Replace hoop in machine.

8.  Stitch 9th color (book buddy satin stitching).

9.  Remove from hoop and carefully trim wss away from design.  Remove tape from ribbon.

You're finished!

  Octopus Book Buddy Marker Instructions

1. Hoop one layer of WSS stabilizer (I prefer Ultra Solvey for the best results!).

Stitch the first color (book buddy fabric placement outline and ribbon placement outline).  Do NOT place fabric on outline yet.

Place a 12" piece of 5/8 - 7/8" ribbon centered over ribbon placement outline with approximately 1/2" of ribbon extending over top of ribbon outline in design area.

2.  Stitch second color to secure ribbon.

IMPORTANT:  Tape ribbon down so it does not become entangled in presser foot in future steps.

3.  Place a piece of fabric on top of book buddy fabric placement outline covering completely.  Stitch third color to secure.

4.  Stitch the fourth color (octopus legs).

5.  Stitch the fifth color (octopus body).

Seahorse Book Buddy Marker Instructions

1. Hoop one layer of WSS stabilizer (I prefer Ultra Solvey for the best results!).

Stitch the first color (book buddy fabric placement outline and ribbon placement outline).  Do NOT place fabric on outline yet.

Place a 12" piece of 5/8 - 7/8" ribbon centered over ribbon placement outline with approximately 1/2" of ribbon extending over top of ribbon outline in design area.

2.  Stitch second color to secure ribbon.

IMPORTANT:  Tape ribbon down so it does not become entangled in presser foot in future steps.

3.  Place a piece of fabric on top of book buddy fabric placement outline covering completely.  Stitch third color to secure.

4.  Stitch the fourth color (seahorse body).

5.  Stitch the fifth color (eye).

6.  Place a second piece of fabric UNDER hoop stabilizer, RIGHT SIDE facing DOWN.  Stitch 6th color (book buddy outline) to secure. 

7.  Remove hoop from machine, but do NOT remove fabric stabilizer from hoop!

Carefully trim fabric top AND bottom closely around perimeter of turkey design being careful not to cut stabilizer or ribbon.  Replace hoop in machine.

8.   Stitch 7th color (book buddy satin stitching).

9.  Remove from hoop and carefully trim wss away from design.  Remove tape from ribbon.

You're finished!

Shark  Book Buddy Marker Instructions

1. Hoop one layer of WSS stabilizer (I prefer Ultra Solvey for the best results!).

Stitch the first color (book buddy fabric placement outline and ribbon placement outline).  Do NOT place fabric on outline yet.

Place a 12" piece of 5/8 - 7/8" ribbon centered over ribbon placement outline with approximately 1/2" of ribbon extending over top of ribbon outline in design area.

2.  Stitch second color to secure ribbon.

IMPORTANT:  Tape ribbon down so it does not become entangled in presser foot in future steps.

3.  Place a piece of fabric on top of book buddy fabric placement outline covering completely.  Stitch third color to secure.

4.  Stitch the fourth color (shark fabric placement outline).

5.  Place a piece of fabric on top of shark outline, covering completely.

Stitch fifth color to secure.

Trim fabric as closely to stitching as possible being careful not to cut stitching or fabric underneath. 

6.  Place a second piece of fabric UNDER hoop stabilizer, RIGHT SIDE facing DOWN.  Stitch 7th color (book buddy outline) to secure. 

7.  Remove hoop from machine, but do NOT remove fabric stabilizer from hoop!

Carefully trim fabric top AND bottom closely around perimeter of turkey design being careful not to cut stabilizer or ribbon.  Replace hoop in machine.

8.   Stitch 8th color (book buddy satin stitching).

9.  Remove from hoop and carefully trim wss away from design.  Remove tape from ribbon.

You're finished!