The Kutie Giraffe BookBuddy is the fifth design in the Kuties BookBuddies series.  Thank you to everyone who preordered this series!

The InTheHoop Giraffe Kutie BookBuddy (Sarah came up with the name!) is incredibly quick and easy to make!   It fits in the 4x4 hoop, or more than one can be made at a time in the larger sized hoops!

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

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

$8.00

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Kutie Giraffe Book Buddy (includes pes, jef & hus formats):

   Kutie Giraffe Book Buddy Instructions:

1. Hoop one or two layers of heavy weight water soluble stabilizer (I used one layer of Badgemaster for the pictured samples).

Stitch the first color (giraffe outline and ribbon placement outline).

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

 3.  Stitch second color to secure ribbon.

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

4.   Place a piece of fabric on top of pig fabric placement outline covering completely.  Stitch third color to secure.

Stitch fourth color (giraffe satin stitching detailing).

Stitch fifth color  (eyes, smile).

5.  Float a piece of fabric UNDER hoop design, covering completely.  Fabric should be FACE DOWN.

Stitch sixth color to secure.

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

Carefully trim fabric both on top and underneath hoop closely around perimeter of giraffe design being careful not to cut stabilizer or ribbon.  Replace hoop in machine.

Stitch 7th color (giraffe satin stitching).

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

You're finished!