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New Petite Four Patterns Added

From Cheryl Fall, About.com GuideOctober 19, 2009

For those of you who have been stitching the cute little Halloween Petite Four or Birthday Petite Four patterns, I've added a Christmas Tree (shown) and Hanukkah Dreidel version, just in time for the holidays.

Tip: Place several needlepoint Petite Fours worked in different colors under a glass dessert dome, or add a loop of ribbon for hanging and it's ready for the tree!

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October 31, 2009 at 2:48 pm
(1) chris :

Christmas Tree Needlepoint Petite Four Pattern
How do you recommend joining the sides of this piece? Inside out for 3 sides? How do you prevent fraying of the canvas? Thanks so much!

November 1, 2009 at 1:11 pm
(2) Needlepoint Guide :

It is similar to assembling a box. I trimmed my canvas down to have 4 rows of holes extending beyond the edges of the stitching. Then stitched the small side seams first, followed by the two short bottom ends. I stuffed the item through the remaining side (the long side of the bottom) and then stitched it last. Note: the photo for the blog does NOT include the bottom due to space considerations, but the pattern does include it.

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