Step 1:

The canvas embroidery gift bag comes with the side seams left open so that you can embroider it easily. Place your embroidery hoop over the bag, and use printed production sheets for "Female Graduation Silhouette" (SI67), "Man Graduation Silhouette" (SI65), "Graduation Column" (SI69), "Grad Bag"(KM45). I used KP Compositions software to merge all of the designs into one before stitching. To do your placment manually, mark placment for the text 2 1/2" from the top, in the center of the bag. Also in the center, 4 1/2" from the top, mark the placment for the graduation column. The placement for the graduation silhouettes are each 4 1/4" from the top, and 3 1/2" from the left and right sides, respectively.

Step 2:

Place a sheet of tear away stabilizer under the bag panel, and hoop the area to be stitched.

Step 3:

At the embroidery machine, move the stitching start point into place for the design, and remove its placement marking sticker.

Step 4:

To keep the stitches smooth on the rough burlap surface of the bag, place an embroidery topper over the area before beginning to stitch.

Step 5:

Stitch the embroidery design. If you are stitching a second design, move the embroidery start point into place for the second design, and remove the placement dot. Repeat this step as needed.

Step 6:

Once the embroidery is finished, trim any stray threads, and then remove topping and the lower stabilizer.

Step 7:

Now to finish the side seams of the bag. First, lay the two fabric sides together. With your sewing machine, begin a straight stitch from the pre-stitched line at the bottom of the bag, and continue straight stitching to the top. Repeat this for the other side seam.

Step 8:

Turn the bag right side out. Fill it with your gifts, and you now have a combination gift wrapping and graduation keepsake in one!