Today's Quilter - UK (2020-01)

PROJECTlhopping through the holly

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4

Takethe18insquarecushion

frontfabricandplaceRSup

ontopofthepositioningtemplate.

Usinga lightsource(windowora

lightbox)andmakingsuretheimage

is central,tracetheimagewitha

removablemarker,omittingthe

detailontheleaves(Fig 2 ). Victoria

useda Frixionpen,butyoushould

alwaystestthemarkeronscrap

fabricfirstassomemarkersbecome

permanent when heated.

5

PositionthecushionfrontRSup

ontopofthebatting.Use 505

spray or pins to secure.

6

Stitchthefirneedleswithgreen

threadusingeitherfreemotion,

standardstraightstitch,orsewby

hand. Start at the top centre of the

‘twig’,moveyourneedleleftalongthe

design,thenbacktocentre,thenright

andbacktothecentreagain.Stitch

downwards,thenrepeatforthewhole

stem.Endwithinthedrawnhollyleaf

outlinetogivea layeredeect.To

finish,stitchupanddownthetwig

four(4)timeswithbrownthreadand

stitchovertheivystemstwice(sew

throughthedrawnleafshapes as these

will be covered)(Fig 3 ).

7

Positiontherobin’slegsandivy

leavesontothecushionfront

andadherewithaniron(tryto

avoidremovingothersurrounding

markings).Thebottomofthelegs

shouldsitundertheleafandcontinue

overthedrawnlineofthebird’s

body.Drawinveinswitha removable

marker.Stitcharoundthelegs,leaves

and vein details(Fig 4 ). Victoria free-

motionstitchedaroundeachshape

twiceandwentovertheveinstwice

to give them a ‘sketchy’ eect.

8

RemovingtheBondawebpaper

asyougo,adherethehollyleaves

innumericalorderreferringtothe

positioningtemplate.Stitcharound

theedgesandaddtheveindetails.

Adhere the berries and stitch.

9

Positiontherobinpartsusingthe

markingsonthecushionfrontin

thisorder:tummy,mainbody,face/

chest,eyeandbeak.Onceyouare

happy,adherethenstitcharoundall

shapesandaddwing detail(Fig5A

andFig5B).

10

Trimbackbatting,pressout

anycreasesandremove any

remaining markings.