21 ⁄ 2 x 12^1 ⁄ 2 infromrawedgetorawedge.
Pressalltheseamsinonedirection.17
Arrangethefourrowsaround
theembroiderypaneland
decidewhichrowyou’dlikewhere.
Joina rowtothetopandbottomedges
oftheembroiderypanel.Pressseams
inwards.Thenjointheremainingtwo
rowstotheleftandrightedgesofthe
panel.Pressasbefore.INTERNALPOCKET
18
RepeatStep 16 withthe
remaining 21 ⁄ 2 insquaresof
assortedprintfabricstomakeanother
fourrowsofsixsquares.Decideonthe
orderinwhichyou’dliketoarrange
therowsofsquaresonthepocket.If
necessary,re-pressthedirectionofthe
seamssothattheseamsinalternate
rowslieinoppositedirections.Join
therowstogether,carefullymatching
seams.Thepatchworkpanelshould
measure 81 ⁄ 2 x 12^1 ⁄ 2 infromrawedge
torawedge.19
TrimtheGarlandofRosesto
measure 21 ⁄ 2 x 12^1 ⁄ 2 in, keeping
the design centred. Stitch it to thetopedgeofthepatchworkpanel.
Presstheseamtowardsthegarland.20
Cuttwo 121 ⁄ 2 inlengthsoflace.
Topstitchonetothebottom
edgeofthegarlandusingthreadto
matchthelace.21
Jointhe 121 ⁄ 2 x 10^1 ⁄ 2 inrectangle
ofcreamprintfabrictothetop
edgeofthegarland.Thenfoldthis
fabricdownsothatit liesbehind
thepatchwork+embroiderypanel,
wrongsidestogether.(Itservesas
theliningofthepocket.)Press.22
Topstitchtheotherlength
oflacetothetopedgeof
thegarland.POCKETFLAP
23
Cuta 3inlengthof rat-tailcord.
Foldit inhalf.Foldthe 61 ⁄ 2 x
121 ⁄ 2 inrectangleof printfabriccutfor
thepocketflapinhalf,shortedges
matching,andfingerpressa creasein
itsbottomedge.Unfold.Pinthetwo
endsof thecordsidebysideonthe
crease,withtherawendsoverhanging
thefabricbyabout^1 ⁄ 8 in. See Diagram 3.24
Match the pocket fl ap and
pocket fl ap lining right sides
together, sandwiching the loop
between them. Sew them together
along the long edge that has the loop
ends overhanging it. Fold the lining
over so that it is wrong sides together
with the fl ap and press.PROJECTPOCKET
25
Foldthe 21 ⁄ 2 x 16^1 ⁄ 2 in rectangle
of print fabric cut in Step 6 in
half, wrong sides together and long
edges matching. Press.26
Lay this strip on the sheet of
plastic, raw edges matching
one long edge of the plastic and
with an equal amount of plastic
overhanging at each end of the fabric.
Layer the plastic+fabric on top of a
sheet of tracing paper, again matching
one long edge and use binding clips
to hold the layers together. (Plastic
tends to drag on the machine as it’s
being stitched and the tracing paper
will help to minimise this.) Sew the
long raw edges of the fabric to the
plastic+tracing paper. Remove the
clips and tear the tracing paper away.27
Fold the fabric strip over the
edge of the plastic and clip it
in place on the other side. Layer the
tracing paper underneath the plastic
and clip it in place. Topstitch the
fabric in place close to the folded
edge. See Diagram 4.28
Lay the lace on one side of
the zipper along the binding
you’ve just sewn to the top edge
of the plastic, with the teeth
overhanging the edge of the pocket a
little. If the zipper is shorter than the
length of the fabric, centre it between
Diagram 3 the top and bottom edges. Attach78 Homespun