Patchwork & Quilting UK – July 2019

36 British Patchwork & Quilting JULY 2019

PROJECT // giraff e scooter bag

CUTTING

1. From orange spot cut:
   one, 8" square,
   one, 6" x 8" rectangle,
   one, 3" x 7" rectangle,
   two, 3" squares.


2. From pale blue cut:
   two, 3" x 11½" rectangles.


3. From lining cut:
   one, 8" square,
   one, 6" x 8" rectangle,
   one, 1½" x 8" rectangle.


4. From waistband stiffener cut:
   two, 13½" lengths,
   one, 6½" length.


5. From wadding cut:
   one, 8" square,
   one, 6" x 8" rectangle.

METHOD

Use ¼" seam allowance throughout

Backstrap

1a. Follow manufacturer’s instructions

and iron 6½" length of perforated

waistband stiffener onto wrong side of

3" x 7" orange spot rectangle.

b. Fold under ¼" at each short end.

c. Fold and press along perforations and

topstitch around all four edges.

2a. Cut 1" length from Velcro and stitch

‘loop’ half onto one end of strap, dia. 1a.

b. Turn strap over and stitch ‘hook’ half of

Velcro onto opposite end of strap, dia. 1b.

Giraffe horn straps

1a. Take one, 3" orange spot square and

join it to end of one, 3" x 11½" pale blue

rectangle.

b. Iron one, 13½" length of waistband

stiffener to wrong side of pieced strip.

c. Turn under ¼" on end of pale blue

rectangle before folding and pressing

along perforations.

d. Topstitch around edges, illust. 1a.

2a. Trace templates B and C given full

size on Pattern Sheet onto template

plastic and cut out carefully on lines.

b. Draw around template B on wrong

side of dark brown scrap and cut out

on line.

c. Draw around template C on card and

cut out.

d. Use template C to cut one circle from

wadding.

3a. Take dark brown circle and with

wrong side uppermost, turn edge of

circle in by ¼" and run line of running

stitches around edge of circle, dia. 2.

b. Place wadding circle followed by

cardboard circle onto fabric circle and

gently pull thread to gather circle up

around card circle.

c. Press circle.

d. Carefully remove cardboard circle and

secure thread.

e. Place circle over seam on strap and

stitch Suffolk Puff circle to strap, illust. 1b.

4. Cut 1" length from Velcro and attach
   loop piece to underside of strap at blue
   end, illust. 1c.


5. Repeat to make second strap in same
   way. Re-use cardboard circle.

Ears

1a. Trace both outer ear templates

given full size on Pattern Sheet onto

orange spot.

b. Cut out on lines.

2a. Trace both outer ear templates onto

tracing paper.

b. Turn tracing over and redraw over

lines with marker pen.

c. Trace reversed templates onto orange

spot and cut out on lines.

3a. Trace both inner ear templates given

full size on Pattern Sheet onto paper side

of fusible web and cut out roughly.

b. Follow manufacturer’s instructions

and iron fusible web pieces to wrong

side of dark brown scrap.

c. Cut out carefully on lines.

4a. Fuse each inner ear to one outer ear

piece.

b. Using small zigzag stitch, appliqué raw

edges of inner ear piece, illust. 2.

5a. Place two outer ear pieces right

sides together and stitch around edges

leaving flat ends unstitched.

b. Clip curves and trim corners before

turning ears right side out.

c. Flatten and then topstitch approx.^1 ⁄ 8 "

around edges of each ear.

illust. 1. Straps

a. Topstitch edges of straps c. Add loop Velcro

b. Attach Suff olk Puff to strap

dia. 1. Back strap

a. Stitch loop Velcro to one end of strap

b. Attach hook Velcro to opposite end and

side of strap

dia. 2. Stitch running stitch around edge

of circle

dia. 3. Position ears

dia. 4. Mark positions for curved corners