Simply Sewing - UK (2020-04)

Coastal Kitchen

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CUTTINGOUT
SteponeDownload,printandcutoutthe tea
cosyandwhaleappliquétemplates.
SteptwoFromFabricA cut:
CosyOuter:twousingthetemplate
StepthreeFromFabricB cut:
CosyLining:twousingthetemplate
StepfourTransferthewhaletemplateontothe
papersideoftheBondaweb.PresstheBondaweb
ontothewrongside(WS)oftheremainingFabric
B andcutouttwowhales.Cuttwoeyeholesfor
thewhales,weuseda fabricpunchtodo this.
StepfiveFromtheThermolamcut:
Cosy Thermolam: four using the template

MAKINGTHECOSYOUTER
SteponeTakeoneCosyOuterpieceanddecide
whereyouwouldlikethewhaleappliquétogo.
Peel off the paper backing from the Bondawebed

appliquéandpressit ontothecosyouter.

SteptwoUsinga contrastingthread,topstitch

aroundtheappliquétwicetosecure it and add

definitiontotheshape.

StepthreeCreatea sandwichwithtwolayersof

ThermolamandtheCosyOuterRSupontop.

StepfourPin,thenstaystitchallthreelayers

together,sewing all the way around the

sandwich.

StepfiveRepeattheabovestepsforthesecond

Cosy Outer, appliqué and Cosy Thermolam pieces.

ADDINGTHEHANGINGLOOP

SteponeTakethe15cm(6in)lengthofcotton

rope.Tostoptheendsunravelling, wrap some

tapearoundthetwoends.

SteptwoFoldthehangingloopinhalfandpinit

centrallytothetopofoneoftheassembledtea

cosyouters.Thetapedendsneedtobeabovethe

fabric(sotheycanbetrimmedawaylateron).

StepthreeStaystitchtheropelooptothecosy.^02

StepfourPlacethetwooutersRStogetherand

clip together all the way around. Sew together.^03

MAKINGTHELINING

SteponeTakethetwoCosy Lining pieces and

pinthemRStogether.

SteptwoMarka turninggapalongoneside,

then sew all the way around from one bottom

Tea cosy
YOUWILLNEED
QFabricA:60x36cm(24x15in)– outer
QFabricB:75x36cm (30x15in) – lining
andappliqué
QThermolam:60x75cm(24x30in)
QBondaweb:15x25cm(6x10in)
QCottonrope:15cm (6in) x 7mm
diameter
QPaperforthetemplates
QErasablefabric marker
QCleartape
QMatchingthread
QBasic sewing kit

FABRICUSED
ThefabricsusedarefromSailAway
byMakower.Forstockistsvisit
http://www.makoweruk.com.
Seascape2208/1
Yachts2210/B
SoftSandPremiumLinenBlendby Art
GalleryFabricsfromHantex
http://www.hantex.co.uk
CottonRopefromMinervaCrafts
http://www.minervacrafts.com
VlieselineBondaweb,Thermolam,
Style-VilfoamandVileneM12
providedbyLadySewandSew
http://www.ladysewandsew.co.uk

NOTES
QUsea 1cm(⁄in)seamallowance.
QTemp latesincludes eamallowance.
QIf youpreferyoucoulduse buttons
forthewhale’seyes.
QUsingtwolayersofThermolamfor
eachcosysidemeanstheteapot
willremainniceandhot.
QUsea walkingfootif youhaveone.
QDownloadthetemplatesfrom
http://www.gathered.how/ss-templates

edgetotheother. Leaving the turning gap

unsewn.

ASSEMBLINGTHETEACOSY

SteponeTrimtheexcessfabric/Thermolam/rope

endsfromthecurvedtopoftheassembledcosy

outer,thenturnRSoutandplaceit insidethe

assembledcosyliningsoRSarefacing,and

bottomedgeslineup.Pinorcliptogether.^04

SteptwoSewtogetheralongthebottomedge.

Trimof fe xcessf abric / T hermolamasb efore.

StepthreeTurnRSout.Pressthecosysothatthe

bottomedgeseamis flush.Handor machine

stitch the turning gap closed.

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