Simply Sewing - UK (2020-04)

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Granitos stitch

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LEARN THE STITCH

YOUWILLNEED
QLinenfabric,fatquarter
QQuiltingcotton,fatquarter
QStrandedcottonin coordinating
floralshades
QSmallembroideryhoop
QRiceandlavenderfor stuffing
QMatchingthread
QBasic sewing kit

NOTES
QFatquar ter= 45x56cm(18x22in)
QUsea 7mmseamallowance unless
otherwisestated
QWeusedlavender,yellow
QDownloadthetemplatesfrom
http://www.gathered.how/ss-templates

WORKINGGRANITOSSTITCH

SteponeComeupandgobackdowntomakea

straightstitch.Bringtheneedleupagainthrough

thefirstholeatthebottomofthestitch.Goback

downatthetopofthestitch.Astheneedlepasses

throughthefabric,holdtheworkingthreadtothe

leftofthefirststitch,guidingthe thread to lay on

thefabrictotheleftside.^01

SteptwoBringtheneedleupagainthroughthe

firstholeatthebottomofthestitch.Goback

downatthetopofthestitch,thistimeguidingthe

threadtolayonthefabrictotheright-handsideof

thefirststitch.Youcanstophereoraddmore

stitchesinthesamewayontheleft-handandthen

theright-hand sides, forming a larger granitos

stitch.^02

EMBROIDERINGTHESACHET

SteponeEmbroidertwofloralmotifsonthelinen

fabricusinga smallembroideryhoopif desired.

Weusedseveralshadesoflavenderstranded

cotton,withyellowfortheflowercentres,working

withthreestrandsthroughout.Embroiderthe

petalswithgranitosstitchasdetailedaboveand

worktheflowercentreswithsmallFrenchknots.

Wewrappedthethreadaround the needle twice

tocreatetheFrenchknots.

SteptwoCuttheembroideredlinenintotwo7cm

(2in)squareswiththedesignsinthecentre.Cut

two7cm(2in)squaresandone 11cm (4⁄in)

square of quilting cotton.^03

USE THE STITCH

MAKINGPATCHWORKTOP

SteponePinthesmallsquares of fabric together

inanalternatingpattern.

SteptwoSewthesquarestogetherusinga 7mm

seamallowanceandremovingthe pins as you

sew. Press the seams open.

ASSEMBLINGTHESACHET

SteponePinthepiecedtoptothequiltingcotton

squarewithrightsides(RS)ofthefabricstogether.

SteptwoSewaroundtheedges,leavinga 5cm

(2in)openingforturning.Trim the corners and

turnthesachetRSout.

StepthreeUsea pieceofpapertomakea

cone-shapedfunnelandfillthesachetwith

approximately 30 grams(cup)ofa mixtureof

riceandlavender.Neatly sew the opening closed

withladderstitch.^05

StepfourSewa buttonintothecentreofthe

sachet, stitching through all the layers.^06

TIP

:

Instead

oflavender,

youcan

scent

therice

withyour

favourite essential oils.

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