THE
NEWRETRO
TOTE BAG
PatchworkqueenJo’s
dreamis tooneday
opena sewingstudio
andsellherpatterns
in paperformat.She’s
recentlygotinto
appliquéandlovesit
justasmuchasshe
lovesfoundation
paperpiecing.
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unicornharts(^01) Laythefusibleadhesiveon
theworksurfacewiththepaper
sidefacingup.Usingthe
templatesonpage90,trace
thefollowingontothefusible
adhesive:oneflower,one
flowercentre,twoleaf1 pieces
andtwoleaf2 pieces.
(^02) Roughlycutaroundthe
shapesandplacethemonto
thewrongside(WS)ofthe
correspondingfabricscraps,
paper side up. Following the
manufacturer’sinstructions,
irontheshapesin place,fusing
themtothebackofthefabric.
Leavetocooltosettheglue.
(^03) Cutouttheshapesneatly
alongthedrawnlinesand peel
thepapersideoff.
(^04) Placetheshapescentrally
ontothefrontofthecanvas
totebag,ensuringtheglue
sideofeachshapeis sitting
againstthefabric.Onceyou’re
happy with the layout, use the
irontofusealltheshapes
down,apartfromtheflower
centre,againreferringtothe
manufacturer’sinstructions.
(^05) Atthesewingmachine,
stitcharoundeachshape
about0.25cm(^1 / 8 ") in fromthe
edgesusingstraightstitchand
thegreysewingthread.
(^06) Finally,fusetheflower
centreshapein themiddleof
theflower,thenrepeat Step 5
to sew it in place.
make
it!
MATERIALS
SmallamountsofKonaCottonSolids in
WoodRose,PickleandIce Peach
Plaincanvastotebag
A4pieceoffusibleiron-onadhesive
Light grey sewing thread
MEETTHEMAKER
JOANNE HART
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