Beginner's Guide To Quilting - UK (2020-04)

Tiny sewing kit

Create a mini sewing kit to stay organised while

quilting on the go! By Jessica Alexandrakis

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uilting on the go is so much
easier if you know that all your
essential sewing tools are safe
and in one place. Whip up this
tiny sewing kit for your portable
quilting arsenal to keep track of
needles, thimbles, thread cutters and
more. It’s lightweight and perfect for
other hand-stitching projects too, such
as finishing binding – whatever you
feel like making when you’re out and
about. Once you’ve mastered the
technique, make more sewing kits for
yourself or a quilting friend!

Step 1 Cut out 36 paper hexagons
using the template on page 99. Tack
a piece of fabric around each one,
t h e n s t i tc h t h e m i n fo u r row s o f n i n e.^1 V

YOU WILL NEED

Materials

Q Basic quilting kit, see page 16

Q Paper for hexagon templates

Q 36 assorted fabric squares:

2in (5cm)

Q Wadding: 5x12½in (12.5x32cm)

Q Lining fabric: 5½x13in (14x33cm)

Q Strip of bias binding:

22x1¼in (56x3cm)

Q Strip of bias binding:

6x1¼in (15x3cm)

Q Velcro dots

Q Fabric pen

Q Co-ordinating thread

Q Templates on page 99

Seam allowance

Q All seams are ¼in (6mm)

Finished size

Q The top measures 4¼x11in

(11x26cm) before assembly

The final top will measure just over

4¼x11in (11x26cm) before assembly.

Step 2 Remove the paper templates

from the fabric hexagons^2 and give

the top a good press with a hot iron.

Step 3 Layer up the patchwork,

wadding and lining fabric, tack

together and quilt over the top in

simple straight lines, as shown.^3 Take

time to remove any stray threads or

fuzz from your quilt top, especially the

underside – you don’t want errant dark

threads showing through.

Step 4 Trace the sewing kit template

on page 99 onto paper and cut out.

Choose which end of your quilt will

Exploring Shapes

Top tip

Pin the paper project

template to your

quilted layer

to make it more

secure and easier

to trace.

Beginner’s Guide to Quilting 97

When cutting numerous shapes for a quilting

project, save time by cutting through several

fabric layers in one go with a rotary cutter.

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