Today's Quilter - UK (2019-07)

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QBackgroundfabric–yd*

QLiningfabric–yd*

QScrapfabricsforappliqué

QAppliquétemplates (included with

thisissue)

QBatting– Two (2) 20in square

pieces*

QFusibleweb

QBindingfabric–yd

QEmbroidery template (see Templates

section)

QEmbroideryfloss

Finishedsize

QApproximately 14in x 11in*

Notes

* Youwillmaketheteacosytofit

yourownteapotdimensions,sofabric

quantities may need to be adjusted.

BEHIND THE PROJECT

KEEPINGCOSY

“There’snothinglikea propercuppabrewedin a teapot.Thiselementof ceremony

to makingteais slippingawayin modernlife,thoughit’ssomethingmyneighbour

alwaysdoeswhenI popoverfora chat.RecentlyI visitedJapanandenjoyedhow

seriouslytheytaketheirteamaking– it hasinspiredmeto usemyteapotmore.

I madea littleteacosyformineusingthisissue’sappliquétemplatesandJessie,

a talented embroider, added some flair with pretty stitches”–Laura Pritchard

Makingthetemplate

1

Measurethelengthandheightof

yourteapotandadd3intothetop

andeachside,i.elength+ 6in.height

+ 3in.Folda pieceofpaperinhalf

andmarkwitha dotalongthefold

at theheightyourcosyneedstobe.

Dividethecalculatedlengthbytwo

andmarka dotthisdistancefrom

thefoldalongthebottomedge.Join

thetwomarkswitha widecurve,

usingyourteapottohelpestimatethe

shape.Cutoutthetemplatewhileit’s

foldedandthenopenit out.Check

againthatit willbelarge enough to

cover your teapot.

Cuttingout

2

Fromthebackground,liningfabric

andbattingpieces,cutrectangles

largeenoughtofityourpaper

template.Youneedtwo(2)of each.

Marktheshapeontoonebackground

piecebutdon’tcutoutyet.Weused

pins to mark the curve(Fig 1 ).

3

Ironfusiblewebtothebackof

yourfabricscraps.Drawaround

theappliquétemplatesonthepaper

side(Fig 2 ) and cut out with sharp

COVERGIFTPROJECT

TIME FOR TEA

scissors.Youneedtocutoutthe

followingfromscrap fabrics:

QOne(1)teapot

QTwo(2)teacups (facing dierent

directions)

QOne (1) star

4

Fromanotherfabricscrapcuta

rectangle 3in x 4in for a handle.

5

Fromthebindingfabric,cut 2 in

wide strips at a 45-degree angle

Fig 1

Fig 3

Fig 4

Fig 2

tomakebiasbinding.Youwillneed

enoughtobindthebottomedgesof

twosides,andthecurved edge (in

our case 50in length).

Makingtheteacosy

6

Positionthefirstteacupand

teapotonthemarkedbacking

fabricasshowninFig 3 , makingsure

nottogettooclosetothemarked

line.Whenyouarehappywiththeir

position,remove the paper and fuse

in place.

7

Blanketstitcharoundtheedge

ofeachshapebyhandormachine

tosecureinplace(Fig 4 ). Repeatto

add the second teacup and the star