Australian Homespun - June 2018

POT HOLDERS

10

From the assorted print

fabrics, cut:

• Three squares, 2^11 ⁄ 2 in (pot holder
  centres). Stephanie fussy cut hers to
  feature a printed flower in each square


• Three sets of strips, where a set is:
  two rectangles, 1 x 2^1 ⁄ 2 in and two
  rectangles, 1 x 3^1 ⁄ 2 in all cut from the
  same fabric (pot holder borders).

11

From the taupe print fabric, cut:

• 12 squares, 3^1 ⁄ 2 in


• Three rectangles, 2^1 ⁄ 4 x4^3 ⁄ 4 in


• Two rectangles, 3^5 ⁄ 8 x6^1 ⁄ 2 in.

12

To make the pot holders, sew

the 1 x 2^1 ⁄ 2 in rectangles to the

left and right edges of each 2^1 ⁄ 2 in

square; press seams outwards. Then

sew the 1 x 3^1 ⁄ 2 in rectangles to the top

and bottom edges and press as before.

13

Sew a 3^1 ⁄ 2 in taupe square to the

left and right edges of each pot

holder. Press seams outwards. Sew

a3^1 ⁄ 2 in taupe square to the top and

bottom edges and press as before.

14

Trim each pot holder to measure

43 ⁄ 4 in square; you need to trim

at least^1 ⁄ 4 in outside each corner of the

pot holder, as shown in Diagram 4.

15

Sewa2^1 ⁄ 4 x4^3 ⁄ 4 in taupe

rectangle to the bottom edge

of one pot holder and the top edge

of the other two. Join the three pot

holders together, referring to the Pot

Holder Panel Layout Diagram. Then

sew a 3^5 ⁄ 8 x6^1 ⁄ 2 in taupe rectangle to

the left and right edges to complete

the panel. It should measure 6^1 ⁄ 2 x

191 ⁄ 2 in from raw edge to raw edge.

OVEN

Oven dials panel

16

From the pale yellow print

fabric, cut:

• One strip, 1^1 ⁄ 2 in across the width
  of the fabric. Crosscut it to yield one
  rectangle, 1^1 ⁄ 2 x5^1 ⁄ 2 in (A); four

rectangles, 1^1 ⁄ 2 x3^1 ⁄ 2 in (B); four

rectangles, 1^1 ⁄ 2 x2^1 ⁄ 2 in (C); one

rectangle, 2^1 ⁄ 2 x5^1 ⁄ 2 in (D) and two

squares, 2^1 ⁄ 2 in (E)

• Six squares, 1^1 ⁄ 2 in (F)


• 16 squares,^3 ⁄ 4 in (G)

17

From the taupe print fabric, cut:

• One strip, 2^1 ⁄ 2 in across the
  width of the fabric. Crosscut it to
  yield two rectangles, 1^1 ⁄ 2 x2^1 ⁄ 2 in (H);
  two rectangles, 2^1 ⁄ 2 x3^1 ⁄ 2 in (I); and
  two rectangles, 2^1 ⁄ 2 x5^1 ⁄ 2 in (J)


• Two squares, 1^1 ⁄ 2 in (K)

18

From dark grey print fabric

#1, cut:

• Four squares, 1^1 ⁄ 2 in (M) (knobs).

19

From one of the assorted print

fabrics, cut:

• One rectangle, 2^1 ⁄ 2 x3^1 ⁄ 2 in (L)


• Stephanie fussy cut a recipe
  print fabric.

20

Draw a diagonal line on the

wrong side of both of the taupe

K squares. Pin them on each end of

the yellow A rectangle, as shown in

Diagram 5. Stitch on the lines, trim

the corners^1 ⁄ 4 in outside the stitching

and press.

21

To make the knobs, repeat the

process described in Step 20

using four taupe G squares on each

M square, as shown in Diagram 6.

22

Lay out all the units and

patches, referring to the Oven

Dials Panel Layout Diagram. Sew

them together in sections, as

Diagram 4

Oven dial detail

Diagram 5 Pot Holder Panel Layout Diagram

¼in

4¾in

KK

A

03

PROJECT

Diagram 6 (Shape changes when F & B are added)

G

G

G

G

M