Australian Homespun — February 2018

PREPARATION AND CUTTING

1

Trace the fabric basket and two

pincushion shapes from the

Pattern Sheet onto paper, label them,

transfer any markings and cut them

out on the lines.

2

From the pink and orange print

fabric, cut:

• One rectangle, 15^11 ⁄ 2 x 10in (pocket)


• One rectangle, 1^1 ⁄ 2 x 10in (pocket
  button loop)


• One fabric basket shape using the
  pattern (outer basket)


• One rectangle, 7^3 ⁄ 4 x 16in (outer
  thread catcher)


• Two large pincushion shapes using
  the pattern (lower pincushion).

3

From the coordinating solid

fabric/s, cut:

• One rectangle, 15^1 ⁄ 2 x 10in (pocket
  lining)


• One fabric basket shape using the
  pattern (basket lining)


• One strip, 1^1 ⁄ 2 x 20in (fabric basket
  corner binding)


• One rectangle, 7^3 ⁄ 4 x 16in (thread
  catcher lining)


• Two small pincushion shapes using
  the pattern (upper pincushion).

4

From the batting, cut:

• Two rectangles, 5^1 ⁄ 2 x 10in
  (pocket base padding).

5

From the lightweight woven

fusible interfacing, cut:

• One rectangle, 15^1 ⁄ 2 x 10in (pocket).

6

From the heavyweight woven

fusible interfacing, cut:

• One fabric basket shape using
  the pattern.

7

From the fusible web, cut:

• One fabric basket shape using
  the pattern.

POCKET

Button loop

8

Fold the 1^1 ⁄ 2 x 10in print fabric strip

in half, wrong sides together and

long edges matching, and press. Open

it up and fold the raw edges in towards

the centre, press these folds, then press

the strip in half again so all the raw

edges areenclosed. See Diagram 1.

9

Topstitch along both long edges

of the button loop and trim it to

a length of 9in.

10

Form the button loop by

bringing the two ends together

side by side. Hand stitch a bar tack

between the inner edges 1^1 ⁄ 2 in from

the fold to form the buttonhole.

Pocket

11

Fuse the 15^1 ⁄ 2 x 10in rectangle

of lightweight interfacing to

the wrong side of the rectangle of

pink and orange print fabric.

12

On the right side of the 15^1 ⁄ 2

x 10in solid fabric rectangle,

mark the positions for the hook and

loop tapes, as shown in Diagram 2.

13

Turn the rectangle over and pin

a5^1 ⁄ 2 x 10in batting rectangle

under the area you just marked, as

shown in Diagram 2. This provides

a buffer against the harshness of the

tile used to weight the pocket to

keep it in place.

14

Cut the hook and loop tape into

two lengths, 2^1 ⁄ 2 in. Separate the

two sides and pin the rough side to the

marked rectangles through both the

fabric and batting layers. Slip the ends

of the button loop under one of the

tapes, as shown in the photo. Stitch

around both tapes twice to secure

ANETTE’S

UNPICKING TIP

The ball end of the unpicking tool

goes under the seam, and the longer

pointy end is above the seam where

you can see it, keeping it out of

harm’s way. This way, you can safely

run the unpicker along the seam

without the sharp end catching and

piercing the fabric. The pointed end

is for picking at individual stitches.

Diagram 1

Diagram 2 (measurements before assembly)

Step 10

Batting placement line

Hook tape Hook tape

Batting placement line

Tile pocket stitching line

Accessory pocket fold line

1in

43 ⁄ 4 in

(^3) ⁄ 4 in
5in
4in
13 ⁄ 4 in 13 ⁄ 4 in
11 ⁄ 2 in 11 ⁄ 2 in
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