Love Sewing — Issue 45 2017

 Embroider the heart design

using backstitch, working

French knots in the centre of

the hearts and for birds’ eyes,

and a single cross stitch in

the oval beneath the centre

top heart. Sew a long running

stitch border 6mm in from the

edge of the linen square.

 Check your cushion top

measures 32cm square and

trim if necessary. Take the

rickrack and, starting halfway

down one side of the right

side of the cushion top, pin on

the braid all the way around,

aligning the edge of the

rickrack with the raw edge of

the fabric and gently curving

the braid around the corners.

 Baste the

rickrack

in place

6mm from

the edge,

sewing down

the middle of

the braid, so that

when the cushion

is turned right side out,

only little half moons

will show.

 To make the envelope

back, take the remaining

two red dot fabric rectangles

and turn under 6mm along

one long edge of each,

turn under again and

stitch the hem in place.

Overlap the hemmed edges

(RS facing up),

so that the

two rectangles

measure 32cm

square and pin

in place.

 Pin the

envelope back

to the cushion front,

right sides together, and sew

around the outside edge,

sewing on the same line as the

rickrack. Snip the corners and

trim the seams.

 Zigzag-stitch over the

seams to prevent fraying and

turn the cushion cover right

way out. Place the cushion

insert inside and take a seat,

you’re fi nished!

Top tip

Fold back the ends of your

rickrack so the raw edges

are trapped in the seam

allowance to

prevent fraying

ABOUT

THE BOOK

Simply Redwork, by Mandy Shaw,

£22.99 from

http://www.sewandso.co.uk

MASTERCLASS

STITCH

GALLERY

BACK

STITCH

FRENCH

KNOTS

FRENCH

KNOTS

CROSS

STITCH

A

B

C

D

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