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Diagram 6

Block 6 – Window

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From the pink print

fabrics, cut:

• One square, 1½in (5N)


• One rectangle, 1¾ x 3¼in
  (5A)


• One rectangle, 1¼ x 1½in
  (5D)


• One rectangle, 1½ x 2½in
  (5W)


• Two rectangles, 1½ x 2in
  (5P, 5U)


• One rectangle, 3½ x 5½in
  (5Z – embroidery pigeons)


• Two squares, 2½in (5G, 5H).

46

From the olive green

print fabric, cut:

• One rectangle, 1¼ x 2¼in
  (5E).

Embroidery

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Trace the embroidery

designs from the

Pattern Sheet onto the 5F

and 5Z rectangles.

48

Backstitch the Rialto

Bridge with two

strands of Light Pewter (169).

Use one strand of the same

thread to work the buildings

in the background in

backstitch and running stitch.

49

Referring to Diagram 5,

join the rectangles and

squares in rows and units,

then sew them together to

complete the block. It should

measure 10½ x 9½in, raw

edge to raw edge.

50

Trace the pigeon

appliqué shapes from

the Pattern Sheet onto fusible

web. Cut them out roughly

and fuse them to the wrong

side of the grey fabric. Cut

them out on the traced lines

and fuse them in place on the

5Z rectangle, overlapping the

surrounding patches.

51

Blanket stitch around

the heads and necks

with one strand of Dark

Pewter Grey (413) and use

one strand of Light Steel

Grey (318) for the rest of

the bodies. For the line of

feathers between the heads

and bodies, use blanket stitch

with a few straight stitches

on the upper breast area

with two strands of Dark Blue

Green (501).

52

For the wings, blanket

stitch the top line and

wing edge with two strands

of Light Steel Grey (318).

Work the next three lines of

blanket stitch in two strands

of Dark Pewter Grey (413)

with rows of running stitch

between them in White.

53

Work a French knot

in Black (318) for each

eye and surround it with a

detached chain (lazy daisy)

stitch in White. Work another

detached chain (lazy daisy)

stitch above the beaks in

White for the nostrils.

54

Use two strands of

Dark Cocoa (779) to

stem stitch the swirly wire

frame the pigeons are

perched on and work the

four-petal fl owers in detached

chain (lazy daisy) stitch in

the same thread. The centre

dot is formed with three

straight stitches.

BLOCK 6

Cutting

55

From the turquoise

print fabrics, cut:

• One rectangle, 1¼ x 2½in
  (6A)


• Four rectangles, 1½ x 2½in
  (6D, 6J, 6K, 6L)


• One rectangle, 3¼ x 3½in
  (6S)


• One square, 1½in (6Q).

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From the gold print

fabrics, cut:

• One rectangle, 1¼ x 1½in
  (6B)


• One rectangle, 1½ x 3¾in
  (6N)


• One rectangle, 1½ x 2¼in
  (6P)


• One square, 1½in (6E).

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From the pink print

fabrics, cut:

• One rectangle, 1½ x 2½in
  (6I)


• One rectangle, 1½ x 2¼in
  (6R)


• One rectangle, 5¼ x 3¾in
  (6M – embroidery window)


• Two squares, 1½in (6F, 6G).

VÉRONIQUE’S

IMPROVEMENT TIP Keep trying,

but don’t be too hard on yourself. We all tend to set

the bar so high that we’ll never reach it. It’s okay to be

happy with something that isn’t perfect – it’s called

‘room for improvement’. I read somewhere that the day

you think you can’t improve any more is the day you

stop what you’re doing and start another craft.

6A 6B

6H 6D

6E 6F

6G 6C

6I

6L

6J

6K

6M

6N

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6Q

6R

6P

6S

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