Australian_Homespun_2016_07_

Preparation and cutting

1

From the solid white fabric, cut:

• Four rectangles, 12^1 ⁄ 2 x 13^1 ⁄ 2 in –
  these will be trimmed to size after
  the appliqué is complete (appliqué
  backgrounds).

2

From the aqua tone-on-tone

print fabric, cut:

• Five strips, 2in across the width
  of the fabric. Trim three strips to
  measure 2 x 25in (vertical sashing).
  Crosscut the remaining two strips to
  yield two strips, 2 x 26^1 ⁄ 2 in (top and
  bottom horizontal sashing) and two

strips, 2 x 11^1 ⁄ 4 in (centre horizontal

sashing).

3

From the green fl oral print

fabric, cut:

• Four strips, 3^3 ⁄ 4 in across the width
  of the fabric. Trim two strips to
  measure 3^3 ⁄ 4 x 28in (side borders)
  and the other two strips to measure
  33 ⁄ 4 x 33in (top and bottom borders)


• Four strips, 2^1 ⁄ 2 in across the width
  of the fabric (binding).

4

Using a lightbox or well-lit window

behind the pattern, lightly trace

the appliqué designs from the Pattern

Sheet onto the centre of the four

white background rectangles with the

erasable fabric-marking pen or pencil.

They are a guide to the appliqué

placement.

5

From the green and brown print

fat eighths, cut:

• Seven bias strips,^5 ⁄ 8 in wide for the
  stems and vines – three from green
  and four from brown. You can run the
  strips through a^1 ⁄ 4 in bias maker as
  shown in Diagram 1 if you have one.

6

Trace all the appliqué shapes from

the Pattern Sheet onto the dull side

of the freezer paper and, with the

exception of the circles, cut them out

neatly on the lines. Keep the shapes for

each design together as a group. (You

only need to trace one of each size

circle and one of each repeated shape.)

7

Iron the freezer paper marked with

circles to cardboard and cut them

out on the lines when they have fused.

Put them with the rest of their designs.

Partridge block

8

Begin by appliquéing the two

brown stems in place. If you

prepared these with a bias maker, pin

or glue them in place over the design

lines and appliqué down both sides

with matching brown thread. An

alternative stem method if you don’t

have a bias maker is to place one long

edge of the strip on the design line,

Q 10 beads – see Step 12

(bird eyes)

Q Erasable fabric-marking

pen or pencil

Q Cardboard (circle

templates)

Q Spray starch

Q Appliqué glue such as

Roxanne’s Glue Baste It

(optional)

Q 6mm (^1 ⁄ 4 in) bias maker

(optional)

Q Freezer paper

Q Rotary cutter, ruler

and mat

Q Sewing machine

Q General sewing

supplies

Stitch used:

Backstitch, French

knot, satin stitch

Finished size:

90 x 85cm (34^1 ⁄ 2 x 33in)

Note: Read all the instructions

before starting the project. It is

recommended that fabrics be

100% cotton, pre-washed and

well ironed. Requirements are

based on fabric 107cm (42in)

wide. Linda used the same fabric

for the border and binding, but

they are listed separately in the

Materials list so you can use

diff erent fabrics for them if you

wish. The appliqué method

described in the instructions

is needleturn but you can

adapt them to your preferred

technique. Two strands of

embroidery cotton are used

throughout. Instructions are

given for using the printed

Pattern Sheet in the magazine,

but you can also download the

digital patterns from http://www.

homespun.net.au/homespun-

patterns and print them out.

Diagram 1

Partridge block