Australian Homespun — May 2017

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Turn the quilt top over and,

without moving the fold,

carefully remove the pins from the

outside. With right sides together,

open out the fold and pin the borders

together accurately along the fold line

on the wrong side. Stitch along the

pressed fold line from the inner

corner to the outer edge. After

checking that the corner is still

correct and the seams are matching,

trim the seam and press it open.

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Repeat Steps 17-18 to mitre

the other three corners.

Embroidery

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Using a sharp pencil, lightly

trace the embroidery design

from the Pattern Sheet onto Border 1,

beginning with the pointed corner

section at one of the mitred border

seams. Just trace the scalloped

garland line and put dots for the main

flowers. Move the fabric along to

repeat the design until you’re nearly

to the middle of one side. Start again

in the corner at the other end and

trace the scallops, stopping before

the centre. Then if your border is

slightly longer or shorter than allowed

for in the design, you can lengthen or

shorten one or three scallops slightly

at the centre of the border so it won’t

be noticeable. Repeat the process to

trace the embroidery design all the

way around Border 1.

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Fuse the 3in strips of

lightweight batting behind the

first border with an iron, butting the

ends together where needed. Lesley

recommends putting a layer of scrap

fabric between the iron and batting

for protection. Adding this thin layer

of batting gives a slightly padded

look to the embroidery and hides the

threads at the back, making it easier

to stitch the design.

STITCHERY GUIDE

Design area Thread Stitch

Garland line Light green (7304) Stem stitch

Bow loops Medium pink (1981) Detached chain (lazy daisy) stitch

Bow tie ends Medium pink (1981) Pistil stitch

Main fl owers Light pink (1975) Blanket stitch part pinwheel

Main flower calyxes Dark pink (1984) – four strands Colonial knot

Bud clusters Light pink (1975) Colonial knot

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PROJECT

104 Homespun