Australian Homespun — June 2017

Start at one side of the body and

anchor the thread, go across through

the body and out the other side, go

through the top of one arm, back in

to it nearby, through the body to the

other side and through the other arm.

Go back and forth through the arms

and body a few times, pulling the

thread fi rmly each time to attach the

arms securely but not distort the body

shape. Fasten the thread under one

arm and bury the end inside the body.

18

For the hair, fold the shapes in

half and sew the darts at the

top and bottom of the back shape

and just at the top of the front shape.

19

Match the hair front and back,

right sides together and top

darts matching, and sew from G to H.

Turn the hair right side out. Ease it

gently onto the head, with the fringe

at the front. Add a few small dabs of

glue under the fringe to secure it.

Olga’s clothes

Blouse

20

With right sides together,

place a blouse back on the

blouse front with the shoulder edges

matching. Stitch the shoulder seam.

Repeat to sew the other blouse

back to the other shoulder.

21

Open the blouse out fl at, right

side facing up. Match the

blouse neck facing, right sides

together, with the neck edge of the

blouse and stitch around the neck

edge from A to B. Clip the seam

allowance around the curve and press

the facing to the inside of the blouse.

22

Fold under a^11 ⁄ 4 in hem on both

centre back edges of the

blouse and stitch them in place.

23

Press under a^1 ⁄ 4 in double

fold hem on both sleeve ends

and stitch them in place.

24

With right sides together,

match the blouse front and

backs at the side and sleeve edges.

Stitch from the end of the sleeve up

to the underarm and down the side

seam. Clip the seam allowance at

the underarm and turn the blouse

right side out.

25

Press under a^1 ⁄ 4 in double-fold

hem on the bottom of the

blouse and stitch it in place.

26

Fit the blouse on Olga. Overlap

the hemmed centre back

edges and hand stitch them together

down the back.

Skirt

27

Fold the skirt in half, right

sides together and long edges

matching. Sew across both short

ends. Turn the skirt right side out.

Press. You now have a doubled

rectangle with raw edges at the top,

a fold at the bottom and neat seams

at each end.

28

Fold the olive linen in half,

right sides together. Trace the

pocket shape twice on the folded

linen and pin the layers together.

Stitch on the traced lines, leaving

openings where marked.

29

Cut around the pockets^1 ⁄ 8 in

outside the stitching and clip

the curves. Turn the pockets right

side out through the opening and

press them fl at, turning in the edges

of the opening as you go.

30

Fold the skirt in half, short edges

matching, and fi nger press it to

mark the centre. Position the pockets

on the skirt panel about 2in either side

Back view of Olga of the centre crease with their bottom