metallic thread. Francesca did this
by bring the needle up in the centre
of the sequin, taking the thread over
the outer edge and bringing the
needle up in the centre of the sequin
again. She did this four times for each
sequin, arranging the stitches around
the sequin in a web-like pattern.19
Using the same thread, work
stars in straight stitch over
the centre sequin on the princess’s
crown and the three upper jewels
on the prince’s crown. Work the stars
on the background of the shoe block
and some on the background of the
carriage block. Work the remaining
stars on the carriage block in cream
Perle No 5 thread.20
Cut an 18^1 ⁄ 2 in length of lace. Pin
it horizontally on the carriageblock about 1in from the bottom
edge of the fabric. Topstitch it in
place using thread to match the lace.21
Trace the wording on the
F patch in the shoe block
and stem stitch it two strands of
light cream embroidery fl oss, using
French knots for the dots.22
To add the Suffolk puffs to the
shoe, trace the circle printed
on the Pattern Sheet onto template
plastic and cut it out on the line. Trace
around the template seven times on
the wrong side of your chosen fabric,
and cut the shapes out on the line.23
Knot the end of a length of
thread. Turn under a^1 ⁄ 8 in hem
around the circumference of each
circle and hold it in place with a row
of running stitch, concealing the knotin the seam allowance. Pull the
thread gently but fi rmly to gather the
stitches and bring the folded edge of
the circle into the centre, as shown in
Diagram 2. Tie off the thread
securely, but don’t cut it.24
Use the thread to secure each
Suffolk puff in place on the front
of the shoe, overlapping them a little.Assembly
25
Lay out an assortment of 2^1 ⁄ 2 in
squares in two rows of nine
squares and two columns of seven
squares. Sew the squares in each row
and column together and press.26
Sew the rows of nine squares to
the top and bottom edges of the
carriage block. Press seams towards
the block. Then sew the columns of
seven squares to the left and right
edges of the block and press as before.27
Join each G rectangle to an
H rectangle. Sew a 2^1 ⁄ 2 in print
square to the other end of the HShoe block detailSuff olk puff shoe decorationDiagram 2FAIRY-TALE BOOKS
The inspiration for this Francesca Ogliari fairy-tale quilt came from Francesca’s glorious Alice
in Wonderland book of stitched projects, including a white rabbit softie, teacups and other Mad
Hatter table accessories and, of course, a magical quilt. Everything about the book is beautiful- projects and presentation. That explains why it is currently sold out, but Francesca is hoping
it will be reprinted in February to coincide with the launch of her new Cinderella book, which will
feature a completely diff erent Cinders quilt from the one featured on our Homespun pages, along
with other coordinating makes. The bad news is that the books are in Italian and Spanish only,
but there’s oodles of inspiration and information in the photographs, diagrams and templates.
If you are interested in buying her books and patterns, go to Francesca’s Shabby Home
website – http://www.shabbyhome.com. It’s well worth the visit!
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