Australian Homespun — October 2017

Diagram 1 Diagram 2

32

Fold the shelf back up so that

the embroidered side is facing

up and the folded edge is towards

the top of the cupboard. Pin it to the

sides of the cupboard and press.

Sew the side seams using a^1 ⁄ 8 in

allowance. Refer to Diagram 2.

33

Fold the medium rust leaf

print inner trim strips in half,

wrong sides together and long edges

matching and press. Pin a 12^1 ⁄ 2 in

folded inner trim to the top and

bottom edges of the cupboard,

aligning raw edges, and sew them

in place using a^1 ⁄ 8 in seam. Sew the

151 ⁄ 2 in strips to the left and right

edges in the same manner.

34

Sew the 1^1 ⁄ 2 x 15^1 ⁄ 2 in light pink

fl oral print strips to the left and

right edges of the cupboard. You will

be sandwiching the inner trim strips

between these strips and the

cupboard rectangle. Press seams

outwards. Sew the 1^1 ⁄ 2 x 14^1 ⁄ 2 in strip

to the bottom edge of the cupboard,

again sandwiching the inner trim

strip. Press seams outwards.

35

Sew the 1 x 14^1 ⁄ 2 in pale lime

tone-on-tone fl oral print strip

to the bottom of the cupboard and then

the 1 x 17in pale line tone-on-tone fl oral

print strips to the left and right edges

of the cupboard. Press seams outwards.

Sew the appliquéd cupboard top to the

top edge, sandwiching the inner trim

strip between it and the cupboard.

Press seams outwards.

36

Mark quilting lines on the

cupboard by fi nding its centre

and then marking a vertical line 2in

to both the left and right of the centre.

37

Place the batting on a fl at

surface, then place the

cupboard on top, right side up. Pin

the two layers together and cut the

batting even with the edges of the

fabric.

38

Unpin the two layers and

repeat Step 37 to cut the

homespun for the backing.

39

Lay the batting down on a fl at

surface, then the backing right

side up, then the cupboard right side

down. Pin the three layers together

and sew around the outer edge,

leaving a 5in opening for turning in

the bottom of the wallhanging. Turn

the wallhanging right side out and

press. Slipstitch the opening closed.

40

Using clear monofi lament

thread, stitch in the ditch

of all the seams, including the shelf.

Quilt down the two vertical lines and

quilt around the cupboard top

appliqué. Using Ultra Dark Brick

(1015), work running stitch across

the cupboard just under the shelf.

41

Sew a stripe button in the

centre of each of the three

panels, 1in below the shelf. Sew the

fl ower button in the middle of the

trowel and pull tightly to form a

concave shape. Thread a length of

Ecru in the large-eye needle and form

a 2^1 ⁄ 2 in hanging loop in the top of the

three tools, anchoring the loops well

with backstitches.

42

Cut the Velcro into two^3 ⁄ 4 in

strips and sew the hard loop

strips to the cupboard^3 ⁄ 8 in below

the shelf on each of the two vertical

lines of quilting.

Flowers

43

Using a length of Ecru, work

gathering stitch^1 ⁄ 4 in from the

raw edge of each of the two circles

for the fl owers. Stuff each circle

fi rmly with fi bre fi ll as you pull the

threads to gather the edges up

tightly. Secure the threads well but

don’t cut them yet.

44

Using the same thread, take

the needle through the top of

the fl ower and pull it up again in the

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