Australian Homespun — October 2017

centre, pulling the thread tightly

to form a petal. Secure the thread.

Proceed to divide the fl ower into four

even petals with the same thread,

securing the thread fi rmly when

fi nished. See Diagram 3.

45

Trace the fl ower centre circle

twice onto the paper side of

the fusible web with a pencil, leaving

at least^1 ⁄ 2 in between the shapes. Cut

the shapes out roughly and fuse them

to the wrong side of the selected

fabrics. Cut out each circle carefully

on the pencil line.

46

Peel the backing paper off the

circles and, referring to the

photograph as a guide, fuse them

to the centre of a contrasting fl ower.

Blanket stitch around the raw edges

using Ultra Dark Brick (1015).

47

Fold the 2^1 ⁄ 2 in lime green print

squares in half, wrong sides

together. Fold the sides in to the

middle as shown in Diagram 4. Work

a row of running stitch along the top

raw edges, pull up the thread to

gather and tie off securely. Attach

two leaves behind each fl ower.

48

Make the two heart

‘fl owerpots’ using the trace,

sew and cut method as you did for

the tools in Steps 28 and 29. Attach

them to the fl owers using six strands

of Dark Olive Green (281) with a

‘stem’ about 1in long. Anchor the

thread well with a backstitch at the

top of each heart ‘pot’.

49

Sew the^3 ⁄ 4 in soft loop Velcro

strips onto the two 1^3 ⁄ 4 in

homespun squares for the fl ower

backings. Fold under a small hem

on all four edges of the squares. Place

a square on the back of each fl ower

to cover all the stitching and

slipstitch it in place.

Finishing

50

To make a sleeve for your

wallhanging, fold over the

short ends of the homespun strip

(^1) ⁄ 4 in, then another (^1) ⁄ 4 in, and machine
stitch. Fold the strip in half, wrong
sides together and long edges
matching, and sew along the raw
edge. Press the sleeve in half, then
press a crease^1 ⁄ 2 in on either side of
the seam line. See Diagram 5. These
creases indicate where to stitch the
sleeve to the back of the cupboard.
51
Pin the sleeve to the back of
the cupboard: the seam in the
sleeve should sit against the back
of the cupboard on top of the line
of quilting between the cupboard
top and the cupboard. Slipstitch the
sleeve in place along the two crease
lines, making sure the stitches only
pierce the homespun backing and
batting and don’t show on the front.
52
Put the seed packets in the
shelf, hang the tools in place,
attach your fl owerpots and it’s ready
for an afternoon of pretend play in
the ‘garden’.
Step 43 Step 47 Diagram 4
Diagram 3 Diagram 5
(^1) ⁄ 2 in
(^1) ⁄ 2 in
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