TAPEMEASURESTRAP
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Foldthe 21 ⁄ 2 x 5inrectangleof
pale pink tone-on-toneprint
fabricinhalf, right sidestogetherand
longedges matching.Stitchthelong
rawedge.Roll the fabricbetween
yourfingers to move thisseamtothe
centreback of the strap.Sewacross
oneshortend of the strap.Turnthe
straprightside out andpress.33
Pullthe length ofhookandloop
tape apart. Sewtheloop(soft)
piecetotheclosedendofthestrap
ontheseamside;centreit about^1 ⁄ 8 in
fromthestrap end andtopstitch
arounditsedge in whitethread.34
Sew the hook piecetotheother- open– endofthestrap,again
ontheseamsidebutthistime^3 ⁄ 4 inin
fromtheend, as showninDiagram2.
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Make a light markonthequilted
panel1infromitstopedgeand
11 ⁄ 4 intotheright of the 91 ⁄ 4 in mark youmadeinStep21.Positionthestrap,
hookandlooptapesidefacingdown,
withitsopenendcentredonthis
markandtheremainderof thestrap
overhangingthetopedgeof thepanel.
Sewacrossthestrapa tinyamount
lessthana^1 ⁄ 4 infromtheopenend.36
Flipthestrapdownsoit is
lyingonthepanelwiththe
hookandloopsidefacingup.Sew
acrossthestrapagain,^1 ⁄ 4 infrom
thetopend.SeeDiagram3.PEN/PENCILLOOPS
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Useanerasablefabric-marking
pentomarkthepositionof
theelasticforthepen/pencilloops.
Measureup5infromthebottomedgeof
thequiltedpaneland 11 ⁄ 4 infromtheright
edgeandmakea mark.Fromthatmark,
measureacrosstotheleft^1 ⁄ 4 in,^7 ⁄ 1616 in,^1 ⁄ 8 in,(^7) ⁄ 1616 in, (^1) ⁄ 8 in, (^7) ⁄ 1616 in, (^1) ⁄ 8 in, (^7) ⁄ 1616 inand (^1) ⁄ 4 in.
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Onthe10cm(4in)lengthof
elastic,measureandmarkfrom
therightend^1 ⁄ 4 in,^3 ⁄ 4 in,^1 ⁄ 8 in,^3 ⁄ 4 in,^1 ⁄ 8 in,
(^3) ⁄ 4 in, (^1) ⁄ 8 in, (^3) ⁄ 4 inand (^1) ⁄ 4 in.Trimthe
excesselastic.
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Pintheelastictothequilted
panel,matchingthe^1 ⁄ 4 in marks
at the left and right ends and then
aligning the marks in between. Sew
vertically across the elastic at each
mark to form the loops.
OUTERFOLDERASSEMBLY
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Sewa 1^1 ⁄ 2 x 8^1 ⁄ 2 in rectangle of
light blue tone-on-tone print
fabric to the left and right edges of
the embroidered panel for the front
cover of the folder. Press seams
outwards.Thensewtheremaining
two 11 ⁄ 2 x 8^1 ⁄ 2 in rectangles to the top
andbottomedgesandpress.Sewthe
101 ⁄ 2 x 9^1 ⁄ 2 in rectangle of light blue
tone-on-tone print fabric to the left
edgeofthefrontpanel.
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Fusea 10^1 ⁄ 2 x 17^1 ⁄ 2 in rectangle
of light batting to the wrong
side of the outer folder.
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Withtherightsideof thefabric
facingup,measure 21 ⁄ 4 in, 41 ⁄ 4 in
and 61 ⁄ 4 in from the left edge of the fabric
and make marks in the seam allowance
along the top and bottom edges of the
fabric. Use lengths of masking tape
between each pair of marks as a guide
to quilt vertical lines down the panel at
these marks. Then stitch in the ditch
of the seams around the embroidered
front panel. Repeat Step 21 to mark the
area for the folder spine.
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Hand stitch the pearl beading
in the ditch of the seam
around the embroidered front panel.
FINISHING
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Match the inner and outer
folder panels right sides
togetherandrawedgesmatching.
Sewaroundfouredgesusinga^1 ⁄ 4 in
seam; on the bottom edge, just sew
along the bottom of the front panel
and the spine, leaving the bottom of
the back panel open. Trim the corners
and turn the folder right side out.
Pen/pencil loops
VAL’S TIPS
Tip:Work the blanket stitch
around all the appliqués before
doingany of the embroidery
details to avoid fraying or lifting
oftheappliqués.
Tip:Protect the interfacing from
thehot iron with a pressing sheet
orthin piece of fabric.
Tip:Use masking tape as a guide
forsewing straight quilting lines.
Diagram 3
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