Australian Homespun – August 2019

CUTTING

1

Referring to Diagram 1, fromthe

cream mottled print fabric,cut:

• One rectangle, 9 x 13in (frontcover
  embroidery). This rectanglehasbeen
  cut oversize and will be trimmedafter
  theembroideryhasbeencompleted


• Onerectangle, 121 ⁄ 2 x 16^1 ⁄ 2 in(inside
  frontlining)


• Onerectangle, 121 ⁄ 2 x 10^1 ⁄ 2 in
  (pocketlining)


• Onestrip, 21 ⁄ 2 in across thewidthof
  thefabric.Crosscutit toyieldeight
  squares, 21 ⁄ 2 in(patchwork).Usethe
  remainderofthestripfortheGarland
  ofRosesembroidery.

2

ReferringtoDiagram2,fromthe

pinkfeatureprintfabric,cut:

• Onerectangle, 121 ⁄ 2 x 16^1 ⁄ 2 in
  (backcover)


• Eightsquares, 21 ⁄ 2 in(patchwork)


• Tworectangles, 11 ⁄ 2 x 16^1 ⁄ 2 in(spine).

3

Fromthefirstofthefourfat

quartersofcreamand/orpink

printfabrics,cut:

• Eightsquares, 21 ⁄ 2 in(patchwork)


• Onerectangle, 121 ⁄ 2 x 16^1 ⁄ 2 in(inside
  backlining).

4

Fromthesecondofthefourfat

quartersofcreamand/orpink

printfabrics,cut:

• Eightsquares, 21 ⁄ 2 in(patchwork)


• Tworectangles, 31 ⁄ 2 x 19^1 ⁄ 2 in
  (handles)


• Onerectangle, 61 ⁄ 2 x 12^1 ⁄ 2 in
  (pocketflap).

5

Fromthethirdofthefourfat

quartersofcreamand/orpink

printfabrics,cut:

• Eightsquares, 21 ⁄ 2 in(patchwork)


• Onerectangle, 61 ⁄ 2 x 12^1 ⁄ 2 in(pocket
  flaplining).

6

Fromthefourthofthefourfat

quartersofcreamand/orpink

printfabrics,cut:

• Eightsquares, 21 ⁄ 2 in(patchwork)


• Onerectangle,5 x 16^1 ⁄ 2 in(zipper
  border)


• Onerectangle, 21 ⁄ 2 x 16^1 ⁄ 2 in (zipper
  border).

7

Fromthedarkpinkprintfabric,cut:

• Threestrips, 21 ⁄ 2 inacrossthe
  widthofthefabric(binding).

8

Fromthefusibleembroidery

stabiliser,cut:

• Onerectangle,9 x 13in


• Onerectangle, 21 ⁄ 2 x 20in.

9

Fromthebagbatting,cut:

• Onerectangle, 18 x 27in.

10

Trimthesquareofthinfusible

battingtomeasure 121 ⁄ 2 x

101 ⁄ 2 in(pocket).

EMBROIDERY

11

Centreeachoftherectanglesof

creammottledprintfabriccut

for thefrontcoverandGarlandof

Rosesembroideryovertheappropriate

stitcherydesignonthePatternSheet

andtracetheembroiderylinesonto

the fabricusinga ceramicor2B

pencil.There’snoneedtotraceevery

line:Lesleysuggeststracingjustbasic

shapesfortherosesandbudsand

usingcircles,dotsorstrokesforthe

smallerflowersandleaves.

12

Fusetheembroiderystabiliser

cutinStep8 tothewrongof

thecreamrectangles.

13

Worktheembroidery,referring

totheStitcheryGuideon

page76.

14

Whenyou’vecompleted

theembroidery,placethe

embroideredfabricsfacedownon

a towelandlaya pressingsheetor

a thinpieceoffabricontopofthem.

Presswitha hotiron,avoidingareas

whereyou’veworkedraisedstitches,

suchasbullionstitchesandFrench

knots.If yourembroideryhasdrawn

thefabricina little,usespraystarch

onthewrongsideandgentlyblock

theshapetotheoriginalsize.

FRONTCOVER

15

Trimtheembroideryforthe

frontpaneltomeasure 81 ⁄ 2 x

121 ⁄ 2 in,keepingthedesigncentred.

Staystitcharoundtheouteredges

topreventfraying.

16

Choose 24 squares, 21 ⁄ 2 incut

froma varietyof fabrics.Lay

themoutinfourrowsof sixsquares

eachandrearrangethemuntilyou

havea groupingof coloursandprints

thatyoulike.Jointhesquaresineach

rowtogether;eachrowshouldmeasure

Finishedsize– closed:

42 x 32.5cm(16^1 ⁄ 2 x 12^3 ⁄ 4 in)

Note: Read all the instructions

before starting the project.

Requirementsarebasedon

fabric,battingandinterfacing

107cm(42in)wide.A^1 ⁄ 4 in seam

allowance is used throughout

unless otherwise stated. Use two

strands of stranded cotton unless

stated otherwise. Instructions are

provided for using the printed

Pattern Sheet in the magazine,

but you can also download

the digital patterns from http://www.

homespun.net.au and print them

out. A kit including all the fabrics

used in this project is available

from Faeries in my Garden.

Diagram 2

Diagram 1

9 x 13in 10½ x 12½in

16½ x 12½in

2½in across the width of the fabric

16½ x 12½in

square2½in

square2½in

square2½in

square2½in

square2½in

square2½in

square2½in

square2½in

1½ x 16½in1½ x 16½in

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