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EASY
PEASYYOUWILL NEED
✿ 35 x 45cmcreamcottonfabric
✿ 51 x 106cmtickingstripefabric
✿ 51 x 70cmbluecottonfabric
✿ 10 x 50cmBondaweb
✿ 50 x 55cmheat-proofbatting
✿Matchingsewingthread
✿230cmof25mmwidecotton
bindingtape
✿Pins
✿Scissors
✿Quilter’sruler
✿Cuttingmat
✿RotarycutterTimetomake:5 hours
Stockists:Tickingstripecotton
canvasinpaleblue,£10.99perm,
canvasfabricincream,£11.99perBANDEDTEATOWEL
1
Cuta 51x 59.5cmrectangle
fromthebluecottonanda
14.5x 51cmstripfrom
theblueticking
fabric.Pinandsew
thepiecestogether
alongoneofthe
51cmsideswitha1.5cm seam allowance. Press
the seams open and overlock or
zigzag stitch the raw edges.2
Turn all the sides under
by 1.5cm and then another
1.5cm. Press, pin and
topstitch in place close to
the folded edge.FISHTEATOWEL
1
Fromthetickingfabric,cut
outa 51x 71cmrectangle.
Turnallthesidesunderby1.5cm
andthenanother1.5cm.Press,pinandtopstitchinplaceclose
tothefoldededge.2
Cutouta stripofcream
fabricandBondaweb
measuring 10 x 36cm.Fusethe
Bondawebtothereverseofthe
creamfabricfollowingthe
manufacturer’sinstructions.3
Enlargethefishtemplate
sothatit measures11.5cm from nose to tail. Trace
around the design three times
on the paper of the Bondaweb
and cut out the shapes.4
Peel the paper from the
fish shapes, fuse to the
bottom of the tea towel and
sew in place with a zigzag
stitch around the edge in
blue thread.Sewthese
fish-themed
teatowelsand
potholdersto
bringthe
coastaltrend
into
your
home.Fishtemplate
Kitchen COLLECTI ON
FEATURE: ESME CLEMO. PHOTOGRAPHY: BARRY MARSDEN
m, heavy woven cotton fabric in
baby blue, £8.99 per m, 25mm
wide cotton webbing binding tape
in natural, 59p per m, all
minervacrafts.com. Bondaweb,
£3.50 per m, Thermolam
batting, £5.50 per m,
ladysewandsew.co.uk.HOME & CRAFT
EDITOR ESME