Beginner's Guide to Quilting - UK (2020-02)

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Use a rainbow of threads for this sweet scissor case

embellished with delicate fern stitches

BY MOLLIE JOHANSON

Embroidered pouch

You will need

MATERIALS

Q Linen fabric: 10in x 18in

Q Lining fabric: 6in x 14in

Q Press fastener

Q Stranded cotton in a selection

of colours

Q Embroidery hoop

Q Matching thread

NOTES

Q Use a ¼in seam allowance.

Q For templates, see page 161.

Q 8–10cm (3–4in) embroidery scissors

fit nicely within this case, but you

can adjust the pattern size to fit your

chosen scissors.

WORKING FERN STITCH

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Work this stitch along a straight or curved
line, working from top to bottom. Come
up a short distance from the line and bring
the needle down through the fabric on the
line, forming an angled stitch (Fig 1).

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Come up from the back on the line and

then go back down on the line in the

same hole as the end of the first stitch.

Come up a short distance on the other side

of the line and bring the needle back down

through the same ending hole of the first

two stitches (Fig 2). Repeat this cluster of

three stitches.

MAKING THE SCISSOR CASE

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From the linen fabric cut:

QOne (1) 8in x 10in piece for the front.

QOne (1) 4^3 / 8 in x 6¾in piece for the back.

TRANSFERRING THE DESIGN

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Photocopy or transfer the template from

page 161. Cut out the shape and place

the template centrally underneath the linen

fabric front, then trace over the design lines

and case outline.

EMBROIDERING THE FERNS

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Using three strands of stranded cotton

throughout, embroider the fern stitch

motif on the linen using different colours

for each row. Use fern stitch at the tops

of the lines and back stitch at the bases.

Work the lines from the outside inwards

to create the overlap.

MAKING THE FRONT AND BACK

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Press the embroidered fabric then cut

out along the drawn scissor case outline.

Trace the scissor case outline onto the linen

back fabric and twice onto the lining fabric

then cut out. Mark the dot onto the lining

fabric pieces (Fig 3). Sew the front and back

of a press fastener to the lining pieces at

the marked dots.

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Place the embroidered linen front right

sides together with one lining piece and

sew together, leaving a small turning gap in

the top. Repeat this with the linen back and

other lining piece. Clip the corners and turn

right side out (Fig 4). Fold the turning gap

of each piece to the inside then press.

Slip stitch the turning gap closed (Fig 5).

Work a running stitch across the top edge

of both the front and back pieces.

ASSEMBLING THE SCISSOR CASE

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Pin the front and back pieces together,

matching up raw edges. Stitch together

down the sides with running stitch (Fig 6).

Place your scissors in the case and snap it

closed to finish.