Australian_Homespun_2016_07_

Preparation and cutting

1

From the light brown spot print

fabric, cut:

• One rectangle, 8^3 ⁄ 4 x 18^1 ⁄ 2 in (inside
  layer/pocket back C)


• One rectangle, 8^1 ⁄ 2 x 18^1 ⁄ 2 in (house
  walls/pocket front)


• One square, 6^1 ⁄ 2 in. Referring to
  Diagram 1, mark the centre of the top
  edge. On the cutting mat, align the
  ruler between the mark and the
  bottom corners and trim both sides
  to make a triangle (roof gable end A).

2

From the pink check print

fabric, cut:

• One rectangle, 6^1 ⁄ 4 x 16in. Referring
  to Diagram 2, measure and mark
  31 ⁄ 4 in from the top right corner and
  31 ⁄ 4 in from the bottom left corner.
  On the cutting mat, align the ruler
  between the marks and the opposite
  corners and trim to make a
  parallelogram (roof B).

3

From the white fabric, cut:

• One rectangle, 8^1 ⁄ 2 x 18^1 ⁄ 2 in
  (pocket lining/interlining).

4

From the multi-coloured spot

print fabric, cut:

• Two strips, 2^1 ⁄ 4 in across the
  width of the fabric (binding).

5

Trace the heart, door and two sets

of windowpane shapes from the

Pattern Sheet onto the paper side of

the fusible web, leaving about^1 ⁄ 2 in

between them. Cut them out roughly

and fuse them to the wrong sides of

the selected fabrics. Cut the shapes

out accurately on the lines.

6

Trace the roof decoration circle,

doorframe and window-frame

shapes once each onto lightweight

cardboard or stiff paper and cut them

out carefully.

7

Centre the circle template on the

wrong side of eight of the assorted

print fabric scraps and draw around

the circle with a fabric-marking pen.

8

From the lightweight non-fusible

interfacing, cut:

• Eight squares, 2^1 ⁄ 2 in.

Assembly

Roof

9

Referring to Diagram 3, with

right sides together, pin gable

end A to roof shape B. Offset the

corners by^1 ⁄ 4 in at the top so the

pieces are aligned along the

bottom edge after the seam is

pressed open. Stitch, press the

seam open and trim the dog ears.

Sew the C rectangle of brown spot

print fabric to the bottom edge of

the roof. Press.

10

Peel off the backing paper

and centre the heart shape,

glue side down, on the gable end

A shape. Fuse it in place with a hot

iron. Using a short straight stitch

on the machine, sew all the way

around the heart about 1mm (^1 ⁄ 1616 in)

from the raw edge.

11

Match a marked roof

decoration square, right sides

together, with an interfacing square.

Sew all the way around the marked

circle with a short stitch length,

sewing over the fi rst few stitches as

you complete the circle to secure the

stitching. Trim away the fabric

outside the stitching with pinking

shears if you have them. If you don’t

have pinking shears, trim a scant

(^1) ⁄ 4 in outside the stitching and notch
the seam allowance at 4mm (^1 ⁄ 4 in)
intervals without cutting the stitching.
Repeat this step for all eight circles.
12
Carefully cut a central cross-
shaped slit in the interfacing
layer only. Turn the circle right side
Diagram 1 Diagram 2
Roof and gable end Diagram 3
A
B
3¼in
3¼in
3¼in
C
A B