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out through the slit and use a blunt

tool such as a chopstick to push out

the edges gently until the curve is

smooth. Press the shape with an iron

to fi x the shape – no interfacing

should be visible from the front.

Repeat this step for all the circles.

13

Arrange the eight circles in

two rows of four on the pink

roof shape, using a ruler to align them

between the horizontal and angled

edges and spacing them evenly

apart. Pin them in place.

14

Appliqué the circles in place

by hand with invisible stitches.

(Or you can stitch them in place by

machine if you don’t mind the

stitches being visible.)

Front wall panel

15

Cut a 19in length of white

ricrac. Lay the 8^1 ⁄ 2 x 18^1 ⁄ 2 in

white rectangle face down on the

table with the 8^1 ⁄ 2 x 18^1 ⁄ 2 in rectangle

of light brown spot print fabric on

top, right side facing up and all the

edges aligned. Pin the ricrac to the

long top edge through both layers

• the ends should overhang evenly
  on both sides and the top edges of
  the ricrac should be aligned with the
  raw edges of the fabrics. Baste it in
  place by hand or machine^1 ⁄ 8 in from
  the raw edges.

16

Fold under and press^1 ⁄ 4 in on

one long edge of the red stripe

print strip. Lay the other edge of the

strip, right sides together, on top

of the basted ricrac with the raw

edges level. Stitch it in place. Fold

the strip over to the back so that the

long folded edge covers the line of

stitching you’ve just sewn and pin it

in place. Stitch in the ditch from the

front to secure the binding in place.

Trim the excess ricrac and binding

even with the edges of the panel

at each side.

17

Place the front panel you

just made over the A-B-C

shape with the side and bottom

edges matching. Rule a vertical

line from where the gable meets

the roof down to the bottom of

the front panel, as shown in

Diagram 4 – this will be stitched

later, but it’s needed to position the

door and windows before the panels

are joined.

Windows and door

18

Place the doorframe template

on the wrong side of the

selected 4 x 7in rectangle of fabric

(Sedef used red bias stripe) and trace

around it with a fabric-marking pen.

Remove the template and cut out the

shape^1 ⁄ 4 in by eye outside the traced

line. Put the template back on the

wrong side of the shape, fold the

seam allowance over the template

and glue it lightly in place. Ease the

fabric around the curve with small

folds so that the edge is smooth.

Press the piece to set the shape,

09

PROJECT

Diagram 4

Front panel

SEDEF’S

BASTING TIP

Use a contrasting coloured

thread to hand baste the ricrac so

it’s easy to see and remove when

you’ve finished sewing the eaves

and windows. (You can also

machine baste with a long stitch

length where it won’t be seen –

machine basting is not removed.)