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allow it to cool and carefully

remove the template. Press again.

19

Repeat Step 17 twice with

the window-frame template

and white fabric to make the

window frames.

20

Mark the position of the

window frames on the front

panel with the fabric-marking pen,

referring to Diagram 5.

21

Cut two lengths of white

ricrac about 3in long for each

windowsill as follows: because ricrac

frays very easily, cut it so that only

complete bottom curves are visible

at each end and the window frame will

cover the cut edges, as shown in

Diagram 6. Baste the two pieces of

ricrac on the panel along the line you

drew for the bottom edge of the

window frames so their upper curves

will be covered by the frames.

22

Position the prepared window

frames and doorframe on the

front panel. The doorframe should

be level with the bottom edge of

the panel and the window frames

should cover the top half of the ricrac

windowsills. Appliqué them in place

by hand with invisible stitches.

23

Peel the backing paper off

the door, centre it at the bottom

of the doorframe and fuse it in place.

Machine stitch close to the edge

with a short stitch length.

24

Peel the backing paper off

the windowpane shapes and

arrange them on the window frames.

Fuse them in place and machine

stitch close to their edges.

25

Using Bright Red (666) Perlé

cotton, work a line of running

stitch around the side and curved

edges of the doorframe on the brown

spot print fabric. Sew the button in

place for the doorknob. (The quilting

around the windows is done later.)

Finishing

26

Lay the backing fabric, right

side down, on the table and

smooth the batting on top of it. Place

the A-B-C placemat shape over the

batting, right side facing up, then the

front panel, right side up with the

side and bottom edges aligned with

those of the A-B-C shape. Baste all

the layers together securely with

safety pins.

27

Using a walking foot and

regular stitch length, sew along

the lines shown in red in Diagram 7.

The horizontal line should be in the

ditch over the previous line on the

ricrac and the angled line should be in

the ditch of the gable-roof seam. Don’t

sew across the left side of the panel

where the pocket is. Machine stitch

all the way around the perimeter of

the placemat^1 ⁄ 8 in from the edge.

28

Hand appliqué the top edge

of the red striped binding

to the pink roof section with small

invisible stitches. Don’t stitch it to

the gable part – it remains open to

Diagram 6

Diagram 5 Diagram 7

SEDEF’S APPLIQUÉ

TIP If you’re using a light-

coloured fabric for the door panel,

the door-frame fabric might show

through it. To prevent this,

prepare a second door panel in

plain white cotton fabric and fuse

both pieces to the door frame,

fusing the plain white layer first

as a lining. Make sure they are

exactly aligned so that the lining

isn’t visible around the edges.

Diagram 8

10½in

13 ⁄ 8 in

2¼in