Australian_Homespun_2016_07_

Materials

Q Fat quarter off-white

cotton or linen fabric

(background)

Q Fat eighth red tone-on-

tone print fabric (top

and bottom borders)

Q 38 x 33cm (15 x 13in)

fusible stabiliser

Q 40 x 36cm (16 x 14in)

thin batting (framing)

Q Cottage Garden Threads

in Toffee Apple (1),

Swamp Gum (207),

Carrot Seed (310) and

Oregano (809) – see Note

Q Au Papillon Fil D’or

Thread in Medium Gold

Q Embroidery needle

Q Very fi ne-pointed

fabric marker

Q A4-size timber frame

Q Rotary cutter, ruler

and mat

Q Sewing machine

Q General sewing supplies

Stitches used: Backstitch,

French knot, running

stitch, satin stitch,

straight stitch

Finished size: 29 x 20cm

(11^1 ⁄ 2 x 8in) not including

frame; 23 x 17.5cm (9 x 7in)

design area

Note: Read all the instructions

before starting the project. A^1 ⁄ 4 in

seam allowance is used

throughout. Two strands of

embroidery cotton are used

unless stated otherwise. Melissa

has thread and transfer packs

available for this project –

the details are on page 97.

Instructions are given for using

the printed Pattern Sheet in

the magazine, but you can also

download the digital pattern

from http://www.homespun.net.au/

homespun-patterns and

print it out.

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PROJECT

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