Australian Homespun — May 2017

Appliqué

Stems

9

Join the solid black bias strips

together, end to end, using

diagonal seams. Press the seams

open and trim the ‘dog ears’ off them.

Feed the bias strips into the wider

end of the bias tape maker and press

the strip as it emerges from the

narrow end, as shown in Diagram 1.

Repeat with the solid white bias strips.

10

Fold the long 12^11 ⁄ 2 in strip of

solid white fabric in half, long

edges matching, and press lightly

to crease the centre. Unfold. Lay the

fabric over the vine appliqué design

printed on the Pattern Sheet with the

crease matching the vertical broken

line and the lower horizontal broken

line positioned^1 ⁄ 2 in from the bottom

edge of the fabric. Use a light pencil

to trace the vine and stems on to the

fabric. Slide the fabric down, match

the top part of the design you’ve

already traced with the lower part

of the pattern, and trace the design

a second time. Continue in this

manner, tracing, then sliding the

fabric until you have 12 complete

‘ovals’ traced on the fabric. Then

reposition the fabric over the Top

of Column design; match the crease

in the fabric with the vertical broken

line; align the top part of the pattern

you’ve already traced with the lower

part of the design; and trace the

design for the top of the column.

Repeat this process to trace the same

design onto the 12^1 ⁄ 2 in strip of solid

black fabric. Lyn found that she could

do this using a lightbox. Another

option is to use dressmaker’s carbon

paper – see Lyn’s Pattern Transfer Tip.

11

Cut lengths of bias tape – black

tape to use on the white

background fabric and white tape to

use on the black background fabric.

Starting from the bottom of the design,

cut lengths for the fi rst two short

fl ower stems. Use tiny dots of glue

on the wrong side of the tape to baste

it in place over the traced lines. The

bottom end of these lengths of tape

should match the bottom end of the

fabric. The top end will be covered by

a fl ower later on. Next, cut two lengths

for the long fl ower stems that cross

over each other to form the central

Appliqué and quilting detail

Diagram 1

LYN’S PATTERN

TRANSFER TIP

Wax-free dressmaker’s carbon

paper is a good way to transfer

design lines on to dark fabric.

Choose a paper in a light colour,

such as white or yellow. Place the

fabric on a hard, smooth surface,

right side facing up. Lay the carbon

paper on top of it, then tape the

pattern on top of it. Use a stylus,

pencil or ballpoint pen to draw

over the lines of the pattern.

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