By Ellen Luckett Baker
Stitching is as effortless as 1-2-3! during this artistic educating e-book, craft blogger Ellen Luckett Baker deals a totally special approach to stitching: she provides tasks in teams of 3, each one construction at the ideas utilized in the venture sooner than. Baker exhibits, for instance, the right way to stitch a glasses case, then construct on these talents to create a zippered pouch, and from there, make a extra complex cosmetics bag. There are 33 pleasant tasks in all, starting from garments to dcor and add-ons. With easy-to-follow directions, how-to illustrations, and 12 styles tucked into an enclosed envelope, 1, 2, three Sew is an important source for starting and intermediate sewers alike.
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SUPPLIES 18" x 22"/46 cm x 56 cm (fat quarter) cotton fabric ¼ yd/25 cm thick quilt batting or insulated lining Matching thread Red cotton thread OPTIONS › Quilt the top in another way or not at all. Fabric marker or tailor’s chalk Chopstick › Leave off the loop and pocket for a simple trivet. › Skip the stitching and have your kids draw on the fabric and make a one-of-a-kind hot pad grandparents will treasure. › Try different colors of thread to brighten it up, or use tone on tone to highlight the texture.
Then repeat for the other side center piece. When finished, the lining with dividers will almost be 48 1, 2, 3 SEW fig. D fig. E complete except for the center bottom piece. The center bottom piece (8" x 5½"/20 cm x 14 cm) will now be sewn to the sides of your dividers that you pinned out of the way in step 5. Pin and sew this piece to the bottom, beginning the corner stitches where the side seams ended. STEP 7: BASTE STRAPS TO OUTER BAG. Position one 18"/46-cm strap centered on the front of the bag 3" from either side, as shown in figure G.
Allowance, and thickness of your batting. 1 Cut 1½"/4 cm strips perpendicular to the selvedge corner. Stop a few inches from the start of your binding. of the fabric. Your binding will need to be long enough Lay the two binding ends together and mark a line to fit around your project, so you’ll need about 65"/ with a fabric marker where they lay flat on the place 165 cm total length of binding. You will need to join mat. See figure C. With right sides facing, sew along this smaller pieces to create the length needed, which you line and trim the excess to ¼"/6 mm.