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Making Money from Making: MarketingSpring in the Herb Garden

Vintage Fiction: An Afternoon VisitorMay Almanac

English Paper PiecingFinishing your Abandoned Project

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A Bustle & Sew Publication

Copyright Bustle & Sew Limited 2014

The right of Helen Dickson to be identified as the

author of this work has been asserted in

accordance with the Copyright, Designs and

Patents Act 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication

may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or

transmitted in any form, or by any means, without

the prior written permission of the author, nor be

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without a similar condition being imposed on the

subsequent purchaser.

Every effort has been made to ensure that all the

information in this book is accurate. However,

due to differing conditions, tools and individualskills, the publisher cannot be responsible for any

injuries, losses and other damages that may result

from the use of the information in this book.

First published 2014 by:

Bustle & Sew

Coombe Leigh

Chillington

Kingsbridge

Devon TQ7 2LE

UK

www.bustleandsew.com

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May must be one of the loveliest months of the year as we finally say a confident Farewell to

the colder weather and look forward to the summer ahead. Its time to get out and about again

and perhaps itll even be warm enough for stitching in the garden with lots of hand sewing in my

Sunshine Sweetheart and Always be Sunshine patterns.

This months softie is the wonderful Fox in a Frock, and to complete the spring feeling youl

discover A Hoopful of Butterflies as well as Washing Day - just in time to hold your peg

when youre hanging out the washing. I love washing thats been line dried, it has that wonderfu

fresh fragrance that you simply cant replicate during the darker, wetter winter months.

Happy sunshine stitching everyone!

Helen xx

Contents

May Almanac Page 4

Hoopful of Butterflies Page 5

Back Stitch Page 8

Finishing your Abandoned Project Page 9

May Dancers Paper Dolls Page 12

Always be Sunshine Stitchery Page 13

Spring in the Herb garden Page 16

Fox in a Frock Softie Page 19

An Afternoon Visitor Page 23

Rosie & Bear Washday Peg Bag Page 29

Making Money from Making Page 33

Garden Party Tea Towels Page 37

English Paper Piecing Page 40

Sunshine Sweetheart Pouch Page 43

Templates Page 49

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May, the fifth month, probably takes its name

from Maia, a Roman goddess of growth and

fertility - entirely appropriate for this

wonderful time of year. The Irish-Gaelic

name for the month isBealtaine, which also

denote the festival of Beltane that takes place

on 1 May.

Folklore tells us that May dew has particularly

beneficial properties for the complexion. The

most potent May dew was that collected onthe morning of 1 May and women who

washed their faces in this dew would be

restored to beauty.

One of the oldest surviving customs in

England, the Helston Furry Dance takes place

in the Cornish town of that name on 8 May

each year. The programme for the day

features a number of dances through the

narrow streets of the town, men in top hats and

morning coats with a lily-of-the-valley

buttonhole and the women in long dresses in

bright summer colours and large fancy hats.

A little later in the month the sleepy Dorset

village of Abbotsbury celebrates Garland Day.

This custom was originally associated withthe fishing fleet - garlands of flowers made by

the fishermens children were blessed at the

village church, then hung on the fishing boats

and taken out to sea. Today the garlands are

placed on the War Memorial to remember

those lost in conflict over the years.

May brings with her the beauty andfragrance of hawthorne blossoms and the

song of the nightingale. Old poets delightedin describing her as a beautiful maiden,

clothed in sunshine and scattering flowerson the earth, while she danced to the musicof birds and brooks. She has given a richgreenness to the young corn, and the grassis now tall enough for the flowers to playat hide-and-seek among, as they are chased

by the wind. The grass also gives a softnessto the dazzling white of the daisies and the

glittering gold of the buttercups.

Chambers Book of Days 1864

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A Hoopful of ButterfliesSpring is here - all year round with this hoopful of butterflies all labelled with

their (spoof!) Latin names. Or why not make one as a brooch, add to afascinator, or simply to perch on a lampshade, cushion or elsewhere in your

home for a little touch of colour and whimsy?

Butterflies are shown mounted in a 10 hoop.

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These little butterflies are stitched by machine using

freehand machine embroidery techniques, then given

round felt bodies and secured to fabric with a few

stab stitches. The labels top and bottom were printed

onto fabric using my bubblejet printer and transfer

paper - readily available from craft shops - though

you could use stamps, stitch the labels or omit them

altogether if preferred.

The Latin names are totally made up and sort of mean

(from top left to bottom right) Garden Butterfly,

Flower of the Sky, Wedding Day Butterfly, and

Flowers of Heaven - though it is a very long time

since my schoolday Latin lessons and Ive probably

got them all a bit wonky! Theyre just for fun

anyway.

Each butterfly measures around 3 wide and 2

tall.

You will need:

12 square medium weight background fabric

8 square pastel coloured felt

Four 4 square scraps of floral fabric

10 embroidery hoop

2 square dark brown or dark grey felt for bod(black is too harsh)

Black and pink stranded cotton embroidery f

Strong thread in dark brown, black or anotvery dark colour (for antennae)

Bondaweb

Temporary fabric marker pen

Printer transfer paper (optional)

Embroidery foot for your machine.

Dark green or dark grey sewing thread for ymachine needle (again black is too harsh) an

lighter colour for the bobbin

Two buttons for bottom label (optional)Make your butterflies:

Cut four x 4 squares of Bondaweb and iron thonto the back of the floral fabric squares. P

off the paper backing. Cut four x 4 square

felt, position them on top of the Bondaweb

press to fuse.

Using the template (actual size) and ytemporary fabric marker pen mark the outlin

the butterfly shapes onto the centre of each

square of floral fabric. Using the template

guide draw in the veins on the wings with y

temporary fabric marker pen.

Fit the embroidery foot to your machine and d

the feed dogs. With dark thread in your nee

and lighter in your bobbin stitch over your mar

pen lines around the butterfly outline and ve

on the wings. Go over the outline twice and

veins once or twice randomly. It doesnt maif the two sides arent identical - Ive never cau

a butterfly and checked, but Im sure that

most creatures theyre not totally symmetrica

Cut out your butterfly shapes following outline closely, but just outside your stitch

Remove marker pen lines.

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Cut four 1 square pieces of dark felt. Threadyour needle with strong thread. Roll up a piece

of felt and secure with a few stitches along the

seam. Take your thread up to one end of the body

and gather the top edge together into a roundedshape for the head. Then wrap it around the body

tightly from that end - this will form the head.

Move down and do the same another down -

this will make the thorax. Then again run your

thread down the back of the body and gather

around the bottom short edge to make a nice

rounded end to the abdomen. Finish off. Then

push your needle in at one side of the top of the

head leaving a thread sticking out , take a tiny

back stitch and come out at the other side. Trim

the end to . These are the antennae.

Position the body on the centre of your wings

and fold them around, pinching fairly tightly.

Secure with a few stitches in strong thread.

Your butterfly is now finished. Repeat for theother three.

Assemble your hoop:

Transfer the butterflies names to yourbackground fabric and stitch in one strand of

black or dark coloured thread and back stitch.

Take care to be very accurate with your back

stitch - follow the transferred lines closely and

make sure your needle enters and leaves the

fabric through the same hole each time. This will

ensure that the letters look smooth and well-

formed.

If making the labels, applique the top label two strands of pink stranded floss and s

stitches worked at right angles to the edge o

label. The bottom label is secured with a

button at either end.

Attach your butterflies to the background f

with stab stitches and strong thread going

through their bodies.

Mount in hoop and hang.

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Back stitch is an outline stitch and is the best stitch to choose for makin

long straight lines, but can also be used for curves, though its not a

smooth as stem stitch when curving.

Back stitch is worked from right to left. Bring your needle out a shodistance from the beginning of the line you want to stitch (see the arrow

in the diagram above). Then insert it back through the fabric at th

beginning of your line - effectively taking a step back - and bring

forward again an equal distance forward from where you first started

You are actually taking along stitch forward beneath your fabric, the

a short backward stitch on the right side - joining with the previous stitch

Threaded back stitch is a very pretty variation - you could use thre

different floss colours to achieve the effect above. First work a line oordinary back stitch, then thread it up and down alternately as shown b

needle A. Needle B shows the second threading process, worked i

exactly the same way as before, except that this time youre filling i

the gaps you left before.

This is a very useful stitch to outline floral or leaf shapes, or to use as

border.

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At Bustle & Sew were not afraid t

tackle sensitive subjects - such a

the projects that you dont want t

think about - the ones you starte

with such enthusiasm only to giv

up on later and stuff away at th

back of a cupboard or even unde

the bed!

So what went wrong? And can yo

ever you learn to love your projec

again? (or at least complete it!!)

Heres a quick look at some of th

techniques you might use to ge

those projects finished.

Finishing yourabandoned projects

As a lot of my stitching these days is

destined for this magazine, I find that

I'm having to be a lot more disciplined

with my time - and have far fewer unfinished

projects stuffed away in odd places niggling at

my conscience and demanding that I finish them

- one day perhaps! But, having had a major

reorganisation of my workroom this month, I

discovered one or two long forgotten pieceswhich made me start to wonder about exactly

why I'd given up and put them to one side in the

first place - so that perhaps I could identify whatthe problem had been and if there was any way

to overcome it. Of course as all projects are

different then the reasons why we give up on

some of them are also going to vary too. Here's

a look at some of the most common and some

thoughts on how to get that project finally

complete.

Boredom

Perhaps your project became boring? This often

happens for example if you have large areas of

work to stitch all the same - whether that's a

cross-stitch background or hand stitching bias

binding. Working the same stitch or technique

over and over again for long periods of time

becomes very dull and uninspiring when your

inner stitchy self is craving variety and change.

Why not think about completing your boring

unfinished project in slow gentle stages by

working on it for say just 20 minutes at a time

before moving on to more exciting projects. If

your boring project doesn't demand too much

attention to detail then why not work a few

stitches at a time while you're watching TV?

You're mostly concentrating on your favourite

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show, but your hands can be occupied and

productive without you missing too much of

what's happening on-screen. Whatever you

decide, be strict with yourself and make sure

you stick to your plan. Remind yourself of

what appealed to you about the design in the

first place and how good you'll feel when it's

done.

Size

You may well have given up on a larger project

because you're feeling totally overwhelmed by

the amount of work you'll have to put in to

finish it. Generally though, the little and often

approach will pay dividends and you'll soon

realise that you are actually making progress.

Try taking pictures on your mobile as you

work, then when you look back you'll realise

how much you've actually achieved!

Mistakes

Sometimes if you've made a mistake, spotted

it later and know you've got to unpick loads you

can become totally disheartened. After all it's

hard to make a great start on something only to

be completely knocked back by the realisation

that something has gone badly wrong and all

your hard work has been totally wasted!

Approach this unfinished item in the same way

as your boring project. Grit your teeth and

unpick, then re-do, a little at a time,

concentrating hard to be sure you don't make

the same mistake again. Pick it up frequently

and work small amounts at a time, and perhaps

once you've got past that problem area you may

find that you've fallen in love with it all overagain and it'll soon be finished!

Difficulty

If you've given up because you felt the projectwas too difficult, then perhaps it's time to

reconsider? Your skills may have improved a

lot since you first stuffed it away in a corner

and now it may be well within your capabilities.

Or if that isn't the case - then look upon it as a

chance to develop as a stitcher. Try working

small sections of the project and allow success

to build your confidence - or leave that

particular piece of work for the time being and

try smaller projects of a similar nature until

you've reached the level where you can

approach your unfinished project with

confidence.

Procrastination

If your current work feels a bit stale and boring

- and there's no particular reason why you

should finish it - then you probably won't! Take

a look at your unfinished projects and see if

they'd be suitable for special gifts or occasions.

Does someone who would love and appreciate

that project have a special occasion coming up?

In that case there's an instant deadline for you

- with the bonus of a delighted friend or family

member when they receive their very special

gift.

A good way to avoid the dreaded trap ofprocrastination is never to start a new piece of

work until you've finished your current project.

This works for me - and I find myself

considering possible projects very carefully

knowing that I'm going to be living with

whichever one I choose until it's done.

Finally - always keep in mind that wonderful

feeling of accomplishment you knowyou'll

experience when you've finished your project

- not only in the finished item, but also knowingthat you've identified and overcome the

problem that caused your work to stall in the

first place. Having done this then hopefully

youll be better able to avoid the same issue in

future projects - a real result!

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This is an easy, but effective little stitchery that Ihope youll enjoy. Its mounted in a 7 hoop which

Ive wrapped in narrow strips of red gingham, cut

on the bias and secured with dabs of glue.

You will need:

10 square background fabric

DMC stranded cotton floss in colours 310, 726,740, 754, 817, 907, 3325, 3746, 3781, 3802,

3848, 3849, blanc

Notes on stitching:

Use two strands of floss throughout except for th

sparkle in the dogs eye.

The word rain is stitched in three differen

colours. The stripes line up between letters -

and to achieve this effect easily and evenly

actually worked with three needles, moving thos

not in use out of the way and working each strip

one at a time. The stripes are all two stitches wid

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Spring in the Herb Garden

May sees plenty of new growth on

the perennial herb plants such asthyme and sage, whilst bushes ofrosemary should have beenflowering for some time. The firstshoots of mint and fresh tangychive leaves seem to appear almostovernight just when it seems asthough spring will never arrive,and it becomes a real treat to enjoyleafy salads and vegetable dishessprinkled with the bright green

aromatic flecks of parsley, chive ormarjoram. We may have to wait awhile longer for annual herbs fromour own gardens though today herbsare of course available both freshand dried from supermarkets allyear round, so it hardly seems worthwhile to dry your own herbs anymore. There are lots moreinteresting ways to preserve themthough .

Try making some herb pastes whichwill keep in your fridge or a cool

place if theyre well protectedunder a film of oil. Mixingmustards with fresh herbs isanother good idea, or try making

herb-based sauces such as pesto

which use other ingredientsalongside your fresh herbs.

Its also fun, and really easy, toinfuse oils and vinegars with freshherbs and this is a great way toprolong their scent and flavourthroughout the year. Even ratherplain and tasteless oils can begreatly improved by infusion witha handful of basil, thyme orrosemary. If youre planning to use

your herb oil for salad dressings,try to use olive oil to give the bestflavour, but it neednt be the mostexpensive.

Vinegars can also be successfullyinfused, but youre not likely to useas many of these - at least I dont.But if you would like to try herbvinegar then use light wine or cidervinegar for the base. Probably oneof the most successful herbs to usein this way is tarragon, butrosemary works well too.

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The method for both oils andvinegars is very simple. Place ahandful of fresh herbs into a very

clean bottle or jar with a screw lid.Top up the container with oil orvinegar and screw the lid ontightly. Leave on a windowsill orin a warmish place for several daysor up to a week even, giving thebottle or jar a good shake every dayor so. Strain off the flavoured oilor vinegar into sterilised bottlesto store.

Herb pastes are easy to make in a

food processor, liquidiser or evenby hand in a pestle and mortar.Simply pound or whizz plenty ofchopped fresh herbs, adding oil tomake a thick paste. Put into smalljars and cover the surface of yourpaste completely with a layer ofplain oil. Cover and store in afridge or cold larder, then addspoonfuls to dressings, sauces andsoups. You can also season the

pastes with salt, pepper or a littlelemon juice if you like.

Its also fun and very satisfyingto try a little tea blending of your

own. Start with a basic tea blendto which you can add flowers orother flavourings. Two classic

flower perfumed teas are jasmineand rose, both of which are reallyeasy to make yourself.

For a rose-scented tea youll needdried red or deep pink rose petalsthat come from a highly-scentedrose that holds its fragrance afterdrying. The small flowers of summerjasmine will lose their freshwhiteness when dried, but willretain their rich, exotic fragrance.Youll need to experiment witht hequantities of flower to tea

according to your taste, but roughlya tablespoon of dried petals orflower heads to 4 oz (110 g) of tealeaves is about right.

You could also try otherflavourings such as slivers ofdried lemon, orange or lime peelmade by carefully peeling off theouter rind without any pith anddrying the strips in a warm place

for a few days. When dry, chop orcut the strips into small piecesthat can be more easily mixed intoyour tea. Delicious and oh, sorefreshing on a hot summers day!

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Fox in a FrockHeres a most elegant little fox softie, beautifully dressed in her lovely summer

dress with smart lace up boots and a little cream collar, complete with tiny button.Miss Fox isnt a beginners make, but isnt complicated, just a bit fiddly in

places, requiring a little patience.

She measures approx 15 tall from the tips of her ears to the toes of her boots.

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You will need:

16 square reddish brown felt

6 square cream felt

4 x 6 dark grey or black felt

Fat eighth floral cotton fabric

24 twine for laces

dark brown button for nose

Two dark brown buttons for arms Two 1 dark brown buttons for legs

Two cream or mother of pearl buttons forcollar

Two small black spherical beads for eyes

Strong thread in dark brown or black forwhiskers

Stranded cotton floss in reddish brown, pink,cream, black, green and two additional colours

for flowers on collar

Long needle and crewel needle

Toy stuffing

Templates are actual size to make your fox 15 tall.

You can make her any size but beware of going too

small as her arms and legs will be difficult to stu

If you make her larger consider wiring her tail and/

arms and legs for support as they are slender

comparison to her size.

Use two strands of floss throughout.

Pieces are joined with wrong sides together usin

cross stitch. Work half cross stitch in one directiothen return the other way to complete the stit

giving a nice strong - and decorative - seam.

Stuff pieces as you go using small pieces of stuffin

to avoid lumpiness. You may find a stuffing sti

useful. To make one break the pointed tip off

bamboo skewer and fray the end. This will help

grab the stuffing and youll be able to use it to pu

the stuffing into small pieces.

Making your Fox:

Cut out all body pieces using the full sizetemplates.

For the legs cut a 10 x 6 strip of reddish browfelt and machine stitch it to the black felt. Pre

seam open. Place leg template on the strip

that the dotted line across the middle lines u

with the seam and cut four leg pieces (the t

end of the leg should be the reddish brown fe

- the black will be her boots).

Attach cream markings to head, body and epieces along the dotted lines only. Use sm

straight stitches worked at right angles to t

edge of the shape. Trim away the reddish brow

felt below (use red dotted lines as a guide)

that it wont show when you join the seams.

Join head pieces along neck and chin from A

D and insert head gusset. Stuff muzzle as yo

go, then stuff the rest of the head.

Join the tail along the curved edge and stulightly. Fold the tip in half and stitch alo

curved seam. Insert a little stuffing into the en

then push the tip onto the tail end and secure wi

small straight stitches worked at right angles

the edge of the tip.

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Join two body pieces around edge, inserting tailwhere shown and stuffing as you go. Join head

to body at neck, making sure you stuff very firmly

so the head isnt wobbly.

Join arm and leg pieces. Start at the bottom edgeand work all the way around, stuffing as you go.

Dont stuff the tops of the limbs too firmly as you

wont be able to attach them to the body easily ifyou do.

With your long needle and strong thread attachthe arms and legs to the body. Stitch through the

button on top of the limb and right through to the

other side. Youll find a long needle, such as a

sashiko or upholsterers needle really useful for

this. (If you dont want moveable limbs then

simply stitch the arms and legs to the body.) Go

backwards and forwards a couple of times and

pull fairly tightly so that there is some movementin the limbs but theyre not too floppy.

Fold ears in half and stitch to sides of head the photo as a guide. Mark position of eyes

glass headed pins and when youre happy

them, stitch black beads in place. Work a

small stitches in pink for cheeks.

Thread your needle with strong thread and

whiskers - insert your needle into side of m

and bring out at the nose. Make a tiny stitsecure thread and take your needle in again

time bringing it out on the other side o

muzzle. Repeat 3 or four times, making loo

thread at the sides of the muzzle. Fasten

nose, then snip loops and trim to required le

Attach small brown button to nose.

Thread crewel needle with twine and through fronts of boots in a criss-cross patte

make laces, tying in a bow at the top.

Your little fox is now complete.

Dress:

Cut out two bodice pieces and a 16 x

rectangle of floral fabric. Zig-zag or

armhole and neck edges (they wont show)

Join bodice pieces at sides. Run a gaththread around one long edge of the rectangl

draw up to fit bottom of bodice. Stitch to b

bottom and hem the other long edge.

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Run a gathering thread along front and backnecklines as shown on template.

Pull dress up over foxs body and join shoulder

seams (they will be hidden by collar). Pull up

gathering thread at neck to fit and secure ends.

Tuck the armhole edges beneath the foxs

shoulders all the way around.

Cut out collar and embroider flowers - they arevery simple - a couple of straight stitches at the

centre, with lazy Daisy petals and leaves - and a

single straight stitch for the stem.

Wrap collar around neck - it will hide the gathersat the top of the dress and the shoulder seams.

Stitch at back and add tiny buttons front and back

for decoration.

Your fox is now finished!

I gave my fox a little embroidery - a vintage bluebird

design in a 2 hoop. If youd like to do the same

youll find the design below.

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It was a pleasant morning in early June. A

warm wind was rustling the trees, which

were covered thickly with half-openedleaves, and looked like fountains of green spray

thrown high into the air. Dr. Carr's front door

stood wide open. Through the parlor window

came the sound of piano practice, and on the

steps, under the budding roses, sat a small

figure, busily sewing.

This was Clover, little Clover still, though more

than two years had passed since we saw her

last, and she was now over fourteen. Clover

was never intended to be tall. Her eyes were asblue and sweet as ever, and her apple-blossom

cheeks as pink. But the brown pig-tails were

pinned up into a round knot, and the childish

face had gained almost a womanly look. Old

An Unexpected VisitorExtract from What Katy Did by Susan Coolidg

Mary declared that Miss Clover was getting

quite young-ladyfied, and "Miss Clover" was

quite aware of the fact, and mightily pleased

with it. It delighted her to turn up her hair;

and she was very particular about having her

dresses made to come below the tops of her

boots. She had also left off ruffles, and wore

narrow collars instead, and little cuffs with

sleeve-buttons to fasten them. These sleeve-

buttons Clover liked best of all her things.Papa said that he was sure she took them to

bed with her, but of course that was only a

joke, though she certainly was never seen

without them in the daytime. She glanced

frequently at these beloved buttons as she sat

sewing, and every now and then laid down

her work to twist them into a better position,

or give them an affectionate pat with her

forefinger.

Pretty soon the side-gate swung open, and

Philly came round the corner of the house.

He had grown into a big boy. All his pretty

baby curls were cut off, and his frocks had

given place to jacket and trousers. In his hand

he held something. What, Clover could not

see.

"What's that?" she said, as he reached the

steps.

"I'm going up stairs to ask Katy if these are

ripe," replied Phil, exhibiting some currants

faintly streaked with red.

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"Why, of course they're not ripe!" said Clover,

putting one into her mouth. "Can't you tell by

the taste? They're as green as can be."

"I don't care, if Katy says they're ripe I shall

eat 'em," answered Phil, defiantly, marchinginto the house.

"What did Philly want?" asked Elsie, opening

the parlor door as Phil went upstairs.

"Only to know if the currants are ripe enough

to eat."

"How particular he always is about asking

now!" said Elsie; "he's afraid of another dose

of salts."

"I should think he would be," replied Clover,

laughing. "Johnnie says she never was so

scared in her life as when Papa called them,

and they looked up, and saw him standing there

with the bottle in one hand and a spoon in the

other!"

"Yes," went on Elsie, "and you know Dorry

held his in his mouth for ever so long, and then

went round the corner of the house and spat it

out! Papa said he had a good mind to make him

take another spoonful, but he remembered that

after all Dorry had the bad taste a great deal

longer than the others, so he didn't. I think it

was an awful punishment, don't you?"

"Yes, but it was a good one, for none of them

have ever touched the green gooseberries

since. Have you got through practising? There

isn't going to be any dinner today, only just

bread and butter, and milk, and cold ham, upin Katy's room, because Debby is helping too,

so as to get through and save Papa all the fuss.

And see," exhibiting her sewing, "Katy's

making a new cover for Papa's pincushion, and

I'm hemming the ruffle to go round it."

"How nicely you hem!" said Elsie. "I wish I

had something for Papa's room too. There's my

washstand mats-but the one for the soap-dish

isn't finished. Do you suppose, if Katy would

excuse me from the rest of my practising, I

could get it done? I've a great mind to go andask her."

"There's her bell!" said Clover, as a little tinkle

sounded up stairs; "I'll ask her, if you like."

"No, let me go. I'll see what she wants." But

Clover was already half-way across the hall,

and the two girls ran up side by side.

Katy met the girls with a bright smile as they

came in, and said:"Oh, Clovy, it was you I rang for! I am troubled

for fear Bridget will meddle with the things on

Papa's table. You know he likes them to be left

just so. Will you please go and remind her that

she is not to touch them at all? After the carpet

is put down, I want you to dust the table, so as

to be sure that everything is put back in the

same place. Will you?"

"Of course I will!" said Clover, who was a bornhousewife, and dearly loved to act as Katy's

prime minister.

"Shan't I fetch you the pincushion too, while

I'm there?"

"Oh yes, please do! I want to measure."

"Katy," said Elsie, "those mats of mine are

most done, and I would like to finish them and

put them on Papa's washstand before he comes

back. Mayn't I stop practising now, and bring

my crochet up here instead?"

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"Will there be plenty of time to learn the new

exercise before Miss Phillips comes, if you

do?"

"I think so, plenty. She doesn't come till

Friday, you know."

"Well, then it seems to me that you might

just as well as not. And Elsie, dear, run into

Papa's room first, and bring me the drawer

out of his table. I want to put that in order

myself."

Elsie went cheerfully. She laid the drawer

across Katy's lap, and Katy began to dust and

arrange the contents. Pretty soon Cloverjoined them.

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there, she was out, so I'd my walk for nothing.

Do you know where she's sewing now?"

"No," said Katy, feeling her chair shake, and

keeping her own countenance with difficulty,

"she was here for three days last week to makeJohnnie a school-dress. But I haven't heard

anything about her since.

Elsie, don't you want to run down stairs and

ask Bridget to bring a-a-a glass of iced water

for Mrs. Worrett? She looks warm after her

walk."

Elsie, dreadfully ashamed, made a bolt from

the room, and hid herself in the hall closet to

have her laugh out. She came back after awhile, with a perfectly straight face. Luncheon

was brought up. Mrs. Worrett made a good

meal, and seemed to enjoy everything. She was

so comfortable that she never stirred till four

o'clock! Oh, how long that afternoon did seem

to the poor girls, sitting there and trying to

think of something to say to their vast visitor!

At last Mrs. Worrett got out of her chair, and

prepared to depart.

"Well," she said, tying her bonnet-strings, "I've

had a good rest, and feel all the better for it.

Ain't some of you young folks coming out to

see me one of these days? I'd like to have you,

first-rate, if you will. 'Tain't every girl would

know how to take care of a fat old woman, and

make her feel to home, as you have me, Katy.

I wish your aunt could see you all as you are

now. She'd be right pleased; I know that."

Somehow, this sentence rang pleasantly inKaty's ears.

"Ah! don't laugh at her," she said later in the

evening, when the children, after their tea in

the clean, fresh-smelling dining-room, were

come up to sit with her, "she's a real kind old

woman, it isn't her fault that she's fat. Aunt

Izzie was fond of her, you know. It is doing

something for her when we can show a little

attention to one of her friends. I was sorry

when she came, but now it's over, I'm glad."

"It feels so nice when it stops aching," quoted

Elsie, mischievously, while Cecy whispered to

Clover.

"Isn't Katy sweet?"

"Isn't she!" replied Clover. "I wish I was half

so good. Sometimes I think I shall really be

sorry if she ever gets well. She's such a dear

old darling to us all, sitting there in her chair,that it wouldn't seem so nice to have her

anywhere else. But then, I know it's horrid in

me. And I don't believe she'd be different, or

grow horrid, like some of the girls, even if she

were well."

"Of course she wouldn't!" replied Cecy.

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The Merry Month of May

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Rosie & Bear: Washing DayThat naughty Bear has finally met his match in the form of - MUM!! Mum has

insisted that he needs a wash, in spite of Rosies loud wails of protest, butsomehow I dont think hell be hanging from the washing line for very long!

Finished bag is 5 diameter and 12 deep.

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You will need:

yard outer fabric

yard lining fabric

yard medium weight fusible interfacing

1 button for fastening handle, or if you dontlike making buttonholes use a popper or

velcro

DMC stranded cotton floss in colours 150,

162, 223, 273, 310, 321, 352, 581, 676, 905,906, 907, 3790, 3862, 3864, 4065, 4080,

4090, L833

All seam allowances are unless otherwise

stated.

Cut your fabric:

From outer fabric, lining and interfacing cut:

1 rectangle measuring 18 x 9

2 rectangles, each measuring 14 x 2

1 circle 5 in diameter

Work your embroidery:

Transfer your pattern to the large rectangle of outer

fabric using your preferred method. The design is

given actual size, with an overlap to help you mat

the two pieces. Be sure to centre the design a

position it about 1 up from the bottom edge

the fabric to allow for the seam.

You will find detailed instructions for workin

Bears fur in my free guide How to Embroid

Fur If you dont have it you can download it her

http://www.bustleandsew.com/d0wnl0ad5/rosie

dbear/HowtoEmbroiderFur.pdf

In this pattern Bear is directly facing you. Be su

to surround his nose with lighter coloured stitch

which will give the impression his muzzle is furth

forwards than the rest of his face.

The roses are worked in bullion stitch which y

may want to practise on some scrap fabric if you

unfamiliar with this stitch.

Bring your needle through your fabric at the poi

indicated by the arrow on the diagram above. Inse

your needle back through your fabric at the requirlength of the stitch and bring it out exactly at t

arrow again.Dont pull your needle right throug

but leave it lying in the material as in the diagra

and twist your thread around it close up to t

emerging point. Six or seven twists are an avera

number, but this can be varied according to t

length of stitch you want to make.

Place your left thumb upon the twists and pull yo

needle and thread through your fabric and also th

twists as carefully as possible. Now pull yoneedle and thread away in the opposite directio

This movement will force your little coil of thre

to lie flat in the right place. Tighten it up by pulli

your working thread, then reinsert your needle

A. This should also be the end of your bullion kn

if youve chosen the correct number of twists to f

the space.

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Making up your Peg Bag:

Outer: take your embroidered rectangle and

join along the two short sides, pressing the

seam open. With right sides together insertbase. Clip curved seam. Turn right side out

then turn over to the inside at the top and

press again.

Inner: Iron fusible interfacing to the wrongside of the large rectangle and base circle of

your lining fabric and assemble lining the

same way, but turning the top to the outside.

Leave wrong side out and put lining inside

outer, wrong sides together, lining up the

vertical seam.

Make handles: Fuse the interfacing to thewrong side of the long strip of lining fabric.

Then place the lining fabric on top of the outer

fabric, right sides together. Stitch along two

long sides. Cut piece in half. Draw a curve

end on each of the shorter ends. Stitch aroun

curve, trim excess fabric and clip. Turn eac

piece the right way out and press.

Make buttonhole 1 from the curved end of

one of the handles or attach popper/velcro ipreferred.

Assemble bag: Insert open end of handles

between outer and inner of bag, one on the

seam and one directly opposite. Pin or tack

place. Topstitch twice around bag top a from top edge.

Press bag.

Overlap the two curved ends of your bag anmark position of button. Stitch button into

place.

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Making Money

from Making

Its wonderful when you discover that its

actually possible to earn some money by

doing something you love - like sewing!

Over the next few issues Im offering you

some hints and tips on successfully selling

the items you love to make this monthwere looking at marketing and PR.

Effective marketing and PR are

absolutely essential - without them

you won't be able to reach your

potential customers and tell them about

your products. Unless people know you

exist and how they can purchase from you

then you'll never be able to sell anything.

Sometimes people become confused

between the terms marketing and PR -

Marketing is using advertising, leaflets,

business cards and other methods to

communicate information about yourself

and your business to target your customers,

whilst PR (public relations) is using the

media to make your customers aware of

your business. Featuring in magazines or

newspapers - or maybe even appearing onTV or being interviewed by local radio, are

all great ways to gain exposure for yourself

and your business. Then of course there's

going online with your own website and

using social media - coming next month and

in July.

But back to marketing and PR - before you

even begin to try to spread the word about

yourself you need to have all your tools and

information ready.

Business Cards

These are a great way of making sure peopleremember you and your products. Imagine

you're at a craft fair when a retailer gets

chatting to you. She loves your products

and is interested in stocking them. She can't

make a decision on the spot but would like

to get back to you in the next few days and

asks - do you have a business card? I'm sure

you'll agree that handing her a nicely

produced, clear, well-branded business card

with all your contact details is far preferable

to scribbling your contact details on theproverbial back of an envelope!

It's easy to design your own business card,

or use an online service with easy templates

- but be sure they tie in with your overall

branding. Don't forget cards have a reverse

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too - why not picture one of your most

popular products on the back?

Catalogue or Brochure

Woooo - sounds scary - but isn't really. If

you're operating as a "proper" businessthen you'll need something to give out to

new and potential customers to remind

them or introduce them to your business

and products. If it's early days, then this

doesn't need to be expensive or

complicated - consider a simple postcard

with an image of one or more of your

products on the front and all your

information on the reverse. Take them to

a craft fair next time you go and slip oneinto every customer's bag, and make sure

they're available for people to pick up

whether they purchase from you this time

or not - they may well be your customers

of the future.

If you're more established, then a product

catalogue can be very useful, showing your

entire range - great to send to retailers and

press representatives who may well pick

up on one or more of your designs. Makesure your catalogue has a good photograph

of each product as well as brief details

(including any available variations) and a

reference number - to avoid any confusion

if and when an order is being place. I

would recommend creating a separate price

list so that if your prices change you don't

have to ditch your existing catalogues and

create a whole new one.

If you sell through craft fairs then theorganisers will be doing plenty of

advertising - after all they want their fair

to be well attended so sellers will repeat

their bookings next time. It may be that

you feel this is sufficient advertising for

your business at present - otherwise

consider other low-cost advertising

methods - local post office or newsagents'

window displays, local press, village

magazine etc. and concentrate on gainingexposure through other methods - PR

PR is a fantastic - and free! - way of

gaining positive publicity for your

business, but youll need to do quite a bitof groundwork first to make sure youre

targeting the right people at the right

publications for your business.

Consider approaching mainstream

magazines and newspapers - being featuredis free, and it's well-proven that editorial

content has much more impact on sales

than any paid advertising could ever hope

to achieve for you. It's hard not to feel

intimidated by the thought of contacting

national publications - after all why would

they be interested in little old you, you ask

yourself. But remember, journalists are

always looking for interesting content to

attract readers and make their publication

a success - all you need to do is convincethem that to feature you is the best choice

they could make out of all the other

businesses clamouring for their attention!

Take a good look at the magazines

available and purchase copies of those

where you feel your business might be a

good "fit." Then note down all the areas

of these magazines that you realistically

feel you could be featured in. Manymagazines like to write about people

who've actually taken the plunge to start

their own business - the "We did it" kind

of articles. Or perhaps you live in a

beautiful home that they might like to

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Interesting, well-written editorial content makes much more of an impact than

any paid advertising ever will.

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photograph - with your products scattered

around of course?! Then there are the

"New this Month" or "What's Hot in the

Marketplace" types of pages - you could

aim to have an image and details of one

of your products featured on this sort ofpage.

Remember that magazines will receive

literally hundreds of emails or letters from

hopefuls, so it's really important that you

target the right person for your pitch. If

you don't then your carefully worded

email is likely simply to be deleted - and

odds are you'll never know what went

wrong. At the front of a magazine you'll

see there's usually a list of staff and theirjob titles - see if you can identify who

does what from the magazine pages or use

your initiative - the Features Editor may

well commission articles, though not

write them him or herself.

It's also important to keep in mind that

magazines have a lead-time - that is to say

how far in advance of the date of

publication they are putting the

publication together. For monthly

publications you'll need to get information

to them roughly three months before the

date of publication, so for a product to be

included in the April issue, you'll need to

approach them early January time!

After you've identified the member of

staff you should contact - and decided

when's the best time to do so, you'll need

to put an email together. Consider thefollowing format as a starting point:

Title: Be brief, but try to grab their

attention and stand out from the crowd

Salutation: Use their name - it shows

you've done your research

Introductory sentence (possibly two

sentences, but no more): Summarise the

key points - your USP (unique selling

point) to grab their attention - you don't

want them to think "boring" and move on

- you need them to want to read further.

Main body: Sell yourself and your story

hear - what's unique, interesting, new

about your story. Writing in the present

tense is good - it gives a sense of

immediacy and that your story is current

- journalists are not interested in stale,

historical information. Include a quote ifyou can - maybe particularly nice

customer feedback - this will help bring

your story to life. Include one or two

low-res (sized for email) photos in the

body of the text to catch their eye.

Tell them why: Again in just a couple of

sentences say why and where you feel

your story would be a good fit with their

magazine. This will act as a pointer to the

journalist and again show you've doneyour research.

Finally: Tell them that you hope to hear

from them soon. Sign off and include all

your contact information If you are

featured, then be sure to contact the

journalist after the feature appears - send

a card or even a tiny gift saying something

like "thank you so much for the wonderful

article you wrote about me" is a lovely

gesture and one that's sure to be

remembered next time that person's

looking for content!

Coming in June - the next steps - your own

website

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Garden Party Tea TowelsApplique is a great way to brighten up inexpensive plain tea towels - which make

great gifts or very popular items on your craft stall if youre planning to make tosell this summer. In spite of the popularity of dishwashers everyone still needs

tea towels in the kitchen, theyre handy for all sort of things. Here are three easy

ideas to choose from.

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To make the set of three:

You will need:

3 plain cotton or cotton/linen blend tea towels

1/8 yard each of six different cotton fabrics forthe borders

Assorted cotton fabric scraps for the appliquepatterns

Cream and black thread for your sewing

machine

Embroidery foot

Bondaweb

Temporary fabric marker pen

Add borders to your towels:

For each towel cut two strips of border fabric 1wider than the width of your towel, 1 measuring

1 deep and the other 5 deep

Join strips along one long edge and press seamopen.

Cut the bottom hem off your teatowel

Measure 2 up from the bottom of your tea toand, with right sides together, pin border st

into place. Stitch with seam allowance, t

flip strips down on top of the tea towel so wr

sides are together.

Fold in the extra fabric at each end of the strimatch the edge of the tea towel, wrappin

around the towel at the end nearest the se

Press in place making sure your edges are n

and neat and aligned with the edge of your

towel.

Turn under along the top edge of the bor

strip. Then fold up the strip to the reverse of

towel and align the top edge with the line

stitching where you attached the border fabri

the top of the towel. Pin in place.

Top stitch up side, along the top of the borstrip to secure it to the reverse of the towel,

then down the other side.

Press.

Repeat for the other towels.

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Add applique decoration:

Teapot towel

Trace the teapot template three times onto the

paper side of your Bondaweb. Cut out roughly

and fuse to reverse of fabric. Cut out shape and

peel off paper backing.

Fold your teatowel into 3 lengthways and pressfolds with hands. Use the folds as guidance to

space your teapots and position them

approximately 1 up from the decorative border.

When youre happy with their positioning, fuse

into place with a hot iron.

With your temporary marker pen draw on theline for the teapot lid.

Fit the embroidery foot to your sewing machineand drop the feed dogs. With black thread in

your needle and cream or white in your bobbin

go around the teapot body twice and the handle

once (or therell be too many lines in a small

space) . Stitch over the line for the lid twice too.

Dont be too neat - youre aiming for a sort of

scribbled effect.

Hearts towel

Trace 4 heart shapes as before. Fold your teatowel into 4 lengthways and again use the folds

to position your shapes. Fuse and stitch around

edges as before.

Bunting towel:

Trace and cut 7 flag shapes as before. Nthe template is not a perfect triangle - ben

the sides slightly gives the illusion of move

and stops your flags looking stiff.

Position flags on tea towel using the piabove as a guide - there are five going ac

then two coming down at an angle to meet

with approximately between the top co

of the flags.

Fuse into place, then stitch twice all theacross the tops of the flags with your embro

foot as before, then around the flag points t

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English Paper Piecing is a quilting

technique that use fabric wrapped

around paper templates to create a

quilt block or entire quilt with great

accuracy and precision. The paper acts as

a fabric stabiliser when hand sewing all the

pieces together, such as the seven hexagonshapes found in a Grandmother's FlowerGarden quilt block.

English Paper Piecing quilts date back as

far as the 1770's, with the oldest quilt of its

kind made in the United States dating back

to about 1807 - 1813 During America's

Pioneer days, "paper" quilting became very

popular. Paper was scarce in early America

and women often saved letters, newspaper

clippings and catalogue pages to createpatterns. In many cases, paper templates

were not removed from the quilt, the paper

serving a dual purpose of both pattern and

insulator. Today these paper templates

have become important pieces of history

as they offer us tantalising glimpses into

pioneer life.

You don't need any special tools and

equipment for this easy hand piecing

technique. It's a bonus though if, like me,you're the kind of person who has never

been able to throw away even the smallest

fabric scraps believing that "they're sure to

come in useful one day" as you'll have lots

of interesting materials to start with and will

be able to create a beautiful item from

almost nothing, always very satisfying!

You can purchase pre-cut paper pieces or

you can make them yourself. The diagram

on the next page shows how to drawindividual hexagons. This diagram was

taken from a vintage book and drawing

hexagons in this way would have been the

only method available before technology

arrived. Today there are plenty of templates

available online to download - but

remember - cutting paper will blunt your

fabric shears so be sure to use a different

pair of scissors!

When cutting out your own shapes be sure

to do so accurately to ensure a good fit when

piecing the shapes together. If you use

freezer paper for your pattern you can iron

the shiny side directly onto the wrong side

of your fabric and it will lightly adhere, so

providing stability when you're folding and

tacking. I know some people also punch a

hole in the centre of their shapes to make

removing them easier, but I personally don't

do this - it's a matter of finding what worksfor you.

Creating your own papers does involve

making sure you prepare your shapesaccurately. You'll also need to spend some

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time cutting out each individual piece. By

using cardstock or freezer paper for your

patterns you'll be able to use each paper

several times. If you choose to use freezer

paper as your pattern, you can iron the

shiny side directly onto the wrong side ofyour fabric and it will temporarily adhere,

offering great stability when hand sewing.

Using a regular paper punch to make a hole

in the centre of the paper before you begin

to sew will make it easier to remove the

paper at a later time. Oh, and in this

technique the size of a piece refers to the

length of one of the sides of the shape and

not its width from point to point. So if

you're using 1" hexagons then the lengthof each side will measure 1".

When you've cut a stack of papers, then it's

time to move onto preparing your fabric

pieces. As with any patchwork, this

technique will work best if all your scraps

are of one sort - that is to say all linens,

cottons and blends of the two, or perhaps

all silks and velvets. It's also sensible when

cutting your patches to try to have the grain

of the fabric going the same way in all ofthem - either up and down or from side to

side and not diagonally. If you can do this

then your finished piece will be more stable

and will be less likely to distort.

Fabric pieces should be cut at least 1/4"

larger on all sides than the paper shape. The

extra fabric will be used to fold over the

paper creating a fabric piece the exact size

of the template. (see diagram). To wrap

your fabric around the paper make sureyour paper template is centred on the

wrong side of your fabric shape. Then

neatly fold the fabric to the back and baste

in place through fabric and paper with long

stitches - don't fasten off too securely as

you'll need to remove these stitches to take

your template out. Some people like just

to stitch through the fabric at the corners

so there's no need to remove these threads,

but I much prefer the stability of stitching

through the paper. And unpicking thetacking is a good chance to check that all

my joining stitches are secure.

You can use either ladder stitch or whip

stitch to join your pieces together. Using

ladder stitch means your stitches will be

completely invisible on the right side, but

it's not as strong, in my opinion as whip

stitch. To join the pieces, simply place

them right sides together and stitch along

the edge, through the fabric, but not the

paper itself. Don't remove the paper until

the shape is completely surrounded by

others, if you take the paper out before this

point you'll lose all the stability it provides

and risk distorting the patch.

Finally, as hand stitching is intrinsically

weaker than machine stitching it's a good

idea to reinforce your work before using,

especially if you're going to have to cut itat some point and you need to prevent

unravelling. The easiest way I have found

is to fuse lightweight interfacing to the

reverse, and zig-zag around the edges of

the piece once you've cut it to shape.

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Sunshine Sweetheart Zipper PouchCombine vintage bluebirds with some lovely hexagonal piecing to create a really

pretty little pouch - perfect for toiletries, cosmetics, or anything you choose - atany time of day whether youre a morning sunshine or goodnight sweetheart!

Finished pouch measures 6 x 9 x 3 approx

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You will need:

10 square white cotton fabric for embroidery

DMC Stranded cotton floss in colours 310, 601,704, 794, 973, 992, 3746

Two x 10 lengths ric-rac braid in pink and

purple

Two 10 squares light weight fusibleinterfacing

Two 10 squares lining fabric

10 zipper

Zipper foot for sewing machine

Sufficient scraps of cotton/cotton blend fabricfor 102 x hexagons (remember that you

need an extra fabric for turning)

Note: Seam allowances are unless otherwise

stated.

Patchwork

Using the paper piecing method described onpages 40 - 42, create 102 hexagons. Join them

into two panels of six rows as shown in the

diagram. Remove all papers.

Trim the panels to a rectangle shape as shownin diagram and zig-zag around edges.

Embroidery:

Fold your white cotton in half and press.

Centre the designs on each half of the fabric

and work the embroidery. Use two strands o

floss throughout and back or straight stitch.

Bluebird bodies 794

Beaks and legs and flower held by sunshine

bluebird 973

Leaves and stems 704

Flowers 601

Eyes 310

Sunshine text 992

Sweetheart text 3746

When youve finished press on reverse and tto two 3 x 10 rectangles.

Assemble panels:

Join embroidery to top edges of your two

hexagon panels. Press seam to top and fuse t

two exterior panels to the interfacing. Triminterfacing to size. Cut a 1 square from t

bottom corners of each rectangle (this will fo

the bottom shaping of the bag. Stitch ric-rac

braid over seam.

Cut your bag interior panels from your liningfabric to exactly the same size as your exteri

panels.

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Insert zipper:

From the left over white cotton fabric cut two3 x 1 rectangles. Fold the short ends under

by , then fold in half across the middles.

Place one end of zip inside the rectangle so itis flush against the fold, then pin into place and

stitch across the zip at the folded end to secure.

Repeat with the other end of the zip.

Assemble bag:

Place your outer fabric right way up on a cleanflat surface. Place your zipper on top face

down, then your lining on top of the zip face

down. Align the edge of the zip with the top

edges of your fabric panels (ignoring your zip

end covers which may stick out a bit). Pin or

tack in place.

Pull zipper halfway open. Fit zipper foot tomachine and sew along zip as closely as

possible to the zipper teeth. When you rea

the zip tag, raise your presser foot and slide

backwards, out of the way before you contin

sewing.

Repeat on the other side of the zip. Then op

out so your panels are on either side of the z

as shown above. Top stitch along either si

of the zip to hold everything nicely in pla

and make sure that the fabric wont catch

the zipper teeth during use.

All thats left is to join the panels. Pull the zhalf-way open and leave it there. This is ve

important as otherwise you wont be able

turn your bag out when youve finished!

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Align the panels so that the outer sides of theexterior panels are touching one another, and do

the same with the lining - right sides together.

Pin the outer sides first making sure that the

ric-rac braid matches nicely. Do the same with

the lining, pushing the zip ends downwards into

the lining sides - this will make sure they sit

nice and flat when your bag is finished.

Stitch around edges as in the diagram below.

Trim away excess fabric at zipper ends to

reduce bulk.

Open out the cutaway corners and fold across tomatch internal corners.

Stitch across to create bottom shaping of bag.

Turn bag right side out through zipper and gayou left in the lining fabric. Topstitch gap

closed.

Press exterior and then push lining down insibag. FINISHED!

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Come we to the summer, to the summer we will come, For thewoods are full of bluebells and the hedges full of bloom .

Extract from Summer by John Clare

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Free to download from the Bustle & Sew website

http://bustleandsew.com/free-patterns/

http://bustleandsew.com/free-patterns/http://bustleandsew.com/free-patterns/

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A Hoopful of Butterflies

Templates given actual size and also reversed to suit your preferred

method of transfer

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Always be Sunshine Stitchery

Templates given actual size and also reversed to suit your preferred

method of transfer

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A

Fox in a Frock Softie

Templates given actual size

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A

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D

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Ear cut 2 reddish

brown and two

slightly smaller (to

dotted line) cream

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Rosie & Bear Peg Bag

Design given actual size and reversed. There is an overlap to help

you join the two parts.

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Garden Party Tea Towels

Templates actual size and reversed for tracing onto the paper side of

your Bondaweb

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Sunshine Sweetheart Zipper Pouch

Templates and transfers are actual size.

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