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    Happy Little Bluebirds

    Oct 20, 2021 7 minutes
    Lesley McConnell, Faeries in my Garden — Website: www.
    faeriesinmygarden.com.au
    , Email:
    lesley@faeriesinmygarden.com.au

    MATERIALS

    • 11 fat eighths of assorted small print fabrics (blocks)
    • 40cm ( 1/2yd) hexagon-print fabric*
    • 1.8m (2yd) white tone-on-tone print fabric
    • 25 x 55cm (10 x 22in) blue dot print fabric (bluebirds)
    • 30 x 55cm (12 x 22in) blue check print fabric (ribbons)
    • 3.5m (3 3/4yd) backing fabric
    • 25cm (10in) square of pink medium floral print fabric (birds' chests)
    • Batting at least 163cm (64in) square
    • 1.1m (1yd) fusible web
    • Mechanical pencil
    • Olympus stranded embroidery thread: Pink (119), Yellow (521), Blue (3835)
    • Spray starch
    • Rotary cutter, ruler and mat
    • Sewing machine with 1/4in foot
    • General sewing supplies

    Finished size: 138cm (54in)

    Stitches used: Blanket stitch, Colonial knot, fly stitch, stem stitch, satin stich

    FABRIC KIT

    A kit containing fabrics is available from Faeries in my Garden — see details on the previous page.

    *Lesley used a hexagon-print fabric from the Poppie Cotton range, however a 5in charm pack will also yield enough fabric for the 152 hexagons. The hexagon template is included on the Pattern Sheet if you wish to make your own hexagon papers.

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