Springtime Sewing

By Annie's

These 20+ cute and practical patterns are perfect for organizing and brightening up your home. Time icons indicate how long each project takes--an afternoon, day or weekend. With projects for the sewing room, kitchen and gift-giving, this is a go-to collection for sewists of all skill levels.Full-sized templates for appliquéSidebars included:Raw-Edge Fusible AppliquéQuilting Basics

• Language: English
• Publisher: Annies
• Release date: May 10, 2021
• ISBN: 9781640254824

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Templates

And Sew We Go!

Design by Chris Malone

This organizer will keep your hand-sewing supplies neat and handy. There are places for pins and needles, scissors, rulers, clips and more in this cute book!

Skill Level

Confident Beginner

Finished Size

Organizer Size: 6½ × 7 closed,

20 × 7 open

Materials

•¼ yard gray-with-white check

•⅜ yard gray floral

•1 (10") square each coral and turquoise tonals, and gray crosshatch

•1 (25") square batting

•2 (2 × 4) rectangles white felt

•1 (9" or longer) gray nylon zipper

•1 (⅝"-diameter) turquoise button

•1 (1⅛"-diameter) cover button kit*

•2 (20) lengths ⅛-wide white ribbon

•Template material

•Fusible web with paper release

•Embroidery floss: turquoise and dark gray

•Thread to match fabrics

•Fabric marker

•Sewing machine zipper foot

•Basic sewing tools and supplies

*A 1⅛"-diameter gray shank button may be substituted for the cover button kit.

Project Notes

Read all instructions before beginning this project.

Stitch right sides together using a ¼" seam allowance unless otherwise specified.

Materials and cutting lists assume 40" of usable fabric width for yardage.

Refer to Raw-Edge Fusible Appliqué for all appliqué steps.

Patterns are reversed for appliqué.

WOF – width of fabric

Cutting

Make templates for the scissors holder and the s, e and w appliqués using the patterns provided.

From gray-with-white check cut:

•1 (7 × 20) A rectangle

•1 (1¼ × 6½) F strip

From gray floral cut:

•3 (7") B squares

•2 (2½" × WOF) binding strips

From coral tonal cut:

•1 (5½ × 7) C rectangle

•2 (3 × 4) J rectangles

From turquoise tonal cut:

•1 (4½ × 7) D rectangle

From gray crosshatch cut:

•2 (4 × 7) E rectangles

From batting cut:

•1 (7 × 20) G rectangle

•1 (5½ × 7) H rectangle

•1 (3 × 4) I rectangle

Completing the Organizer Cover

1. Refer to Raw-Edge Fusible Appliqué instructions and patterns given to prepare and cut one each s, e and w appliqué from coral tonal.

2. Referring to Figure 1, position the step 1 appliqués on the A rectangle 1¾ in from the right and 3 up from the bottom edge. Fuse in place.

Figure 1

3. Machine blanket-stitch around each appliqué shape using matching thread. Transfer the embroidery pattern onto A with a fabric marker.

4. Position A right side up on top of the G batting rectangle and baste around the outside edge. Use two strands of embroidery floss to sew the embroidery pattern through both layers by hand with an outline stitch. Sew the thread line with turquoise and the needle with dark gray floss.

Outline Stitch

5. Sew the turquoise button on the design as shown to complete the organizer cover.

Completing the Zipper Section

1. Referring to Figure 2a, place the closed zipper, right side up, on the worktable and center a long side of one E rectangle at the far edge, right side down. Using a zipper foot, machine-stitch close to the zipper teeth; press seam toward E. Topstitch close to the fold.

Figure 2

2. Referring to Figure 2b, repeat step 1, with the remaining E rectangle stitched to the opposite side of the zipper, making sure the sides of the E rectangles are aligned.

3. Trim the zipper unit to 7 × 7 if needed, but DO NOT cut the ends of the zipper yet.

4. Referring to Figure 3, partially open the zipper to retain the zipper pull then pin the zipper unit and a B square together, both right sides up with the zipper ends hanging free at the top and bottom. Machine-baste around the outside edge, reinforcing the stitching over the zipper ends and then trim the zipper ends to complete the zipper section.

Figure 3

Completing the Scissors & Needle-Holder Section

1. Trace the scissors holder shape on the wrong side of one J rectangle.

2. Referring to Figure 4, position the J rectangles right sides together and pin them on the I batting rectangle with the marked J on top. Stitch around the curved edge of the design, leaving the straight edge open. Cut the shape out ⅛" outside the design and turn right side out.