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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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cover other than that in which it is published and

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

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Welcome

Helen xx

September brings the turning of the year as the

seasons change once more and we enjoy that

magical time when late summer fades gently into the

autumn. Theres a change in the atmosphere, as we

wake to a feeling of crispness in the air, an the light

seems somehow clearer and sharper. There are

rosehips in the hedgerows and the swallows time

with us is nearly over as they begin to flock together for their journey to the south.

But as well as a time of ending, September is a time for new beginnings as we

cast off our summertime sloth and discover a renewed enthusiasm for stitching,crafting and creating.

This month youll find your magazine has some new goodies to enjoy as my

daughter Rosie has joined Bustle & Sew HQ bringing with her lots of ideas to

make it more than just a sewing mag. Im particularly looking forward to trying

my hand at Cinnamon and Nutella Muffins from Rachel at Sunday Baking(page

21) - definitely a case of Do more of what makes you happy - this months hoop

art on page 7.

One aspect of life that never changes - for me any way - is that September is the

time when I first start to plan my Christmas projects. The last two patterns in thismonths issue are the first of my new designs for Christmas 2014 and I do hope

youll like them.

But Christmas is still a long way off and hopefully therell be lots more warm and

sunny weather to enjoy before then - so dont forget to take your stitching outside

while you still can!

Back next time with some warm and woolly projects for you.

Until then happy stitching!

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When youre having trouble getting your needle to come up in just the

right spot for example when working extremely small stitches or when

the canvas is already quite crowded and you cant see well or stitchwithout catching other threads accidentally insert the needle in from the

front of your work so you can see exactly where youre putting it and

wiggle it around for a moment. Then take it back out again without making

a stitch. When you remove it the hole youve made will stay open long

enough for you to take the needle round to the back again and push it

up through the hole easily in the exact right spot.
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ContentsSeptembers Stitching Tip Page 4

September Almanac Page 6

What Makes You Happy Hoop Page 7

A Nice Cup of Tea Page 9

Sleepy Fox Tea Cosy Page 11

Zip it Up! Page 14

Favourite Five - Teapots Page 16

Appley Dappley Cushion Cover Page 17

By Candlelight Page 19

Star Baker Page 20

Cinnamon & Nutella Muffins Page 21

Look! Washi Tape Flags Page 22

September House Pin Cushion Page 23

Poetry Corner Page 29

American Quilting: Blocks & Bees Page 30

Look! Mouse Celebration Cake Page 32

Winter Penguin Softie Page 33

Sewing with Metallic Threads Page 36

Woodland Friends Hoops Page 37

Tutti Fruity Shopping Choices Page 40

Septembers Favourite Blogs Page 42

Templates Page 43

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September brings the turning of the year

once more as summer draws to a close and

autumn is just around the corner. The

children return to school and life takes on

a new tempo after the fun and frivolity of thesummer holidays. The word

comes from the Latin and its use

in English dates back to the 14th century.

In the USA is preferred and this term

appears in 16th century texts in the longer

phrase fall of the leaf which was eventually

shortened to fall.

The most important event in September is

of course the gathering of the harvest, andHarvest Festival services are held in

churches across the country. There are

many different historic rituals to accompany

the final act of finishing the grain harvest.

It was common for the cutting of the last

sheaf to be accompanied by a triumphant

shout, known as Crying the Neck and in

many areas it would then be crafted into a

doll known as a Kern Doll or Harvest Queen.

This has been revived in recent times in thecraft of making corn dollies.

As well as cultivated crops there is a natural

harvest in the hedgerows at this time of

year. Blackberries are tasty and abundant,

but its considered to be extremely bad luck

to pick them late in the season - the final

date for picking is Michaelmas, 29

September because after this time the Devil

will have spoiled them. Michaelmas itself is

the feast day of St Michael and All Angelsand is one of the four days on which

quarterly rents are paid.

There is an old tradition of serving goose

for dinner at Michaelmas which may have

its roots in the practice of giving ones

landlord such a bird as a gift. It was also

thought that eating goose on Michaelmas

Day would bring financial prosperity in the

year ahead. The geese were fattened forthe table by allowing them to glean fallen

grain on the stubble fields after the harvest.

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I dont know for certain - but I

suspect if youre reading this

then you are probably just like

me - and an afternoon spent

with your sewing machine and

some lovely fabric, or hoop and

floss is definitely one of thethings that makes you happy!

This design would make a great

addition to any workroom wall,

or a gift for a similarly-minded

friend. Simple applique,

machine and hand stitching all

Materials 12 square light pink check

background fabric (I used part of an

Ikea tea towel!)

Scraps of lime green dotty fabric for

sewing machine and blue floral fabrics

for fabric and heart

DMC stranded cotton floss in colours154, 335, 597, 602, 718, 726, 907

and 3849

Small (approx ) white button

Black and a light coloured thread

Bondaweb

Temporary fabric marker

Embroidery foot for sewing machine

Method

Transfer the design to the centre of

your fabric using the method of your

choice. The pattern is given full size

and also reversed to help you do this.

Using the reversed template trace off

the shapes for the sewing machine,

heart and fabric to the paper side of

the Bondaweb and cut out roughly.

Fuse to the reverse of your printed

What Makes

You Happy

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Method

Cut out all pieces using the templates which

are provided actual size.

1 2

3 4

fabric and cut out along lines. Peel

off paper backing, position shapes on

design using your transfer lines as a

guide and press into place with a hot

iron.

Draw the fold lines on the fabric with

your temporary marker pen.

Fit embroidery foot to your sewing

machine and drop the feed dogs.

With black thread in your needle anda lighter colour in your bobbin (to

have both black gives a very solid

harsh line) go around the edges of

your applique shapes twice. Dont be

too neat, you want a sort of scribbled

effect. Stitch folds in fabric in the

same way and erase temporary lines.

Now draw in the markings on your

sewing machine with your temporary

pen using the templates as a guide.Stitch design according to stitch

guide above using two strands of

floss throughout.

The sewing machine table is worked

in satin stitch with a line of running

stitch worked lengthways when this is

complete.

The letters for the word HAPPY are

made up of a mixture of French

knots, running stitch and chain stitch

as follows:

From the bottom upwards:

French knot 718

French knot 907

Straight stitch 726

French knot 597

Two chain stitches 154

French knot 597

Please note, I have given the floss

colours I used and that worked well with

my fabric. You may need to alter and

adapt these if you are using different

colours - just remember to keep a good

balance between pale and darker, warm

and cooler colours when you are

choosing your flosses.

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A Nice Cup of Tea

Enjoying a nice cuppa - the quintessentially

English solution to any problem is to put the

kettle on. Who can forget those photos of

bombed-out evacuees sitting amid therubble, cuppa in hand during WW2. But the

history of tea goes back much, much further

than that

Legend credits the Chinese Emperor Shen

Nung (28th century BC) with the discovery

of tea. He had observed that boiling water

before drinking it seemed to protect

people from disease so always insisted on

this. One day, whilst travelling, he

stopped for a rest and his servants

gathered branches from a nearby

evergreen bush to build a fire to boil his

water. A passing breeze blew some

leaves from the bush into the boiling pot,

and soon a delightful aroma arose.

Intrigued the emperor drank some of the

brew, and finding it delicious ordered his

servants to gather leaves from the bush

to take back to his palace.

News of this discovery quickly spread

throughout the land and soon everyone in

China was drinking tea. Gradually over

time the knowledge and love of tea spread

to other parts of the Orient, and then

westwards with the first Portuguese and

Dutch traders.

Tea first reached England in around 1660

and was served first in public coffeehouses and outdoor tea gardens, then

later in peoples homes. It was very

expensive - hence the invention of the

lockable tea caddy to prevent your

servants from trying your precious leaves.

Tea was also popular in the American

Colonies. So much so that when King

George III decided to use tea as a source

of revenue and raise the import tax on tea

sent to the Colonies, the independent-

minded Americans rebelled. The Boston

Tea Party of 1773

when colonists

dressed in Native

American clothing

dumped a cargo of

tea into Boston

Harbour is one of

the events that launched the fight for

independence.

Anna, Duchess of Bedford (1783-1857) iscredited with introducing afternoon tea in

England. In those days people used to

eat a large, heavy breakfast, a late dinner

or supper and not a great deal in between.

Towards the middle of each afternoon

Anna used to feel a sinking feeling which

she remedied by dining in her boudoir on

tea, cakes and biscuits at around four

oclock in the afternoon. Soon others

followed her example and in just a fewyears the custom of taking tea in the

afternoon had become well established.

At first it was limited to the wealthy upper-

classes, but eventually became so popular

that tea shops and tea rooms began to

open to cater to the general public.

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By the turn of the century tea-time had

acquired the formal etiquette we are

familiar with today. The tea service was

silver or china whilst fine linens were used

for napkins and tea cloths. The tea itself

was from India or Ceylon (now Sri Lanka),then parts of the British Empire. And with

the tea you were served plates of dainty

sandwiches, scones with jam and/or

clotted cream, cinnamon toast and other

such delicious foods. Yum!

The United States can also claim two very

important contributions to the world of tea

drinking, both dating to the early 20th

century. In 1904 visitors to the Louisiana

Purchase Exposition in St Louis were

overwhelmed by the heat and not at all

enthusiastic about the hot beverage

offered by Indian tea growers. An

Englishman named Richard Blechynden,

who represented these growers, tried

pouring tea over ice to try to tempt these

visitors. The result was, of course, iced

tea, which now accounts for 80% of teadrunk in the USA. The other contribution

was the idea of an American tea merchant

named Thomas Sullivan who began to

provide samples to his customers in small

silk pouches. These customers soon

discovered that the pouches could be put

directly (and very conveniently) into their

teapots, and soon orders were pouring in

for tea packaged in those little bags.

Before long, teabags had become themost popular method of packaging tea -

dunked in a mug and enjoyed by millions

worldwide!

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In September as the leaves

begin to change colour, almost

imperceptibly at first, my

thoughts turn away from the

beach towards the woods

and so the idea for my Sleepy

Fox Tea Cosy was born on one

of these long woodland walks.

This cosy uses really easy

machine applique, and Ive

included instructions for

measuring your teapot so you

can make your cosy the perfect

size. The instructions are for a

cosy measuring 9 across the

Materials

Two 12 squares of green medium-

weight fabric for the exterior

Two 12 squares of medium or

quilting weight fabric for the lining I

used a pre-quilted fabric for my

cosy, but you can add a batting

layer or even use old woollen

blanket pieces that have been well

washed and shrunk if you prefer.

12 square fox coloured wool blend

felt or woollen fabric (pre-wash if

youre worried about shrinkage)

8 square cream felt

black, brown or dark grey button

for nose

Bondaweb

Black and a lighter coloured thread

for your machine,

Embroidery foot

Temporary fabric marker pen

Sleepy Fox Tea

Cosy

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Measuring your Pot

Its easy to change the dimensions. If you

are making for a different sized pot, thenplease follow the directions below to

determine the size of your cosy

First measure yourteapots circumferenc

e by wrapping a tape measure around the

entire pot,handle and spout included.

Divide this figure in half to determine the

width of each flat piece, and then add on

1 for seam allowances and ease.

Next measure over the top of your teapot.

Start at the table on one side, pull your tape

measure up and over the lid and downto

the table on the other side. Again divide

your result by two, but this time add 3(your pot will need room tobreathe!) ?

Use these measurements to create the

template for your sleepy fox tea cosy - in

this example it will measure 11 wide x

11 tall to the top of the roof.

Method

Exterior

1 2

3 4

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The invention of the modern zip fastener or

zipper was a long process involving several

different people. It began in the mid-19th

century when the inventor Elias Howe

developed a device with the zippy (sorry!)

name of the "Automatic Continuous

Clothing Closure." It was intended to be

used in a similar way to the modern zipper,

but it worked differently, having individual

clasps that had to be joined manually

before it could be pulled shut with a string.

This device was never adopted

commercially, possibly because Howe

didn't seriously try to market it - he was

busy promoting his other invention, the

sewing machine! It wasn't until the 1890'sthat Whitcomb Judson marketed a "Clasp

Locker" which was a sort of hook-and-eye

shoe fastener for shoes. Judson founded

the Universal Fastener Company to

produce his new device which debuted

without much success at the 1893 World

Fair in Chicago.

The modern zipper was eventually

developed in 1913 by Gideon Sundback,who worked at the Universal Fastener

Company in Hoboken, New Jersey. He

received a patent for his "Separable

Fastener" in 1917. Sundback's design

increased the number of fastening

elements to 10 per inch and included two

rows of interlocking teeth that would latch

together with the help of a slider. His design

was the first fastener to resemble what we

now know as a zipper. Sundback's first

customer was the US army that used thesefasteners in their clothing and battle gears

during World War I. At first the soldiers

didn't know how the fasteners worked and

so they came with "Using instructions."

The name "Zipper" was coined by B F

Goodrich who ordered 150,000 of these

for his new product - rubber galoshes

(rubber boots). With Sundback's fasteners

these galoshes could be fastened with asingle zip of hand and from its sound zzzip,

the name zip was coined.

From boots zippers moved on to fasten

tobacco pouches but that the extent of

their use until 1930 when a sales campaign

featuring children's clothing with zippers

launched the zipper into the garment

industry. The campaign promoted the

zipper as a self-reliant aid for making kids

independent in wearing their dresses.Meanwhile the zip industry also pushed a

concept called "gaposis" - an imaginary

complaint caused by ill-fitting clothes which

let light and air (and eyes) in on the body

underneath. Zips were promoted as the

cure for this supposedly unsightly condition.

In 1937, the zipper beat the button in

popularity in the "Battle of the Fly" when

French fashion designers started to usezippers in men's trousers. At the same

time Esquire magazine declared the zipper

as "Newest tailoring idea for men." After a

long and rocky start the zipper was here to

stay!

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Zip it up!

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This is a quick, easy and fun

machine applique design

inspired by the apples falling

from the trees in my garden in

the autumn

Choose some of your most

favourite and funkiest red andgreen fabrics to create a

cheerful seasonal design. I

turned my panel into a cushion

cover - but it would look great

on the wall too, perhaps with

the names of some varieties of

apple embroidered beneath

each one

Materials

One 16 square piece of natural

coloured medium weight fabric

Two 12 x 16 rectangles of the

same fabric

Scraps of red or red-mix fabric for

the apples. Youll need enough for 9

apples, each measuring 3 across.

Scraps of green fabric for the leaves

- each leaf measures 1 long x

wide.

Very small amount of dark brown felt

for apple pips and stems.

3 square cream fabric for inside

of one apple

Black and cream thread for your

sewing machine

Bondaweb

Temporary fabric marker

Embroidery foot for your sewing

machine.

16 square cushion pad

Appley Dappley

Cushion Cover

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Method

Front Panel Fold your 16 square of fabric into thre

each way and press lightly (not too firmly

as you want the creases to press out at

the end). Open it out so you have a 3 x

3 grid. This will be your guide for

positioning your apples.

Using the template provided trace 9

apple shapes onto the paper side of your

Bondaweb. Cut out roughly and fuse tothe reverse of your apple fabric. Cut out

shapes, peel off paper backing and

position (but dont secure just yet).

Repeat with leaves and stalks (note the

sixth apple - the leaf and stalk are

reversed). Position the outer apples

slightly towards the inside of their

squares to allow for your seam

allowance. When youre happy with the

colour combinations and positioning of

your shapes, press to fuse in place using

a hot iron to protect your work.

Fit the embroidery foot to your sewing

machine and drop the feed dogs. With

black thread in the needle and cream in

the bobbin (black in both makes a very

harsh, dark line) go around the edges

twice and indicate shading at side of

apple (1) for every apple except the sixth.

Cut out, position and fuse the cream

inner of apple six in the same way. With

your temporary fabric marker pen draw

in the lines for pip and core and then

stitch over them with black thread.

Position and applique pips - fiddly but

worth doing. Finally change thread in

needle to cream and stitch around apple

inside once (2).

Remove marker lines and press on

reverse.

Assemble Cover

Hem one long edge on each of your

rectangles. Place your front panel right

sie up on a clean flat surface, then place

your back panels right side down on top,

lining up the sides so they overlap in thecentre. Stitch around edges. Clip

corners and finish seams.

Turn right side out and press. Insesrt

pad. Finished.

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By Candlelight During September the seemingly never-ending

days of summer give way to a change in the air.

The days shorten rapidly and its time to have

your chimney swept, check your log supply andbring out candles to lend a mellow glow to

evenings increasingly spent indoors again.

The soft light of a candle brings beauty to a room

and is flattering to the skin, but its romantic

connotations are not without risks. Choose

neither women nor linen by candlelight runs the

old country wisdom - to which list I would

definitely add floss colours! But did you know

that if you place new candles in the freezer for a

few hours theyll burn for longer? And anothergood tip is to dip the end of your candle into very

hot water to soften it before putting it into your

candlestick - heating it with a match marks it

black. If the holder is too loose, then wrap the

end of your candle in adhesive tape.

To remove wax drips from metal

candlesticks simply place them in the

freezer for an hour or two and youll

find the wax will peel away easily. Use

a hairdryer to melt away any remaining

wax. For china candlesticks, remove

the excess with a blunt knife then

place in the microwave on full power

for a minute or two (be sure to keep a

close eye on them) to soften the

remaining wax which you can then rub

off easily with your fingertips.

If you accidentally drip wax on your carpe

then let it harden. Gently scrape off what y

can without damaging the pile. Then set yo

iron to warm and blot the rest of the wthrough absorbent kitchen paper and ke

changing it until all traces of the wax ha

vanished.

As you might expect from something tha

been around for perhaps as long as 5,0

years, there are many superstitio

surrounding the humble candle.

is to assist an evil perso

while th

the enterprise isnt worth your labour expenditure. To

is to be wasteful or extravagant - or

stay up late and get up early!

How far that little candle throwsits beams! So shines a good deed

in a naughty world.

William Shakespeare The Merchantof Venice 1596

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Ingredients

150g unsalted butter,

softened to room temperature200g granulated sugar2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

240g milk420g white whole wheat flour

3 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon ground cinnamon teaspoon ground nutmeg1 teaspoon salt

12 teaspoons Nutella

Method Preheat the oven to 220C Spray a muffin tin with cake

release spray and set aside (Youcan use muffin cases if you

prefer) Using an electric mixer cream the

butter and sugar together on amedium speed

Slowly mix in the egg, vanillaextract and milk

Stir in the flour, baking powder,

cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.

Spoon 1 heaped tablespoon of

muffin mix into each muffin holein the tray. Layer with 1 tspNutella in the centre and then top

with another teaspoon of muffinmix.

Bake at 220 C for 5 minutes Leave the muffins in the oven and

reduce the oven to 180C. Bakefor a further 13-15 minutes until askewer inserted into the middle

comes out clean. Allow the muffins to cool for

about 5 minutes. While the muffins are cooling,

make the sugar coating

Ingredients for the sugar coating 50g granulated sugar 2 tsp ground cinnamon 3 tbsp butter

Method Melt the butter for about 30

seconds in the microwave (untilfully melted)

In a separate small bowl, stirtogether the sugar and cinnamon

Cinammon & Nutella Muffins

Dip the top of each muffin

into the melted butter anddip into the sugar mixture make sure each muffin is

well coated. Leave to cool on a cooling

rack.

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Pretty up your parcels with these delightfulwashi tape flags. So quick and easy to make,your parcels will be looking lovely in next tono time!

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September House

Pin CushionIf youre like me and always

mislaying all those vital pieces

of sewing equipment you

need to make the perfect

project - or nothing is ever to

hand when you need it - thenyoull love this little cottage

pin cushion. In fact to call it

a pin cushion is misleading as

its so much more than that

with space to store needles,

scissors and tape measure

too.

Measures 6 x 5 x 3

Materials

12 x 18 medium weight pink

check fabric

6 square wide blue stripe fabric

6 square Provence Rose fabric

Scraps of coloured fabric forapplique

9 square green felt

Stranded cotton floss in blue, dark

brown, pink, red and green

Two buttons

2 sheets (A4 or Letter size) of light

weight cardstock

Beach pebbles/rice/polybeads to

weight base

Toy stuffing

Bondaweb

Black and cream thread


Embroidery foot for your sewing

machine.

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Method

From your pink check fabric cut out:

Two 3 x 5 rectangles (front

and back of cottage)

Two cottage sides (see templates

for measurements)

Two 3 x 4 rectangles for side

pockets

Turn over twice along one of the

shorter sides of your pocket rectangles,

press and machine stitch. This will be

the finished, top edge of your side

pockets.

To prevent fraying machine zig zag

stitch along all the raw edges of the

pink check pieces. Use cream thread -

this stitching will be covered when you

join the pieces together.

Using the templates (actual size) trace

the applique shapes onto the paper

side of your Bondaweb. Cut out

roughly and then fuse to the reverse of

your fabric scraps. Cut out and then

position on your rectangles using the

templates and photographs as a guide.Fuse into place when youre happy with

the positioning.

Draw in the washing line with your

temporary fabric marker pen.

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Fit the embroidery foot to your sewing

machine and drop the feed dogs.

With black thread in your needle and

cream in the bobbin stitch twice

around the edge of each shape in a

sort of scribbled fashion (not too neat!).

Stitch the washing line and work

crosses over the windows (see

photographs for guide) to represent

panes.

With your temporary fabric marker pen

draw in the rambling rose and apples

on the tree. Using two strands of floss

work the rose stem in dark brown back

stitch, the leaves in green straightstitch and the roses are pink french

knots. The apples on the tree are red

satin stitch.

Remove marker pen lines and press on

reverse. Sew buttons on doors.

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Place the side pockets on top of the

house sides aligning bases and

machine stitch down sides and along

base.

Youre now going to assemble the bottompart of the house. You need to cut walls

and base from card. This will give the

walls some strength and rigidity - ensuring

that they will be slightly curvy when you

stuff the house, but not too rounded.

From your card cut the same shapes

you did for the pink check fabric, but

1/4 smaller all the way round. Also

cut a 5 x 3 rectangle for the base.

Cut a 5 x 3 rectangle from your

green felt.

Stitch the four house pieces together

along their side seams. Work with

wrong sides together and use two

strands of blue embroidery floss. Work

half cross stitch in one direction, then

back again the other way to complete

the stitch and make a nice strong

seam. Attach base in the same way.

Push cardboard rectangle into the

base, add a little stuffing, then your

pebbles/rice/polybeads if using. Stuff

the house lightly.

Push the card shapes down the sides

of the house between the fabric and

stuffing making sure you push them

right down into the corners. The

stuffing will hold them in place.

Put your house to one side while you

work on the roof.

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Cut a 2 x 3 rectangle of pink check

fabric. Fold the sides to the centre

lengthways and then again to cover raw

edges. Fold in half crossways and press- this will be your chimney.

Cut two 3 x 5 rectangles from your

blue stripe fabric and two 3 x 5

rectangles from your Provence Rose

fabric.

Place one blue stripe and one Provence

Rose rectangle right sides together.

Machine zigzag stitch around 2 short

and one long sides, then work crossstitch over the top. This will be the lifting

flap of your roof.

Cut a 2 x 3 rectangle from your

green felt (use pinking shears if you have

them for a decorative finish).

Take the other rectangle of blue stripe

fabric and machine zig zag around two

short and one long edge in the same

way. Attach the green felt to the centreof this rectangle by machining down the

centre (1).

Place the two pieces together - the roof

bottom with the needle book attached

and the top roof flap and machine alon

the unfinished long edge. Then zigza

along this edge for extra strength and t

prevent fraying.

Take the second Provence Ros

rectangle and machine zig zag all aroun

the edges. This is the back of the roof

Place the roof front and back togethe

and insert the chimney at the top edge

Machine stitch all the way along the to

edge, then finish with a decorative cros

stitch as before.

Finally attach your roof to the bottom pa

of your house using cross stitch and tw

strands of blue floss as before. Finis

stuffing as you go - your house shoul

be quite firmly stuffed and make sure a

your pieces of card are properly pushe

down before you close the final seam.

Your house is now complete.

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Last Days of Summer ..

Tis the last rose of summer

Left blooming alone;

All her lovely companionsAre faded and gone;

No flower of her kindred,

No rosebud is nigh,

To reflect back her blushes,,

To give sigh for sigh.

Thomas Moore The L

Rose of Summer.

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Last time we left our little history of quilting at

an exciting time as we briefly visited the Boston

Tea Party. We learned that at this time taxes

were so punitive that a length of fabric in the

Colonies cost around four times as much as

it did in England and that an additional tax had

to be paid by anyone using a spinning wheel

or loom at home. Clearly this was a bad thing

in most ways, but the cost and scarcity of

fabric was a massively important factor in

developing the skills of patchwork design.

Once the colonial woman could afford towaste just a little fabric, she began to cut up

her carefully hoarded resources into attractive

shapes to create patterns in her quilts rather

than just a sea of irregular shapes in her

practical, but not always very attractive, crazy

quilts.

This was all very well, but it wasnt always

practical or even possible to sit around sewing

little pieces onto the edges of large quilt tops

to form pretty patterns. And so the idea was

born of creating the quilt top not piece by

piece in its entirety, but rather in smaller, easily

managed, lap-sized blocks which were pieced

separately and then joined together to form

the quilt top.

From these two innovations - the idea of

patchwork patterns and building your quilt

from blocks - came the single most important

characteristic of American patchwork; a

design created within a single block which is

repeated to make an overall pattern in the quilt

top.

The first, and simplest, of these blocks were

either created from four or nine patches - suchas Checkerboard

These early examples were also used and

recycled so that almost none have survived.

We only know what they look likes as their

A Little History of American Quilting

Part Two: Blocks and Bees

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patterns were named and loved and passed

down through generations of quilters until the

present day.

Of course making the tops was just part of the

quilt and just as important was the process of

making the fabric and batting sandwich and

quilting the layers together. For women in

isolated rural communities the quilting partywas an occasion of great importance. Life

was too hard and filled with work to be done

to allow much spare time for socialising and

people often only left their homes for church

or if there was a communal job of work to be

done, such as barn raisings or harvest time.

On these occasions the colonial woman would

have dressed in probably her oldest clothes,

arrived at day break, cooked for a large

number of people and gone to bed totally

exhausted. But the quilting bee gave these

women a chance to dress up a little, spend

the day with her friends and work at something

not only useful, but attractive and long-lasting

too.

Its easy to imagine how looked forward to

these quilting bees would have been. Women

were isolated with only men and children for

company throughout the long cold winter

months and the chance to meet with herfriends for a day of congenial activity, with lots

of gossip must have been very eagerly

anticipated. Children were taught to sew very

early and by the time she was old enough to

be married an girl was expected to have

finished a dozen quilt tops for her hope chest.

When she became engaged she invited he

friends and family to a party to quilt these top

and plan a special bride quilt that theyd a

work on together. This quilt would have bee

appliqued with hearts and lovers knots and a

other sorts of good luck symbols.

These quilts really meant something to the

makers as marriage wasnt just a dream focolonial girls, but a necessity. Not to mar

would have been considered a disaster - gir

planned and prayed for it and certain

wouldnt have tempted fate by sewing thes

lovers symbols onto their quilts before the

were entitled to do so.

Next month the final instalment:

Superstition and Status

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Look!a lovely idea

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Celebration CakeBunting

Turn your cake into a celebration withthese cute little mice and their pretty

cake bunting.Image: http://bustleandsew.com/tutorials/never-trust-a-

mouse/
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Everybody loves a penguin at

Christmas time - their wobbly gait

and plump bodies make them an

irresistible addition to our seasonal

decorations.

This little fellow measures just over

6 tall and is wearing a very cosyscarf and hat cut from an old

woollen jumper. Hes weighted

with a beach pebble to make sure

he doesnt wobble and fall down.

The construction of this softie is

really easy - but you do need to

follow the instructions carefully as

there are darts as well as seams

to stitch.

Materials

8 square black or charcoal grey

wool blend felt

6 square cream or white felt

Scraps of golden felt

Two small black spherical beads

Two black buttons

Stranded cotton floss in black,

cream, pale pink and gold

4 cut from bottom of sleeve of old

jumper (for his hat)

14 x 2 strip of old jumper for scarf

Toy stuffing

3 square lightweight card (eg from

cereal packet)

Cream and black thread for stitching

darts

Pebble/polybeads/rice to weight

base (optional)

Winter Penguin

Softie

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Method

Cut out all pieces using the templates

which are provided actual size.

1 2

3 4

Notes

Seam allowances are less than and

are included in templates.

Darts are joined with right sides together

and a short stab stitch using all-purposethread. Alternatively you can machine

sew the darts.

Body seams are joined with wrong sides

together. With two strands of floss work

half cross stitch in one direction then

return in the other direction to complete

the stitch. This makes a nice strong

decorative seam.

Stuff with small pieces of stuffing

pushing firmly into small places (do not

over stuff or this will distort the shape).

Method

Cut all pieces as shown on the full

size templates.

Stitch darts indicated on

construction diagram above.

Join upper and lower beak pieces

with gold floss matching B to B and

stuff lightly.

Join head pieces from A to B with

cream floss, then insert gusset

joining from C towards B with black

floss. It wont quite reach B, there is

a small space for you to insert the

beak and stitch into place. Stuff

head lightly

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Join body sides at back from F to E

and then insert chest piece - all with

black floss.

Join head and body pieces at neck.

Finish stuffing head and stuff body,

inserting pebble towards base.

Attach felt base, slipping cardboard

circle inside before closing seam.

Stitch feet to base.

Sew eyes into place (test positioning

with glass-headed pins first) and add

a few small stitches in pink floss for

cheeks.

Gather top of your sleeve piece for

top of hat and attach pompom. Turnup cuff for bottom of hat, place on

head and secure with a few invisible

stitches.

Wrap and tie scarf around neck to

cover seam. FINISHED!

Some seasonal vintageloveliness for you

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Using Metallic ThreadsAs I begin my Christmas designs, I face once again

the challenge of working with metallic threads. Heres

some tips to make this a little easier

Article by Jean Leeming

Using metallic thread can be frustrating asit splits, frays, tangles and snags. This does

not make it the most relaxing experience

which is how stitching is supposed to be.

There are a variety of metallic threads on

the market from all the major

manufacturers of cotton embroidery

threads and it is important to purchase the

appropriate type for your project. They are

packaged in different ways - some are on

bobbins and others in skeins as normalembroidery threads. Not only are you able

to buy single stranded thread but there are

some that are in strands or ply so you can

choose the amount of strands needed.

Why does this thread split, fray, tangle and

snag? This is because it is a fragile thread

and prone to friction as it is pulled through

the fabric. This weakens the thread causing

it to fray and eventually will break. It is

important that when stitching a little morecare is taken.

Using one strand of embroidery thread and

a length of blending filament helps to

strengthen the thread. This also gives a hint

of sparkle in a project rather than a glare

of metal. Metallic threads can enhance

a design even if it is only a few scatteredstitches over the whole project.

Using shorter lengths than normal

embroidery threads helps. An ideal

length for normal thread is eighteen

inches so for metallic use twelve or

fifteen inches.

Using a needle with a larger eye to

open the holes of the fabric will

reduce friction.

Cross stitches should be worked in

two movements up through one hole

and down the next hole.

Use a thread conditioner prevents

fraying and tangling. Use a

proprietary brand or perhaps try

some beeswax.

There will never be an easy way to stitchwith metallic thread but reducing the

frustration of stitching with it will make

the experience more enjoyable.

http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jean_Leeming

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Woodland Friends

Christmas HoopsThe first part of my series of six

little embroidery hoops for the

festive season. Inspired by the

trend for selfies, the owl, deer

and robin have posed for their

Christmas pictures!

I used 3 hoops, but you could

resize the pattern if you wished.

The appliques really easy

though the embroidery is

probably more for an

intermediate level stitcher as Ive

used turkey stitch and chain

stitch worked in two colours.

Materials

3 x 5 squares of medium weight

blue dotty fabric for background

Scraps of natural coloured fabric for

the animal bodies

Scraps of coloured fabric for thedetails.

Stranded cotton floss in yellow, blue,

pink, red, dark brown, black and

metallic gold. Also a colour that

matches the natural coloured fabric

youre using for their bodies.

Three x 3 embroidery hoops

(optionally painted white)


Bondaweb

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Lemons Tea Towel,Maiden

(www.maidenshop.com)

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Lili Strawberry Tshirt by SoftGallery, The Kid Who(www.thekidwho.eu)

Watermelon Lamp, Heico(www.littleville.com.au)

Pineapple Lamp, Heic

(www.littleville.com.au

Linen Cushion, Annabel James(www.annabeljames.co.uk)

Autumn Apples Greetings Cards,

Free Spirit Designs(www.freespiritdesigns.co.uk)

Pineapple Clutch, Blue Bungalow(www.bluebungalow.com.au)

Tutti Fruity!Add a touch of

tropical to yourhomewith these gorgeous

accessories

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Sew Sweet Violet is such a pretty quilting

blog, full of delicious eye candy ..

http://sewsweetviolet.blogspot.co.uk

I cant crochet very well, but Lucys blog is

simply so inspiring, perhaps one day Ill do

better . http://attic24.typepad.com/

If youre looking for a little English whimsy,

and a lot of vintage goodies, look no

further .

http://tedandbunny.blogspot.co.uk/

Indeed, yes I am Sew in Love with this

blog - Elizabeths stitching is amazing!

http://sew-in-love.blogspot.co.uk/

And finally. Septembers favourite blogs
http://sewsweetviolet.blogspot.co.uk/http://attic24.typepad.com/http://tedandbunny.blogspot.co.uk/http://sew-in-love.blogspot.co.uk/http://sew-in-love.blogspot.co.uk/http://tedandbunny.blogspot.co.uk/http://attic24.typepad.com/http://sewsweetviolet.blogspot.co.uk/

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What Makes You Happy

Templates are given actual size and reversed. This is to suit your preferred

method of transfer and also use the reversed pattern to trace your applique

shapes onto the paper side of your Bondaweb.

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Sleepy Fox Tea Cosy

The template is given actual size to fit my teapot (see full instructions for

measuring your own pot on page 12). It is reversed for tracing onto the paper

side of your Bondaweb and I have also included a right way round smaller

version for reference when placing your applique shapes.

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The fox template is given reversed for tracing

onto Bondaweb and actual size to make my

cosy. You will need to join the three parts

together and they overlap to make this easier.

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Complete template to use for resizing or as reference when placing

your applique pieces.

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Appley Dappley Cushion Cover

Pattern on page 11

The template is given actual size

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Penguin Softie

The templates are given actual size to make my penguin, but you can enlarge

to any size you want. I wouldnt go too much smaller though as the seams

will become rather fiddly.

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Woodland Christmas Friends Hoops

The transfers are given actual size to fit 3 hoops and also reversed to fit your

preferred method of transfer.

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