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14 DESIGNS FOR PATCHWORK & SEWING

Kaffe Fassett's Sew Artisan!

Created and produced in 2017

by Berry & Co (Publishing) Ltd 47 Crewys Road London NW2 2AU www.berrypublishing.co.uk Copyright © Berry & Co Publishing Ltd 2017 Designs by Kaffe Fassett copyright © Kaffe Fassett 2017 Designs by Janet Haigh and Ilaria Padovani (Heart Space Studios) copyright © Heart Space Studios 2017 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be recorded, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior permission in writing of the publisher.

Photography Steven Wooster Design Steven Wooster Technical editing Lin Clements Styling Kaffe Fassett Illustrations Janet Haigh Diagrams Heart Space Studios ISBN 978-0-9927968-6-0 Artisan fabrics from the Kaffe Fassett collection for FreeSpirit www.freespiritfabrics.com

contents introduction 4 painted pots throw 14, 48 kimono-style gown 16, 64 chain reaction quilt 18, 38 jazz placemats 20, 54 kantha cloth 22, 41 gerbera cushion 24, 44 kaftan 26, 56 mughal garden quilt 28, 42 blush patches throw 30, 48 zipper quilt 32, 50 windbreak 34, 68 play tent & cushion 36, 60 pillow bed 36, 58 fabric information 70 basic stitching 70 acknowledgments 71 stockists 72

Overleaf (pp 4-5): Page 4: Kantha stitched quilted cotton from Pakistan.

Page 5 (clockwise, from top left): Cotton and silk patchwork Indian bedspread; block-printed and kantha-stitched Indian bedspreads; patchwork kantha-stitched bedspreads from India; Ghanaian narrow strip woven tribal cloth.

kimono-style

This kimono-style gown design makes great use of the Japanese-inspired Raked printed fabric, but is also quilted, Kanthastyle, with long running stitches.

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gown

by J AN ET H AI G H ( H EAR T S PAC E S T U D I OS )

chain reaction This colourful, very graphic quilt is easy to make, using just squares on point and two sizes of triangles, in a mixture of batiks, prints and Shot Cottons.

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kaftan If you want to make a simple garment, then this kaftan designed by Janet Haigh is just the thing.

It is very versatile, and would make a great beach cover-up too. You need to fussy cut my Embroidered Flower Border print for the yoke, but the garment is essentially one piece of Gerbera print.

b y JAN ET HAIGH (HE A R T SPA CE STUD IO S)

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blush patches quilt This is a great beginner's quilt made from squares in a range of hot colours, bordered by a similarly hot-coloured Squiggle fabric. It would make a great picnic blanket too.

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play

tent &

pillow

This little play tent is great for young children, indoors or out.

It is made of four panels in different Artisan batik fabrics, supported on four wooden poles. b y ILARIA PADO VAN I (HE A R T SPA CE STUD IO S )

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bed

gerbera

cushion

SIZE 21in x 21in (53.3cm x 53.3cm) MATERIALS Patchwork fabrics PAINTed POTS Blue PWKF02 GERBERA Brown PWKF06

/4 yd (70 cm)

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/4 yd (70 cm)

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Backing and binding CHECKERBOARD PLAID IKAT 7 Blue WOKF03 /8 yd (80 cm) or 11/8 yd (1m) if piping cushion Batting Piece of batting 22 in x 22 in (56 cm x 56 cm) Machine quilting thread Piping (optional) Piping cord 21/2 yd (2.3m) CUTTING OUT Both fabrics are fussy cut (see opposite) into squares (so that a motif is centred in each square).

Gerbera Fussy cut 25 squares each 3 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in (9cm x 9cm).

Painted Pots Fussy cut 24 squares each 3 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in (9cm x 9cm). For the backing, cut 2 pieces 15 x 22 in (38 cm x 56 cm).

If binding the cushion, cut 3 strips 21/2 in (6.4 cm) x width of fabric. If piping it, cut 21/2 in (6.4 cm) wide strips on the bias and joined to make a length of at least 92 in (234 cm).

patterns, starting with a Gerbera square in Row 1, to create 7 squares in a row. In Row 2, start with a Paint Pots square. Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for 7 rows. Sew squares into rows. Sew the rows together.

ASSEMBLING THE CUSHION TOP Alternate the two different

FINISHING Place the cushion top RS up on the piece of batting and quilt

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as preferred. Cut and make up the two pieces of backing for an envelope cushion back from the Checkerboard Plaid Ikat backing fabric (see opposite). Assemble the envelope backing fabrics and the quilted cushion top as shown in figs 1 and 2. Then bind the edges using the backing fabric and/or pipe if desired (see page 70).

Fussy cutting For some designs, you need to cut out individual motifs from the fabric. The easiest way is to place a cardboard window mount of an appropriate size over the chosen motif and mark the area on the fabric with a water-soluble pen before cutting to size, adding 1/4 in (6mm) seam allowances all around. You can make your own window mount using a piece of card 2in (5cm) larger all around than the motif, and then cutting out the central piece of cardboard to create the window.

Envelope cushion backing This comprises two pieces of fabric that overlap at the centre of the cushion, to make a flap.

1 Cut two pieces of fabric. Each piece of fabric should measure three-quarters of the finished size of the cushion back plus seam allowances ( fig 1).

2 Make a 1/4 in (6mm) double hem on each piece of fabric where it overlaps to form the flap. With RS together, pin each flap to the cushion, so the pieces overlap. With a 1/2 in (12mm) seam allowance, pin all around the cushion and stitch in place.

Turn RS out and insert the cushion through the flap ( fig 2).

fig 1

fig 2

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fig 1

fig 2

ALTERNATIVE EDGING For a hemmed version of the mat, make a 6mm (1/4 in) fold of the raw edge of the backing fabric to the front, and repeat to make a double fold.

Repeat for the remaining sides. Pin and stitch with large running stitches, taking care to secure each corner carefully.

fig 3

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Kaffe Fassett's Sew Artisan has a range of 14 great projects showing how to mix his glorious new fabrics to great effect.