Chloe Tells You How... To Sew

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MORE THAN 30 THINGS TO MAKE, DO, AND SEW

Tells You How ...

To Sew

Author of

All Sewn Up

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© CICO Books 2014 Contents Introduction

6

Chloë Tells You How… to make a camera case

56

Chloë Tells You How… to make a child’s pinafore dress

8

Patchwork Quilt

60

Best Seat in the House

12

Felt Ball Garland

66

Reversible Collar

16

Raise the Curtain

68

The Breeding Bunnies part 1

18

Follow the Thread

72

Harvey the Rabbit

20

The Cockney Sparrow Makes a Dickory Dock

74

Funny Face Egg Warmers

24

Foxy Lady

80

Twiggy Makes Her Bed…

26

Chloë Tells You How… to make multi-purpose bows

84

Jammie Dodger Biscuits

32

She’s a Pinboard Wizard!

86

Lotto

34

The Breeding Bunnies part 2

90

Chloë Tells You How… to make a feather headdress

36

The Mop Tops!

92

Puzzles

40

Lend Me Your Ears!

96

Hoopla!

42

Strings and Needles

98

Face Warmer/Beard Protector

44

Come to Light

100

Chloë’s Got a Brand New Bag

46

Odsey Makes a Pillow

102

Fred Bear

50

Bertie Badger Smartens up a Suitcase

106

Puzzles

54

Throw For Points

108

Index Acknowledgments

143 144

Techniques Crafty Supplies Templates

110 114 115

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Funny face egg warmers Doris makes some tickety-boo cozies What you will need • Templates on page 140 • Tracing paper, pencil, and cardstock • Paper and fabric scissors • Red, white, and pink felt • Black and blue embroidery flosses (threads) • Scraps of fabric for the bow

2 She ponders for a while as she finishes her breakfast. Suddenly a spiffing idea pops into her head! She gathers some pieces of colored felt, and draws the shapes she will need (you can use the templates to help you).

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1 Doris has really been looking forward to her breakfast of boiled eggs and “facon” (fake bacon – Doris is a strict vegetarian). But as she tucks in, she is most perturbed to find that her eggs have already gone cold! “Oh bother!” she cries.

“What is a girl to do?”

3 She draws around the hair shape twice on red felt and cuts out the two pieces. Using sharp scissors, she cuts a curved V-shape slit in one hair shape to make a fringe. Then she cuts two faces from white felt in the same way, pins them together, and blanket stitches (see page 125) all the way around with matching thread. Using a pencil, she draws the features on one side of the face.

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Doris says...

Why not make a smiley-faced egg cozy for each member of your family? You can change the hair colour and hairstyle, add a moustache or beard for the boys, or even make them look like people you know!

4 Doris adds pink felt rosy cheeks with fabric glue. Then she sews around the cheeks and sews all the features—eyes, eyebrows, nostrils and lips— using a freehand machine embroidery foot and suitably colored thread. (You can do this by hand if you prefer.)

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5 Next, she slips the face under the V-shaped slit in the hair piece, lightly glues it in place and leaves it to dry. She pins the second hair shape to the back of the face and blanket stitches around the edge using matching thread, being sure to leave a big enough gap at the bottom for her eggs to fit through.

6 Finally she adds a bow to the hair (see page 36).

Doris makes a whole collection of egg-faced friends and is filled with glee. “Don’t they look tickety-boo?” she says happily.

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She ain’t no drag...

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Chloë’s got a Materials you will need • Templates on page XX • Wooden bag handles • Fusible fleece interfacing • Outer fabric, lining fabric, and fabric for pocket • A pile of fabric to cut segments and shapes from

1 Measure the opening in your bag handles and adjust the template to fit.

2 Iron the fleece interfacing onto the wrong side of your chosen outer fabric and cut the front and back pieces using your template. Cut two lining pieces and the fabric for the pocket.

3 Next, carefully cut out lots of different shapes from your bundle of fabric— flowers, swirls, paisley patterns and butterflies, or anything that catches your eye.

When you have a nice collection, position them on the front of the bag, glue them in place, and leave to dry.

4 Sew around your shapes in threads of your choice, using a free machine embroidery foot. You can use a straight stitch, zig-zag stitch, or any sort of stitch you like the look of!

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5 Next, fold the pocket fabric in half lengthwise, right sides together, and press. Put the standard presser foot back on your sewing machine and sew a straight stitch all the way around, using a ¼-in. (5-mm) seam allowance and leaving a 1½-in. (4-cm) gap for turning.

6 Clip the corners, then turn the pocket right side out. Fold the unstitched section of seam in on itself and press. Then topstitch along the top of the pocket, starting and finishing 3⁄8 in. (1 cm) in from each side edge.

7 Position the pocket on the front of one of the lining pieces, pin it in place, and stitch around the sides and the base, starting and ending at level with the topstitching lines from the previous step. Sew a line down the middle of the pocket from top to bottom, so that you have two sections.

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She’s a Pinb�ard Wizard!

For list makers and inspiration takers Materials you will need • Frame/vintage picture with no glass • Cork sheet the same size as your frame • Batting (wadding) • Base fabric (this won’t be seen) • Fabrics for appliqué • Templates on page XX • Ribbon • Appliqué foot

• Utility or craft knife • Tack lifter and pliers (optional) • Staple gun with staples no thicker than the backboard • Picture framing tape (optional) • Tracing paper (optional) • Double-sided tape (optional)

3 Choose fabrics for the background, thought bubble, hair, nails, face and arm, facial features, and sleeve.

4 Adjust the size of the template on page XX to fit your chosen frame, and cut out all your separate pieces from the fabrics.

Place them on the base fabric, leaving space around the edges of the design so that you can fold the base fabric over the edges of the backing board. Lightly glue everything in place, then draw on the facial features.

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1 If you’ve chosen a vintage

picture with no glass, begin by removing the picture and backing board from the frame by cutting the tape at the back with a utility or craft knife. If it has tacks, remove them with a tack lifter and pliers. If you’ve chosen a standard frame, remove the glass and backing board.

2 Use the backing board as a template to cut the cork sheet to size with sharp scissors. Cut the batting (wadding) the same size.

Now cut your base fabric 3 in. (7.5 cm) wider on all sides (you won’t see this fabric).

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Ever fancied trying your hand at sewing? What about dusting off those crafty skills you haven’t used since school? Well, now’s your chance!

Chloë Owens takes you on a crafting journey down memory lane, and welcomes you into her merry world of bobbins, buttons, and bundles of fabric, in a tongue-in-cheek tribute to jolly old comic-book annuals from days gone by.

Chloë Tells You How… to Sew will get you flexing your creative muscles and making something spiffing in no time!

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