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  • Lunch Bag and Wax Sandwich Wraps

    Project by Stephanie Marsh You will need: 1m main fabric ½ m contrasting (plain) fabric ½ m single sided iron on wadding 2m cord 1 cord stopper beeswax baking parchment/greaseproof paper Lunch bag Cut the following: Main Fabric 2 38cm x 17cm (main bag) 2 38cm x 30.5cm (lining) Contrasting Fabric 1 38cm x 29cm (base) 2 8cm x 30cm (handles) 4 38cm x 16cm (cover) Wadding 1 36cm x 16cm Use 1cm seam allowance through out unless stated. Instructions: 1. With right sides together sew the main bag pieces to either side of the base along the long sides. Press seams open. 2. Centrally place the wadding on the wrong side of the base/bag and iron in place. 3. From the right side top stitch 1cm away from both sides of the seam. 4. To make the handles press the pieces in half lengthways, wrong sides together. 5. Open out the handle piece and press the raw edges of the long edge to the centre, then fold in half enclosing the raw edges. Top stitch along the 2 long edges. 6. On the main bag mark the half way point on the 2 short edges, them mark 4cm either side. Place the handles at the marks, sew in place within the seam allowance. 7. Take 2 of the cover pieces, with right sides together stitch the long edge to the edge where you have placed the handles. Press the seam allowance toward the bag. 8. Take the lining pieces, right sides together, stitch along the long edge, leaving a gap of about 10cm for turning. Press the seam allowance open. 9. Take the 2 other cover pieces, with right sides together stitch the bag lining on the opposite sides to the seam. Press the seam allowance toward the bag. 10. With right sides together place the bag lining on top of the main bag. Stitch the two short edges. Press the seam allowance open. 11. Matching the base seams and cover seams, pin in place. 12. At both ends sugar bag the bottoms (base and lining) by cutting squares from all the corners, 7cm from the sides and 6.5cm from the bottom, see pic below. 13. Stitch the long edges together, leaving a 2cm gap at the seam where the covers join at the top, on the outer covers side. Press seams open. 14. Open out the cut outs of the corners and stitch across, matching seams on lining, to create the base of the bag, repeat on the lining. 15. Pull the bag right sides out through the gap left in the lining. Press. 16. Stitch the gap closed. 17. Push the lining and one of the covers back inside the bag. 18. Pin in place on the coves seam, topstitch 2cm from the edge. This creates the casing for the cord. 19. Push the covers inside the bag, pin in place and topstitch 1cm from the top of the bag. 20. Using a safety pin thread the cord through the casing. Thread both ends of the cord through the cord stopper. Tie the ends in tight knot. Pull the covers together and secure in place with the cord stopper. Wax Wraps Cut the following from the main fabric: 3 31cm square (using pinking shears if possible) 1. On the ironing board place a tea towel. 2. On top of the towel place a piece of parchment paper, bigger than 31cm square. 3. Grate the beeswax, 1 used a 58g block, which was big enough to make 3 31cm square wraps. 4. Place one of the squares of fabric, right side up on top of the parchment paper. Sprinkle some of the grated beeswax over the top. 5. Place another sheet of parchment paper on top of that. 6. Using a medium/hot iron melt the wax into the fabric square. Push the wax gently with the iron onto parts of that needs the wax. If there are parts that haven’t any wax lift up the top layer of parchment paper and sprinkle some more on. When all the fabric has was on carefully lift of the top parchment paper, then the fabric, please somewhere to cool. 7. Your wrap is ready to use. The heat from your hands with mould it to cover anything. To see more from Stephanie, follow her on Instagram @stephanie_j_marsh. Made by Stephanie Marsh for The Craft Cotton Co 2023.

  • Cat in the Hat Reading Cushion

    Project by Jo Eldred Fabric: Cat - Dr Seuss Books (2962-03) I made an Alternative Reading Cushion. I used 3 fabrics Inc 1 from the new Dr Seuss collection. To make the Hat: I took red and white cotton – cut them into 4inch strips and stitched them together into a 16inch sq. I made a template and cut out the shape of the hat, I stabilised it with Bosal and stitched Red Fabric RST leaving a small turning gap at the bottom of the hat. Once turned I stitched around the outside of the hat. Then I added it to the Pocket of the cushion stitching around the bottom half of the hat. For the front, take the Dr Seuss fabric and cut so it is 16inch x 16inch. To make the book pocket take the Dr Seuss fabric and cut so it is 16inch x 16inch and fold it in half, next place it on top of the front piece. To make the envelope back I took red and white cotton – cut them into 4inch strips and stitched them together into a 16inch sq. cut it in half and fold back 1inch and stitch a seam. Lay the front pocket onto the front fabric RST onto the Red/White stripped back and stitch ¼ seam allowance around all 4 sides. Snip the points from the corners so when you turn them out you get a nice crisp corner The hat once stitched has become its own little pocket so I was able to not only add the books to the main pocket but we have a smaller pocket for a nice bar of chocolate. To see more from Jo, follow her on Instagram @jojewelsoutoftime and Facebook! Written by JoAnne Eldred for The Craft Cotton Co 2022.

  • The Grinch Bunting

    Project by Michelle Roberts AKA Creative Blonde Fabric: Grinch - Dr Seuss Books (2962-04) Follow my tutorial, and I'll show you a few different ways to make your very own bunting. I’m using the gorgeous new fabrics from Craft Cotton, which are available to purchase from all good crafting retailers. Bunting can be adjusted depending on the length you desire, by adding or removing flags. In this tutorial I'll show you how to make 2 lengths of bunting, one 75” and one 64” length. Begin by fussy cutting your Grinch fabric pieces using the 1 ½” star and 2”circle Sew Easy templates (these are fantastic for fussy cutting, as they are clear, so your pattern placement can be very accurate). Fuse a FQ of Grinch fabric to a FQ of Hemline Heat ‘n’ Seal and go ahead and draw around the star template 8 times. I chose 4 Grinch, 2 girl and 2 family pieces. Cut out carefully and leave to one side. Repeat the above step, using the circle template 10 times, this time I chose 2 Grinch, 2 Grinch logos, 2 x family, 2 x dog, 2 x girl. Cut out the template, included in this tutorial, and trace onto cardstock, cut out, and use this to cut out 18 dark purple fabric flags and 18 black fabric flags. Your fussy cut shapes can be attached to the flags either by using a quilting applique stitch 3.0W and 1.0L or a blanket stitch 3.5W and 2.5L. There are two ways to attach your ways bunting flags, either with RST - stitch around the edge, leaving a ¼” seam allowance, (do not sew along the top edge), turn right side out and press. Or wrong sides together - stitch around the edge, leaving a ¼” seam allowance, (do not sew along the top edge), and finishing it with pinking shears. We can now go ahead and attach your binding to complete your bunting. To see more from Michelle, follow her on Instagram @creativeblondegifts, Facebook and check out her website! Made by Michelle Roberts for The Craft Cotton Co 2022.

  • Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Decorative Bedtime Cushion

    Project by Maz Beatty Fabric: Off & Away - Dr Seuss Books (2962-05) To make the cushion you will need: 1/2m of a cotton print fabric Co-ordinating cotton fabric Matching thread Co-ordinating lace/trim/ribbon (about 70cm length) Concealed zip 30 x 50 cm cushion pad I couldn’t wait to make my little one a cushion out of this new fabric print featuring the artwork from Dr Seuss’ story ‘Oh the Places You’ll Go’. We bought our daughter a special version of the book when she started school last year, so it holds sentimental value for us. I wanted to make a cushion that could sit on my daughter’s bed and support us to sit up while we read bedtime stories together, so I opted for a rectangular shaped cushion pad. I went back and forth about the best way to show off the fabric, but eventually I decided to cover the back of the cushion in the print and ‘frame’ the fabric on the front of the cushion between a coordinating, solid, pink fabric. I happened to have some lilac, cotton lace in my stash (my husband is rolling his eyes at this comment right now!) that matched the colours in the print perfectly and I thought this would just make the cushion a little bit more special. Firstly, I cut the cotton for the back of my cushion (30cm x50cm). I like to cut a template out of tracing paper first and pin this to the right side of the fabric so I can see exactly where the pattern repeat is and how straight I am cutting it. I used this method for the front pieces of my cushion too. For the front of the cushion I cut a bigger section for the middle in the cotton print and added 2 cm extra to the width to allow for seam allowance. I also cut two slimmer sections out of the solid pink print for the edges of the cushion and added 1cm extra to the width of these. Next, I pinned the slim, solid, pink fabric sections to the fabric print. I sewed these using a 1cm seam allowance which I had accounted for in my cutting. After sewing the three panels of fabric (for the cushion front) I pressed the seam allowances towards the outside. I pressed the seam allowances to the outside as I planned to attach the lace over this side of the seam and this would ensure the cushion was a crisp and neat as it could possibly be. I used an edge foot on my machine to help me stitch the lace trim as close to the seam as possible. The foot takes all the hard work out of keeping your sewing straight, so I’d definitely recommend using one for little jobs like this. I used a concealed zip to make the opening for the cushion pad. I wanted this to be at the bottom of the cushion to make it less obvious when placed on the bed, and as the fabric print is directional, I took a bit of time making sure I was attaching the right pieces together! The last step in sewing the cushion was to simply sew the remaining three edges of the cushion front to back. "You’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So… get on your way!" - Dr Seuss, Oh the Places You’ll Go I am really pleased with the outcome of the cushion. The main reason being that my daughter recognised the print straight away and has it proudly displayed front and centre of her bed next to her favourite teddy! I feel really lucky to have been offered this fabric. ‘Oh the Places You’ll Go’ conveys an important message, and the fabric is a great little reminder of the message in the story. To see more from Maz, follow her on Instagram @mazzlesmakes and check out her website! Made by Marie-Claire Beatty for The Craft Cotton Co 2022.

  • How to Turn a Panel into a Quilt - Vincent van Gogh

    Project by Michelle Roberts AKA Creative Blonde Fabric: Chair - Vincent van Gogh - The National Gallery (2960-03) Follow my tutorial to turn that panel piece of fabric you love, into a quilt. The panel I'm using is ‘The Chair’ a copy of the famous painting by Van Gogh, this panel is a collaboration with The National Gallery for Make and Believe Fabrics. With most panels, you find they aren't big enough for a lap quilt, so I'll show you two different ways of adding a border. First you need to trim your panel, mine measured 34 ¾” x 42 ½” once trimmed. With this in mind I cut two pieces of fabric with a width of 4 ½” and a length of 35”. I used Island Batik Almond fabric. If you don't have a piece of fabric with a length of 35”, I will show you how to join two pieces - see photos below. Begin by laying your two pieces RST at a right angle and draw a line where the two pieces meet, as shown in the left photo below, trim away excess, leaving ¼” and press seam open. This is now ready to be joined to your panel, as show below. With RST join these pieces to the top and bottom of your panel, press seams towards the outer edge. Trim excess to match panel. We can no go ahead and cut two further lengths measuring the length of the panel plus 2 x 4 ½” (the extra we added to the height). I cut two pieces measuring 51 ½” (this will be slightly more than you need, as we lost some of the height in the seam allowance). Join your panel with RST, press seams towards outer edge and trim to match panel. If you wanted to, you could now go ahead a quilt and bind your panel. However, I'm going to show you how to make a mitred edge border, which can be added as well as or as an alternative to the straight edge border. Cut two 2” strips (I used a dark green solid fabric) the width of your new panel piece PLUS 5”, use the same method as before if your lengths aren't long enough. Fold your piece in half, lengthways and finger press to mark the middle, do the same with your panel. Sew your strip with RST, leaving an equal amount of excess fabric at each end. Repeat this process for the bottom strip. Now go ahead and cut two further 2” strips (I used a dark green solid fabric) the length of your new panel piece PLUS 10”, use the same method as before if your lengths aren't long enough. Press joining seam open, to achieve a flush neat finish on the front of your panel. Join using the same method, stopping when you reach the end of the panel (not the green strips). Photos below show top and back view. See photos below to create our mitred edges. Begin by laying your excess fabric flat, and draw a right angle from the inner corner of your panel to where the two strips join. Fold this along the diagonal and sew along the line, joining the two strips pieces together. Trim away excess, leaving ¼”, press seam open. Repeat for the 3 remaining corners. The photos below show the top and backing. We are now ready to quilt, I recommend Bosal Heritage wadding, cut a piece measuring 2” bigger in each direction to your new panel size. Repeat the process for the backing. Baste both the top and back of the quilt to the wadding, this can either be achieved with basting pins or temporary adhesive spray. Free motion quilting is a really fun way to get to know your machine, attached a darning foot or free motion quilting foot, drop the feed dogs on your machine, and simple draw with your machine needle, keeping your quilt the same way round, and just move it from side to side and up and down. I stitched around all the lines on the painting, it really is so much fun and there are no mistakes, as it is just like sketching but with thread. I also quilted a row of stitching ¼” around the main panel - see photos below. Once you're happy with your quilt, trim away excess wadding and backing fabric, and attach your binding. To see more from Michelle, follow her on Instagram/Facebook @creativeblondegifts and don't forget to check out her website! Made by Michelle Roberts for The Craft Cotton Co 2022.

  • Van Gogh Sunflowers Quilt

    Project by Kim Hind Fabric: Sunflowers - Vincent van Gogh - The National Gallery (2960-01) Create a stunning free motion quilted throw for your living space using the famous painting ‘Sunflowers’ by Vincent Van Gogh. The pixilated patchwork gives a modern twist on a classic painting that you can display in your home either over your sofa or bed or even to hang on a wall. What you’ll need: Sunflower panel by Make and Believe Fabrics 60 x 56” fabric for the front, I’ve used brown cotton 48 x 56” fabric for the back, I’ve used brown cotton 196” bias binding, I’ve made my own using brown cotton 55 x 46” wadding ‘Bondaweb’ or similar paper adhesive interfacing for applique Basting spray or quilting pins (I’ve used Odif 505) Pen and copy paper to make templates If you wish to use free motion quilting, you’ll need a free motion sewing machine foot too. Finished size – 45” x 53” Use ¼” seam allowance 1. Trim the white edges off the panel. 2. Cut a square from the top left corner of the panel. To measure this, fold the panel in half width ways and crease the centre point. Work out the measurement of one half. Use this measurement to mark down the left side of the panel and cut out the square. 3. Cut a square of brown fabric measuring 18”x 18”. 4. Sew the brown square to the panel. Start by sewing the square right sides together to the bottom of the cut out. Carefully snip into the seam allowance at the corner of the panel fabric. 5. Flip the brown square so that the raw edges line up and continue to sew. Press, then trim the brown fabric to the edge of the panel to make square. 6. Cut 2 strips of brown fabric measuring the length of the panel x6” and sew to either side of the panel. 7. Cut 2 strips of brown fabric each measuring the width of the panel x6” and sew to the top and bottom of the panel. 8. Apply Bondaweb to the back of the cut-out square from the panel. 9. Cut the square in half down the centre. 10. At this point, you can be creative in the way you form the smaller, ‘pixelated’ squares. Cut squares from the copy paper and play around with the arrangement and sizes to create a fun design. Here’s the squares that I cut for templates - One 7.5”, four 4.5”, four 3.75”, seven 2.25” and four 1” squares. (I decided on the 1” squares later) Place these over the cut out from the panel and arrange them so that the largest square is in the bottom right hand corner, grading up to the smallest squares at the top of the fabric as in the picture. 11. Use the square templates to cut the shapes from the panel. I positioned them so that I used as much of the flowers as possible. (I had the top left strip of the panel left over). 12. Position the small squares over the top left brown square of the quilt front. To create the pixelated effect, start with the largest square closest to the centre, then spread out the smaller ones gradually getting smaller and at different angles. I took my squares over the border for a more disjointed look. 13. Once you are happy with the layout, peel off the paper back and use a hot iron to adhere the squares to the quilt. 14. Cut the wadding slightly larger than the quilt top and adhere to the back using a basting spray. (Cutting the wadding slightly bigger allows for any movement when quilting.) 15. For the backing, cut a piece of brown fabric slightly larger than the wadding adhere to the back, sandwiching the wadding between the quilt top and back. 16. Time to quilt! I used free motion quilting in a meandering design all over to create lots of texture. Alternatively, you could sew in lines diagonally to create a crosshatch. 17. Once the quilting is done, trim back the wadding and backing to the size of the quilt top. 18. Finally, sew bias binding around the entire edge of the quilt. To sew the binding with a sewing machine, sew the binding right sides together to the back of the wall hanging first. Fold over to the front and sew in place, mitring the corners and overlapping the ends. To see more from Kim, follow her on Instagram @whatkimberleymakes, Facebook and check out her website! Made by Kimberley Hind for The Craft Cotton Co 2022.

  • Christmas Dog Coat

    Project by Stephanie Marsh Fabric: Christmas Snooze - Freddie & Friends Together at Christmas (2897-04) You will need: 1 dog coat and paper ½ - 1m Christmas fabric, depending on pattern (I used a metre so the pattern ran from top to bottom) ½ m fleece 3 m cotton bias binding Velcro Coordinating thread Instructions: 1. Using the dog coat as a template draw around the main body onto the paper, cut out and out to one side. 2. Lay the fleece out, right side down, place the cotton on top, right side up. 3. Put a few pins in to hold it in place. 4. Using a heat (or water) erasable pen draw a straight diagonal line across the cotton fabric. 5. On your sewing machine stitch along the drawn line. The again at regular intervals until all the fabric is quilted. Repeat the other way to make diamond shapes in the quilting. 6. Lay the quilted fabric down, right sides up. Pin the paper pattern to the fabric and cut out. 7. Take your bias binding and lightly finger press lengthways. 8. Starting on the neck edge enclose all the raw edges with the bias binding. 9. Work your way around all the edges, I like to hold the binding in place with clips, but you can use pins or just sew in place as you go. 10. Stitch in place. 11. From the rest of the quilted fabric cut 2 pieces 10” x 5”. Neaten around all the edges using a close zig zag stitch, rounding the corners. 12. About 14” from the very top of the coat pin and stitch the above oblongs to the main body of the coat. 13. Cut a 4” strip of Velcro, place the hook on one side of the cotton (outer fabric) and the loop on the corresponding side of the fleece (lining). Stitch in place. 14. Cut 3 x 4” strips of Velcro and stitch in place on the corresponding tabs that go under the dogs tummy. Put the hooks on the cotton and the loops on the fleece. Stitch in place. To see more from Stephanie, follow her on Instagram @stephanie_j_marsh. Made by Stephanie Marsh for The Craft Cotton Co 2022.

  • Childs Peter Rabbit Headband Tutorial

    Project by Nicola Hills Fabric: Merry Christmas - The Most Wonderful Time of The Year - Peter Rabbit (2906-02) Dress Pattern by ‘The Brighton Sewing Centre’ Making a Child's Headband: 1. Cut 2 Outer Fabric and 2 Lining Fabric strips 4’ wide by the head circumference measurement - 4” Cut 1 of lining and 1 of outer fabric 1.5” wide x 12” long. 2. Cut diagonally across one end. Sew 1 lining and 1 outer fabric R/S together using a 1/4” seam along both long edges and just the shaped short edge. Leave the other end open. *REPEAT* for the other side. Turn right side out and press. 3. Sew the 2 smaller rectangles R/S together down the long edges leaving both short ends open. Turn R/S out. With a 4” piece of elastic insert into the smaller rectangle and top stitch to secure. Thread the other end through, this will gather up slightly, sew as above. 4. Now take one of the longer pieces and with fabrics matching place the gathered smaller rectangle in the centre, fold in each side and sew. *REPEAT* for the other side 5. Neaten out and tie your Bow. To see more from Nicola, follow her on Instagram @bobbincottagebodkin. Made by Nicola Hills for The Craft Cotton Co 2022.

  • Christmas Table Fun - Christmas Crackers

    Project by Stephanie Marsh You will need (for 6 crackers): 6 sheets card Sellotape ½ m green Christmas fabric ½ m red Christmas fabric 6m gold ribbon Co-ordinating thread Instructions: 1. On card print off 6 Christmas cracker templates, you can find many online, including on Pinterest. Cut out along the solid line and score along the dotted line. 2. Roll the cracker up lengthways and overlap the tabs. Hold in place with sellotape. Put them to one side. 3. Cut 6 of each of the following (3 green, 3 red): a) 12” x 9” b) 3.5” x 9” c) 1.5” x 9” 4. On b and c, above, press under ¼” on each on the long side onto the wrong side. 5. Take 1 of a, and mark the half way point from top to bottom by folding it in half and lightly finger pressing it. 6. Open out and place right side up. On the crease line, place on of pieces b, centralising it with right sides up, repeat with piece c, alternating the colours. 7. Pin in place. 8. Stitch the strips in place along the folded pressed line, I used a contrasting thread. 9. Press ¼” around all the edges onto the wrong side. 10. Stitch all around 4 edges. Press. 11. Take the gold ribbon and cut into 50cm lengths. 12. Now to make up the crackers. Take 2 lengths gold ribbon, one of the cracker templates cut out and made up and 1 of the sewn fabric lengths. 13. Place the fabric right side facing down, place the cracker roll on top and wrap the fabric around it, tie the ribbon at either end to hold in place. Tie in a nice bow. You could put use one of these to put a gift inside, or maybe put a joke and hat inside and decorate the dinner table with them. You could also decorate them anyway you want, buy some patches and sew them on the front on decorate with stick on gems, personalise them how you want. To see more from Stephanie, follow her on Instagram @stephanie_j_marsh, and make sure to check out her other Christmas table fun projects! Made by Stephanie Marsh for The Craft Cotton Co 2022.

  • Christmas Pocket Placemats

    Project by Sharon Tuby Dive into your Christmas stash to make these pocket placemats to grace your table on the big day. The pockets are perfect for cutlery, napkins or even your cracker! I chose this Cross-stitch Christmas fabric from Stuart Hillard which has a cute scandi vibe and reflects my love of all things hand sewing. What you need: Selection of fat quarters. Background fabric. Rotary cutter. Ruler and mat. Thread. Batting. Backing fabric. Bias binding. Sewing machine. General sewing supplies. Cutting instructions for each placemat: From the background fabric cut 4 - 2.5 inch squares 2 - 2.5x12.5 inch strip 1 - 2.5x8.5 inch strip 2 - 3.5x2.5 inch brick 1 - 2.5x1.5 inch brick From the ornament fabric cut 2 - 8.5x3.5 inch stripes 1 - 8.5x2.5 inch stripe in contrast fabric 1 - 2.5x1.5 ornament hanger For the pockets cut 1 - 12.5x4 inch strip 1 - 16x4 inch strip Step 1 Using a ¼” seam allowance throughout Sew 2.5x1.5 back ground fabric to 2.5x1.5 hanger fabric top to bottom. Sew 3.5x2.5 bricks to each side. Step 2 Sew two 8.5x3.5 ornament stripes to 8.5x2.5 contrast stripe. Step 3 Take each 2.5 inch square and draw a diagonal line from corner to corner and place them right sides together on each corner of the ornament square. Sew across each square corner to corner. Step 4 Press open the four corners. Make sure this Step looks like a bauble before you cut off the excess fabric on the back. I pressed all seams open to ensure the placemat lies flat. Step 5 Sew the hanger brick from Step 1 to the ornament square from Step 4 making sure the stripe goes in the horizontal direction. Then sew the 2.5x8.5 background strip to the bottom of the ornament square. Step 6 Sew one 2.5x12.5 inch strips to either side of the ornament and press seams open. Step 7 To make the pockets fold the 16x4 inch strip in half and press. Lay over the 12x4 rectangle with the open edges at the bottom. Sew 1/8th inch around the pocket to hold in place. Then attach the pocket to the edge of the bauble block. Step 8 Layer the block up with backing fabric and wadding slightly larger than the placemat. I did this with safety pins but you could also use fusible wadding. Quilt as desired! I used a metallic gold thread – it is Christmas after all – and quilted simply in the ditch. You might want to reduce the tension on your machine and use a metallic needle to reduce thread breakage when using metallic threads. Step 9 Trim the quilted placemat and bind with bias binding. Your placemat is all ready for your festive table so sit back and admire your handiwork. Happy Christmas! To see more from Sharon, follow her on Instagram @seaside_quilter. Made by Sharon Tuby for The Craft Cotton Co 2022.

  • Christmas Table Fun - Crowns

    Project by Stephanie Marsh You will need (for 6 crowns): ½ m red fabric ½ M green fabric 3m red ½ inch satin ribbon 3m green ½ inch satin ribbon ½ m stiff iron on interfacing Coordinating thread CROWN TEMPLATE – either use the one attached, download one or free draw one Instructions: 1. Cut 6 crowns from red fabric, 6 from the green and 6 from the interfacing. 2. Iron the interfacing onto the back of all the green crowns. 3. Cut the ribbon into 50cm lengths and please in the middle of the right side on the short edge / side of the crown with the long lengths coming to the centre. 4. Take the red crowns and place on top of green crowns, right sides together. 5. Stitch up the side, around the points and down the other side using a ¼ inch seam allowance. Clip the corners and into the points. 6. You can also trim the seam allowances with pinking shears and trim away excess around the points. 7. Turn right sides out, be careful not to poke the points out too much as you may get the raw edges poking through. 8. Press. 9. Turn ¼ inch under to wrong side on straight edge on both the e green and red fabric. Press. 10. Topstitch the long edge closed, then continue all around until you get back to the start again. Press. To see more from Stephanie, follow her on Instagram @stephanie_j_marsh, and make sure to check out her other Christmas table fun projects! Made by Stephanie Marsh for The Craft Cotton Co 2022.

  • Christmas Table Fun - Napkins

    Project by Stephanie Marsh You will need: 1 fat quarter per napkin Coordinating thread Instructions: 1. Cut 1 18” square from the fat quarter. 2. Fold over ½” into the wrong side on all the raw edges, press the fold. 3. Fold over again and press. 4. Open up the second fold only. 5. Fold in the corner so that the creases line up. 6. Crease the fold with your fingers. 7. Open it back up and fold right sides together lining up the newly finger creased lines. 8. Stitch in place. 9. Trim the excess and finger press the seam open. 10. Turn the corner right side out, this should be nicely mitred now. Press. 11. Repeat on all 4 corners. Stitch all around the 4 inner edges, pivoting at the corners. You can find videos on YouTube on different ways to fold them, here are a few. To see more from Stephanie, follow her on Instagram @stephanie_j_marsh, and make sure you check out her Christmas table fun projects! Made by Stephanie Marsh for The Craft Cotton Co 2022.

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