The Textile Artist's Studio Handbook

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THE TEXT ILE ARTI ST' S S T UDIO HANDB OOK

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SEWING, QUILT ING,A ND APPLIQ UÉ

instructions

1. Smooth out the item on your work surface. Close

all buttons or zippers so you can assess the size of

the hole or tear.

2. Slide the paper under the tear or hole and trace

the hole onto the paper to the approximate size

area you need to cover. Pull out the paper and

draw a heart (or any shape) around the traced

marks. [a, b]

3. Cut the heart shape out of the paper and use it

as a template. Position the paper template over

the tear and trace around it with tailor’s chalk or a

disappearing ink fabric marker. [c]

4. Cut directly on the traced outline, leaving a heart-

shaped hole where the tear used to be. [d]

5. Layer the fabrics, red fabric right side down,

batting, and blue fabric wrong side down and

trim them to desired size to completely cover the

heart-shaped hole with at least 1 inch (2.5 cm)

extra all around. Baste the layers together.

6. Turn the jacket sleeve wrong side out. Center and

pin the fabric layers under the heart-shaped hole.

Baste or pin the layers to the jacket. [e]

7. Turn the jacket right side out and pin the cut edges

of the heart-shaped hole to the wrong side. [F]

8. Handsew around the folded edges, through all

the layers, using red or blue thread. [g] A straight

stitch (page 142) or blanket stitch (page 155) works

best.

A B

C D

E

G

F

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THE TEXT ILE ARTI ST' S S T UDIO HANDB OOK SEWING, QUILT ING,A ND APPLIQ UÉ

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PROJECT:

tools

• Sewing machine

• Iron and ironing

board

• Straight pins

• Fabric scissors

• Safety pin

materials

• 2 pieces of fabric

each 10" x 12" (25.4

x 30.5 cm), or any

size of your choice

• 2 yards (1.8 m) of

ribbon, cord, or

string for the draw-

string

Drawstring Bag

Sewing is the basis for many other needle arts. The sewing instructions for a very

simple drawstring bag follow, but consider first making patchwork fabric and using it

to make the bag, or appliquéing unique shapes onto a very plain fabric to incorporate

multiple techniques into one fabulous project. You can even sew French seams!

Practice sewing with very simple projects like this drawstring bag to perfect

basic sewing principles. As you advance your skills, you’ll find that much of sewing is

common sense and an ability to envision how to transform flat fabric into something

three-dimensional.

The drawstring bag pattern can be used

over and over and altered or embellished.

Getting comfortable with simple patterns

like this and then changing them according

to your own desire is a great way to practice

sewing and construction principles.

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