How to measure yourself accurately

From pain to unnecessary cancer scares – your underwear has a lot to answer for

■ Pattern sheets x2 (Tracing required) ■ Instruction sheet Version 1 ■ Sizes A-E: 2.5m of 140cm-wide fabric. ■ Sizes F-M: 3m of 140cm-wide fabric. Version 1 ■ Sizes A-E: 3m of 140cm-wide fabric. ■ Siz

■ Main fabric: approx 118x120cm (see notes) ■ 3cm wide ribbon: 90cm ■ 1cm wide ribbon: 60cm ■ Tailor’s chalk or fabric pen ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit ■ Seam allowance is 1cm, unless otherwis

■ Pattern sheet x1 (Tracing Required) ■ Instruction sheet ■ Fabric: 110cm or 150cm width x 1.5m ■ Single fold bias binding: to match fabric 12mm wide x 1m ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit ■ Use a

“I’m sure most of us have experienced following the instructions for a quilt or other project only to find that we have lots of fabric left over at the end − fabric that goes in our stash, never to be

MATERIALS ■ 2m (78¾”) Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton Solids in Yarrow (ours was from www. frumble.co.uk) ■ Matching sewing thread ■ Sewing machine ■ Water soluble pen ■ Seven imitation tortoise shell butt