Harlequin style

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Have fun mixing and matching fabrics and prints with this striking colourblock d

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28 August, 2025

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■ Pattern sheet x 1 (Tracing required) ■ Instruction sheet ■ 1.5m 145cm wide fabric ■ 0.5m medium weight iron on interfacing ■ 15cm metal zip ■ Jeans button ■ Topstitching thread ■ Matching thread ■ B

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■ One fat quarter each of Fabric A, Fabric B, Fabric C, Fabric D, Fabric E and Fabric F ■ Two fat quarters of Fabric G ■ Backing fabric: 1m ■ Binding fabric: 50cm ■ Wadding: 85x105cm ■ Cardboard ■ Rot

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NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ Press all fabrics well before cutting

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The clover top

■ Pattern sheets x2 (Tracing required) ■ Instruction sheet Version A: ■ Sizes 6-20: 1.7m of 140cm wide fabric ■ Sizes 22-30: 1.8m of 140cm wide fabric Version B: ■ Sizes 6-20: 1.5m of 140cm wide fabri

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Swallowdale

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To fit sizes: 76/81 cm (30/32 ins), 86/91 (34/36), 97/102 (38/40), 107/112 (42/44), 117/122 (46/48). Actual size: 92 cm (36 ins), 102 (40¼), 113 (44½), 124 (48¾), 134 (52¾). Length: 57 cm (22½ ins), 5

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