Essential guide creating 3d effects in patchwork

“Often, we make a block just for the fun of it – to learn a technique or to play with a new collection of fabrics. Although we may start with the casual approach of ‘this is just a sample’, sometimes

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1 Make accurate cutting templates for the three (3) A, B and C shapes, including a ¼in seam allowance using the template provided. Note: make a template which includes the seam allowance for cutting t

YOU WILL NEED ■ Small pieces of your main fabric ■ Fusible interfacing ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit NOTES ■ Stitch petals with 6mm seams. We suggest that you make photocopies of flower tissue

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1 From the eight (8) printed fabrics, you will need one-hundred-and-sixty-four (164) template A pieces in total for block 1. You should cut seven (7) sets of twenty (20) and one (1) set of twenty-four