Quilt Top white, bottom bright – make this
quilt with its pulled-through tassels for a bohemian room filled with surprises.
Size: approximately 200 x 230cm Difficulty: challenging Time: weekend
You will need 207 x 240cm white percale sheeting two 207 x 121,5cm pieces of printed fabric
207 x 240cm batting (3cm thickness) matching coloured machine thread black crochet cotton no. 5
To make NOTE All seam allowances are 1,5cm. 1 Pin and sew the two printed fabric panels, right sides together, along one 207cm-long edge to form one 207 x 240cm panel. Press the seam open. 2 Pin the front and back panels right sides together. Pin the batting to the two layers of the cover with the printed panel against the batting. Starting 20cm from the centre of the bottom edge, sew through all three layers around the outer edge of the quilt, leaving a 40cm- long opening in the centre of the final seam. Trim the excess fabric and batting from the seam allowances at the corners before turning the quilt through to the right side. Next, sew the batting to the printed fabric panel along the seam line at the opening. Fold the seam allowance of the white fabric to the side of the quilt and sew up the opening by hand with small slip stitches. 3 Pin the outer edge of the quilt to hold it flat and sew a line of top stitches 1cm in from the edge. 4 Place the quilt on a flat surface. Measure and mark with pins a 33 x 33cm grid pattern for the positions of the tassels. There should be seven points across and six points down the length. For each tassel, cut five 30cm strands of crochet cotton and thread each one halfway through a needle so each tassel will consist of 10 strands. Draw the strands through the quilt from the white side, and then back through again, 5mm to the left of the first point. Tie each bundle with a square knot and trim the end to a length of 5cm.
Bolster Repeat the black in your colour scheme,
this time with a fine black stripe on your lovely big bolster. And repeat the floral design on the sides too.
Size: 75cm long and 25cm in diameter Difficulty: moderate Time: half a day
You will need one 81,5 x 78cm piece of striped fabric two 81,5 x 15cm pieces of printed fabric 55cm zip fastener
one 81,5 x 78cm piece of white cotton fabric two circular pieces of white cotton fabric, 28cm in diameter 1kg polyester stuffing matching coloured machine thread cotton cord
To make NOTE All seam allowances are 1,5cm. 1 Fold the striped fabric lengthwise over on itself, right sides together, to form a tube 78cm long. 2 Pin and sew 11,5cm at each end of the seam allowance, leaving a 55cm opening for the zip placement. Press the seam open and overlock the seam allowances individually. Place a zipper foot on the sewing machine and insert the zip into the opening. 3 Pin and sew the two pieces of printed fabric for the end panels to form two 15cm-long tubes. Sew the end panels to the ends of the bolster cover. Next, overlock and sew a 1,5cm-wide casing at each end of the cover, leaving a 1cm opening to thread the cord through. 4 Thread a length of cord though each of the casings and draw the cord in to gather the fabric. Tie the cords firmly and cut the excess length from the ends. 5 Sew the cover of the bolster inner using the white fabric pieces, leaving a 20cm opening in the long seam. Turn the cover through to the right side and fill with stuffing. Pin and top stitch the opening, 2mm in from the folded edge. Insert the bolster inner through the zip to complete the cushion.
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