Liberty Print Patchwork Star Tutorial

Liberty Print Fabric 

Patchwork Star Decoration Tutorial

With Christmas fast approaching, 

now is the time to add those last little touches to your home!

I have made this 5 pointed patchwork star decoration 

using 5 different Liberty Print fabrics

Starting at the top clockwise; Florabunda,  Mitsi, Wiltshire, Capel & Hera

Taking your pattern piece cut 5 separate diamonds for the front

and then another 5 for the back

Click here for the pattern download

taking 2 pieces sew together and press open

leave a 1/4" unsewn in the centre of the star

do this on all seams

Join the next piece, press open

You will now have 3 joined together

I find it easier to press seams open as shown

so you don't get a bump

Taking the last 2 pieces sew these together

and press open

Now join these 2 sets together

and press open

Last seam, join and press

it may have a little bump in the middle but this will be hidden

once stuffed and buttons added!

Repeat the steps above for the other side

I use approx 25cm of ribbon, ric rac or string for the loop

with right sides of the stars together

insert the loop from where you want your top of the star to be.

 In between fabric with the cut edges hanging out, pin

Sew all edges together leaving a small opening,

I tend to leave the opening one one of the bottom edges.

Cut off the excess fabric on the tips

Turn right side out and fully stuff

slip stitch the opening closed

Find two cute buttons, and the longest needle you can find

I broke into my Pin Cushion Button Jar that I purchased in Liberty's!

Sew a couple of stitches pulling tight before sewing on a button on each side

Now you are finished!

I have been lucky enough to be featured in The Liberty's Blog on their website

with my Elf Stocking tutorial

Excited, its like Christmas came early!!

I would love for you to take a look

There are also other tutorials for you to try out.

And if you are looking for gifts for her your wonderful wife, girlfriend or lover!

Then check these out, but as I am the one most likely to be in Liberty's buying, I can buy these for myself (Shhhh!)......

Kx

Elf Christmas Stocking Tutorial & Pattern

Elf Christmas Stocking Tutorial & Pattern

These shown are in Liberty Print Fabrics

As promised a tutorial and downloadable pattern,

for you to scale to what ever size you want your stockings.

Also a reminder I am also giving away one of the stockings,

it is open to anybody anywhere in the world!!

all you have to do is go to the previous post

click here

leave a message and I will be picking a winner on Sunday.

The Tutorial

I used approx FQ to 1/2 metre/yard of fabric on these

And used 4 different fabrics

2 pieces for the leg

2 pieces for the toe

2 heel pieces

1 piece for the cuff

PLUS batting or thin wadding

optional cotton lining inside same size as batting

(so it is sandwiched, you can also buy cotton backed wadding)

TIP: if you don't have either of these and want to use up those craft things you have been hoarding, you know that 1/2 metre of felt you have hanging around!

Then use this to bulk it out, after all, its not a quilt that is being washed all the time.

First cut out your paper pattern 

Then cut out your fabric pieces

2 x leg

2 x toe

2 x heel

1 x cuff on fold 

Taking one toe piece & leg piece

match up 

On join, fold right sides together

(hard to see on the Tana lawn fabric! sorry!)

Pin

NOTE: see the 1/4" overlap at edges.

You will sew a 1/4" seam, so this overlap will help prevent it being off centre

sometimes only practice makes sense on this when you open it out and iron.. 

Open out and iron

I still have unmatched seams on the left,

but don't worry it will be trimmed up later 

repeat this for the other side of the stocking

Next lay the cotton white fabric right side down - if using

then the batting, wadding or elt (what ever you have to hand)

Then one of the the stocking sides face up

then lay the heel in place, pin.

First I using a zigzag stitch sew the heel in place,

this also prevents fraying

Then I freehand quilt the rest of the stocking,

if you don't know how or do not have a machine foot to do this

then just straight line stitch at  a random intervals across the stocking.

Next after sewing both sides cut around the edges.

You should end up with something similar to the above photo. 

With right sides together line up your heel

Pin,  sew around the edge with a 1/4" seam, leaving the top end open 

Before turning, snip into all the curves 

and snip away fabric at the curly toe

Turned stocking

TIP: push the toe out using a large knitting needle.

just be careful not to push the needle through the fabric.

Then put to one side.

Taking your cuff piece of fabric opened out 

notice longer edge along top and bottom

shorter edge left and right

Fold in half

shorted ends together, and right sides together,

sew down what is now the longer side,

shown on the right side of this photo,

turn right-side out, you will have a tube, iron flat the seam

Then turn up, so both raw edges are toether 

A closer look of the other end

then iron flat again 

We are now on the home straight!

Taking your stocking and cuff piece

as shown 

place your cuff inside the stocking and pin.

All your raw edges will be together 

You stocking maybe large enough to go around the bottom of your machine,

The way you may sew a leg hem.

if you remove the attached plate,

If not careful sew with the cuff above the machine

(I will add a photo as reference as this is what I did)

Then over-lock the seam, and trim

Pull the cuff out from the inside 

And fold the cuff over the stocking leg

Iron.

Last thing to do is stuff to the toe add a jingle bell, 

then a piece of ribbon and optional button at the top for hanging  and decoration.

You are now all finished!

For these I used Libery Print Fabrics

For the pattern

download here sheet 1, download here sheet 2.

If you have problems

email me at blondedesign@hotmail.co.uk