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Home Sewing Patterns Cross Stitched PlayBlocks

Cross Stitched PlayBlocks

Difficulty

Beginner

Designer

SewHQ

Toy Size

10cm x 10cm square

Pattern Guide

Download

Difficulty

Beginner

Designer

SewHQ

Toy Size

10cm x 10cm square

Pattern Guide

Download

About this pattern

Create soft bricks for your little ones using remnants of liberty fabric and decorative needlework Brighten up a child's bedroom with this modern play block set by Hélène Le Berre. Made from just a handful of sewing supplies, it is a fun way to create a thoughtful gift for mother and baby without breaking the bank and is easily customised with counted cross stitch and coordinating trims for a truly bespoke finish!

Essentials

Fabric: four 15cm squares of 28-count white linen, two 15cm squares of spotted baby pink linen; four 15cm squares of Liberty Tana Lawn (Kinnear); two 15cm squares of baby blue spotted fabric
DMC Mouliné stranded cotton, one skein each of 598, 3348, 3328, 760
Interfacing, twelve 10cm squares
Ribbon, silver, 8mm wide, two 6cm lengths
Strong cardboard, 10cm square
Repositionable fabric adhesive spray
Vanishing pen

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Stitch the Motifs

Locate the two play block charts on the template. Transfer the first design onto a 15cm square of white linen with vanishing pen, then repeat for the second motif onto another 15cm square of white linen.
Stitch the designs, working each stitch over two blocks of linen and using two strands of Mouliné cotton for both the cross stitch and backstitch as indicated.