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Beginner
1cm seam allowance used throughout, unless otherwise stated.
Beginner
1cm seam allowance used throughout, unless otherwise stated.
Bring a beloved nursery rhyme to life with our Ten in a Bed Toy. Designed by Chloe Hailwood, this fabric book is just the thing to get your little one in the mood for a good night’s sleep. It also provides a quick and easy opportunity for you to try out your quilting skills, get to grips with felt, and even enjoy a spot of hand sewing. Chloe has sewn a bed big enough for five, but if you would like to make the full ten bears, simply double the length of the quilt, backing, and outer fabrics. Alternatively, increase the measurements by 7cm for every additional bear.
Make a bed book
Download and print the templates from sewmag.co.uk. Using the template, cut out 28 paper hexagons and lay each one on cotton, 8cm square. Trim round the edges, leaving 1cm of fabric around the paper. Fold the edges over each side of the hexagon and tack in place. Arrange and lay out a top row of nine hexagons, a middle row of ten and a bottom row of nine.
Match up the edges of the first two hexagons of the top row, right sides facing. Taking a fine needle and thread, make small whip stitches through one joining edge only, making tiny stitches so the needle avoids the paper and only pierces the cotton folds. Repeat to create each row, adding in one hexagon at a time. Lay the rows out in order.
Pick up two finished rows of hexagons, right sides facing. Meet up the corresponding edges and stitch together as before, working down the length of the rows. Add in the third row. Remove the tacking and paper templates. Open out the zig zag edges of the top row and lightly mark the crease lines on the reverse side, with a pencil and ruler.
Gently press the whole piece of quilting, then lay on top of cotton, right side
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