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Celebrate the Tour de France coming to the UK this year with this Best of British cycle-themed cushion and card wallet. Using simple patchwork techniques that have been pieced at a slight angle combined with free machine embroidery, this cushion has a really unique feel. The handy bike print wallet will keep cards safe while on the road.
Sew a bike cushion
Cut a 43cm strip of jade bike print fabric which is 15cm wide at the left and 13cm at the right. Trim 10cm x 43cm of linen, and 43cm of grey bike print, 11cm wide at the left and 13cm at the right.
Machine stitch all three pieces together by pinning them right sides together. Press the seams open on the reverse.
Pin a length of ribbon along both the top and bottom of the linen section and stitch in place. This may pucker the cushion front slightly as you sew but should lay flat by ironing on the reverse.
Download the template and trace the bicycle design onto white tissue paper. Place the tissue onto the linen, pin in place, then either hand or machine stitch the bike using black thread. Tear away the tissue and stitch ‘on your bike’ on the left. Iron on the reverse and set aside.
For the back, cut 27cm x 34cm and 10cm x 34cm of grey fabric. Cut 50cm of ribbon and hem one end. Pin both fabric pieces right sides together along the sides and long edges and place the ribbon right side down in the middle so the raw end is tra
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