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Recall those long summer days spent stitching in the sunshine with this retro appliqué project. The large quilting hoop means you can easily use bold prints, mixed with ditsy vintage patterns for contrast. The small ‘Ta Da!’ hanging sachet can also be filled with dried lavender, making a gorgeous holiday gift set.
Create a caravan hoop
Take a fat quarter of retro print fabric and lay flat. Put a quilting hoop over the top so the pattern reaches half way, this will ensure there is room for two trees. Take green sketch print fabric and lay just under half way. Check the placement using the hoop, then pin and stitch across the join in pale green. Fasten the material into the hoop, allowing an 8cm border. Roughly trim the excess fabric and remove the hoop.
Cut a 23cm x 26cm section from cream spotty fabric. Curve the sides until it measures 10cm at the top. Back with webbing and centrally place the narrow end at the top of the sketch green fabric. Stitch in place. Download the template and print. Use it to cut out two main caravan sections from vintage fabric, trim and back both pieces with webbing. Position centrally and pin in place.
Cut four pieces of green ric rac. Stitch two across the grass line and two on either side of the road, tucking the inner ends under the caravan. Sew a length of bunting ribbon across the caravan and tuck in the raw ends. Stitch around the caravan twice in dark purple. Cut out a wheel and door from vintage prints, a blind from
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