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Home Sewing Patterns Quirky Haberdashery Themed Sewing Set

Quirky Haberdashery Themed Sewing Set

Difficulty

Intermediate

Designer

SewHQ

Pattern Guide

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About this pattern

It’s an age-old conundrum. What can you make for the mother who can stitch everything? The answer is here, in the form of Lucinda Ganderton’s adorable haberdashery-themed sewing set. Keep sharp implements safely tucked away in the felt-lined needlecase, or comfortably embedded in the patchwork pincushion. Perfect for the dressmaking enthusiast, the keen seamstress or the crafting devotee.

Essentials

Fabric: cotton, floral, 14cm x 24cm, two; linen, white, 10cm square
**Needlecase**
Felt: 10cm x 18cm; 11cm x 19cm
Thread, embroidery, stranded: blue; grey; gold; sewing, white
Buttons, small, four
Card, 12cm x 20cm, two
Ric rac, 70cm
Tape or tape trim, 1.2cm x 6cm, two
Snap fastening

Essentials

**Pincushion**
Fabric, cotton, assorted, 12cm x 25cm, four
Pan scourer, round, 14cm
Braid or tape, 1.2cm x 55cm
Knitting yarn, cotton
Button: decorative, one; large, one
Tapestry needle, large

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Make a needlecase

Locate and download the template. Trace the motif onto linen using a sharp pencil. Back stitch over the lettering as far as the third ‘e’, using two strands of blue thread. Embroider the ‘thread’ in whipped running stitch using a single strand. Work the needle in satin stitch using two strands of grey for the shaft and two strands of gold for the eye. Trim the fabric down to 4cm x 6cm.
Tack the linen to the right half of a floral fabric rectangle, 4.5cm down from the top edge and 3cm in from the right edge. Stitch down with a round of blanket stitch using white sewing thread, then sew a button to each corner.
Fold the small rectangle of felt in half width ways to mark the centre line, then place both felt pieces centrally over the other floral rectangle, with the smaller one on top. Machine stitch th