Here at Sew HQ, we passionately believe that no crafty project is complete without a cup of char to keep you going. This delightful quilted cosy by Lucinda Ganderton will ensure your tea keeps at temperature, while giving you the perfect opportunity to practise your English paper piecing skills, happy in the knowledge that you’re making something you can show off to your afternoon tea guests.
Download and print the templates from sewmag.co.uk. Cut squares of fabric and attach a paper hexagon template to each one, leaving at least a 1cm allowance around the edge of the paper shape. Stitch around the edges of the hexagon, tacking the fabric in place. Attach two fabric hexagons together with tiny ladder or slip stitches.
Take the small hexagon templates and create three bright pink rosettes with turquoise floral centres, two yellow spot rosettes with turquoise floral centres, and two turquoise floral rosettes with yellow spot centres. Stitch each set of rosette hexagons together right sides facing, then sew together the seven flower shapes, so that they match the a