Reflections of Tradition Instructions

Instructions for the Reflections of Tradition Foot Stool

Notions:

• 3 metres or 3 yards of fabric (you may not need that much, but I always buy extra fabric)
• 1 x zipper 35cm or 13 inch
• 1.5 meters or 60 inches of fabric to accommodate stuffing for the stool
• I used Goose feathers to fill the foot stool so that I have no idea how much you would need as I buy the goose feathers in large bags
  
  

Stitch out all the following designs on back ground fabric of your choice

• Inner design_01
• Inner design_02
• Inner design_03
• Outer design_01
• Outer design_02
• Outer design_03
• Outer design_04
• Outer design_05
• Outer design_06
• Outer design_07
• Outer design_08
• Tradition_01
• Tradition_02
• Stitch twice Tradition_03
• Tradition_04
• Tradition_06
• Stitch 5 times Tradition_07

1.  Number each of the inner and outer designs as you finish stitching the designs out

2.  These are the three “Inner design” panels. Lightly glue each of the panels using a hot glue gun onto the background   fabric which is the same white fabric that I stitched all the designs, notice in the photo above you do not cut the panels close to the stitched edges.

3.  Satin stitch each of the panels down using the same coloured thread as you used in each of the panels as you can   see in the photo above

This photo is showing you the back of the fabric and the satin stitch

4.  Cut around the satin stitch border of “Tradition_06”

5.  Zigzag stitch “Tradition_06”over the top of all the inner designs

Photo showing “Tradition_06” zigzagged stitched to the background fabric

6.  Zigzag stitch all the “Outer Designs” as seen in the photo above

7.  Zigzag stitch all the “Tradition “ panels together

8. Stitch cording to the top of all the panels

9.  Straight stitch around the design this gives a base to work from when stitching all the “Tradition” panels to the top

10.  Pin and hand stitch the top and side together, this may take a bit of manoeuvring and may be a bit fiddly, I had to undo and redo a couple of times as fabric and stitching can vary.

11. First insert a zipper into fabric

12.  Lay the top of the foot stool over the fabric and roughly draw the circle

13.  Cut around leaving enough room for variances as shown in the photo above

14.  Stitch to the base of all the “Tradition” panels a cording

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15.  Before attaching the base panel to the “Tradition” panels make sure you have your zipper open also notice I used a darker colour for the base as the white shows the dirt

16.  Pin and hand stitch base to the panels then machine stitch base to the panels

Instructions to make the Reflections of Tradition Cushion

What you will need:

• 2 meters or 2 yards of fabric (you may not need that much as I always buy extra fabric)
• 1 zipper 35cm or 13 inch
• 1.5 metres or 60 inches of fabric to accommodate stuffing for the stool Stitch out all the following designs on the background fabric of your choice
• Inner design_01
• Inner design_02
• Inner design_03
• Outer design_01
• Outer design_02
• Outer design_03
• Outer design_04
• Outer design_05
• Outer design_06
• Outer design_07
• Outer design_08
• Tradition_06

Follow the instructions for the footstool until number 9. No need to read instruction number 8.

Reflections of Tradition Overnight Bag

What you will need:

• 3 metres or 2 yards of fabric (you may not need that much as I always buy extra fabric)
• 3 metres of wadding (thin wadding)
• 30cm or 12 inch zipper
• 3 metres of lining fabric
• 6 metres of bias binding

Mark the centre on your fabric as to where you would like the designs to go and then stitch out the following

• Tradition_13
• Tradition_12
• Tradition_11
• Tradition_10
• Tradition_13

• Photocopy in Actual size, two of “Tradition_08”and one of “Tradition_09”
  
  
• Cut the paper designs out as you can see in the photo above
  
  
• Mark the centre of the jars on the fabric
  
  
• Mark a line across as to where you would like the lattice work to start
  
  
• Mark the centre of the horizontal line for the lattice work
  
  
• Stitch out “Tradition_09”
  
  
• On the left side of “Tradition_09” stitch “Tradition_08”
  
  
• On the right side of “Tradition_09” mirror image “Tradition_08” and then sew

• Once you have finished stitching all the designs out cut the front and back as to the measurements you would like or the measurements at the top of the page
  
  
• If you choose to put inside pockets into the lining, do it now
  
  
• Stitch down the thin wadding and lining to the front and back of bag

If you wish you can quilt the side pockets if you do cut the fabric larger than you need.

With the lining fold over the top of the side pocket and press down with an iron

Press over once again

Stitch the lining down to the side pocket

Mark the measurements for the side pockets and trim

Two side pockets ready

If you choose to put any inside pockets into the lining this is the time to do it. Quilt the back of the bag

Back of bag quilted

Side panels quilted

Stitch the pockets to the side panels

The base of the bag the measurements are 56cm x 17cm or 22 x 6.7 inches quilt the base if you wish

Top of bag, mark the centre of the top

Cut the centre of the top for the zipper

Finish the edges for the zipper so, as there will be no frayed edges

Fold over the fabric for the zipper

Zipper inserted into the top of the bag

Stitch the base to the back of the bag

Stitch the two sides to the back of the bag

Stitch the side panels to the base sides

Stitch the front of the bag to the side panels

Cut one of the handles in half

Stitch down the long handle from one of the side panels to the other side panel

Find the centre on the front and back of the bag and measure from there where you would like to place the two smaller handles

Pin the top to the bag as shown in the photo above

I suggest you hand stitch first before you machine stitch

To finish the bag stitch a bias binding around the edges or finish off using your sewing machine

Close up of the finish inside the bag

Urban Appeal Instructions

Instructions to make the Urban Appeal Summer and Winter Bag

The size of the Urban Appeal bags are 34 x 35 cm or 13 x 13.7 inches approximately

Stitch out the following designs for either the back of the winter or summer bags

• 2 x Back of Bag_01 you will need to mirror one of the stitch outs

• 2 x Back of Bag_02 you will need to mirror one of the stitch outs

• 1 x Back of Bag_03

• 2 x Back of Bag_04 you will need to mirror one of the stitch outs

• 1 x Back of Bag_05

• 2 x Back of Bag_06 you will need to mirror one of the stitch outs

• 4 x Back of Bag_08

Stitch out the following designs for either the winter or summer bags

• 2 x Summer or Winter Colour Bag_01 you will need to mirror one of the stitch outs

• 2 x Summer or Winter Colour Bag_02 you will need to mirror one of the stitch outs

• 1 x Summer or Winter Colour Bag_03

• 2 x Summer or Winter Colour Bag_04 you will need to mirror one of the stitch outs

• 1 x Summer or Winter Colour Bag_05

• 2 x Summer or Winter Colour Bag_06 you will need to mirror one of the stitch outs

• 4 x Summer or Winter Colour Bag_07 or if you would like a longer handle stitch out 8

• 4 x Summer or Winter Colour Bag_08

• Cut the excess fabric from the satin stitch border of all the design panels you have stitched out

• Place each of the panels on your background fabric of choice, I used calico fabric as you will not see the background fabric and start by the centre panel “Summer or Winter colour bag_05”

• Lightly glue each of the panels down to the background fabric

• You will notice in the photo above there is a slight gap between panel No.0 5 and the No.04 the reason for this is there is usually and also depending on the fabric the stitches pull the fabric I will show you how to cover the gap in instruction No. 6

• Once you have glued each of the panels down, using your zigzag stitch on your sewing machine stitch each of the panels down to your background fabric

Zigzag stitch all the back panels together the same way as you did for the front panels

Close up of the panels stitched together for the back of the bag

In the photo, you can see where I covered the gap using a wide satin stitch in the same coloured thread as I used for the satin stitch border on each of the panels

In the photo, you can see where I covered the gap using a wide satin stitch in the same coloured thread as I used for the satin stitch border on each of the panels

Put some pockets on your lining fabric

Close up of the pockets stitched into the lining

• Zigzag stitch the lining to the handles

• Zigzag stitch the lining to the bag

Attach the handles to the bag

Attached is the bag handles to the front of the bag

Attach the handles to the back of the bag

I was originally going to make a long handle for this bag, changed my mind, so I had 4 of the “Winter Bag_07” handles left over, so I thought why not use the panels for the pockets on the inside of the lining. I satin stitched each of the panels together then over the top of the satin stitch I stitched a feather stitch

Close up photo of the satin stitch to join each of the panels and the feather stitch over the satin stitch

The left over handle I used on the top of the pocket

Fold the handles and zigzag stitch over the satin stitch, leaving enough room at the end of each handle to stitch to the bag

Back of the Winter Bag

I made little tassel’s to put around the bag

Jodhpur Instructions

Jodhpur Wall Hanging

Measurements of Wall Hanging

Width of wall hanging 34 cm or 13.4 inches
Length of wall hanging is 67cm or 26.4 inches

Instructions to make wall hanging

• 2 meters or 2 yards of silk for background fabric

• 2 meters or 2 yards of narrow wadding

• 8 meters or 8 yards of gold braid approximately

Stitch out the following designs

• Jodhpur_02

• Jodhpur_03 twice

• Jodhpur_09 6 times

• Jodhpur_10 Four times
  
  

• Cut out fabric around 1 meter in length and ½ a meter wide

• Mark the centre of the fabric using chalk or marking pen

• Print out each design in actual size

• Place each print out on the fabric and mark the centre of each design on your fabric

Stitch Jodhpur_02

Stitch Jodhpur_03

Under Jodhpur_03 which was previously stitched out, stitch Jodhpur_03 mirroring in your machine

• Stitch out Jodhpur_09 six times

• Stitch out Jodhpur_10 twice

• Cut out each of the designs around the satin stitch border

• Lightly glue each of the Jodhpur_09 panels down

• Zigzag each of the panels down

This photo showing each of the six panels stitched using a zigzag stitch

Lightly glue the two Jodhpur_10 panels down then zigzag each panel down

Lightly glue the two Jodhpur_10 panels down then zigzag each panel down

The photo above showing a close up of the gold binding surrounding the wall hanging

To make the Wall hanging that little extra oomph, stitch on a dingle dangle or tassel

Jodhpur Cushion

The designs I used to create this cushion “Jodhpur_03” in the centre “Jodhpur_06” mirrored “Jodhpur_03”

The photo above showing you “Jodhpur_03” stitched

The photo above showing you “Jodhpur_06” stitched and then mirroring “Jodhpur_03”