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    STEPPING OUT with Melba

    Dec 12, 2019 6 minutes
    Leesa Chandler

    Materials

    • Embroidery Design: Single Gumnut FREE download — see note
    • 70cm (¾yd) black fabric (front flap, back pocket, strap)
    • 1.10m (1¼yd) contrast fabric (gusset inner and outer)
    • 60cm (¾yd) Melba floral print — Black/Orange (bag front, bag back)
    • Best Press spray starch
    • Cutaway stabiliser — medium-weight
    • Pressing mat
    • Paper (to make patterns)
    • Light-weight fusible batting
    • Hoop
    • Transparent parchment (to print embroidery template)
    • Sewing machine and general supplies
    • Scissors
    • Rotary cutter, mat and ruler

    Note: The Single Gumnut embroidery design, and the Melba by Leesa Chandler fabric range are available from www.thetextilepantry.com

    Strap

    From the black fabric, cut:

    • two 6in strips across the width of the fabric

    1 Trim off the selvedge at each end and join the strips end to end to make an 80in strip.

    2 Press the strip in half lengthways, wrong sides together.

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