Honeycomb shape popular
This week, "Patchwork with Prunella” deals with one of the most popular shapes for patchwork — the hexagon. Like the “crazy patchwork" described last month, this type can become a family project on a wet, winter afternoon. • Make a template (pattern) of firm cardboard, with each of the six sides exactly equal in length and angle. • Use this to mark and cut several brown paper copies — supermarket bags are perfect for this. • Pin one paper on the straight of a firm fabric
and cut, allowing an extra Icm around the edge. • Turn the Icm excess of fabric back on to the paper and tack through at the edge and centre so that the whole hexagon becomes firm. Make several. • To start assembly, take two of the pieces. With right side to right side, carefully stitch the two together along one of the edges of each piece. To join on further hexagons, either add them around one of the two original shapes, building outwards, or create a chain to which more are added in rows.
© When sufficient hexagons have been joined to achieve the required size, iron on. the right side. © Unpick the tacking stitches carefully, and gently pull away the papers. ® Place on a firm base cloth and attach with tiny running stitches.
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Press, 2 May 1984, Page 18
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