| These are instructions to make a large quilted wall hanging, which
we dedicated to the well-known British author, Jane Austen. We used
patterned cream toile with a 19th century theme and the designs of Jane
Austen, and Writing
a Letter, Dance,
Girl
with Cat, Harp-Player,
Walk
and Tete-a-tete
and Fan
Lace Set. These embroidery designs, except for Jane's portrait, were
made from drawings by J. Brooks, a 19th century painter, who illustrated
Jane Austen's novels. |
| Materials: 61" x 41" toile, cream cotton fabric for embroidery (matching
the toile), 6 yards of 1" wide black lace and 6 yards 1/2" wide black lace,
cotton fabric for framing (we used black with small white dots), 50" x
70" fusible batting and 50" x 70" cotton fabric for backing. Use medium-weight
iron-on stabilizer for the embroidery. |
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| Step One: Cut out all the needed parts in accordance with the
layout. All the sizes are listed without seam allowance: don't forget to
add at least 1/2" to every edge. You should get: a piece of toile, measuring
41" x 61"; 2 strips of cream cotton fabric, measuring 2" x 63", 2 strips
of the same fabric, measuring 2" x 43"; 2 strips of dark patterned fabric,
measuring 5" x 67", and 2 strips of the same fabric, measuring 5" x 47". |
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| Step Two: Stitch the strips of cream cotton fabric onto the
edges of the toile, as shown below. Press the seams. |
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| Step Three: Baste 1" wide lace along all the edges, folding
it inwards. Finish the short edges of the strips of dark patterned fabric
and stitch them onto the edges of the working piece, attaching the lace
at the same time. Set aside for the time being. |
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| Step Four: Out of plain cotton fabric cut 7 pieces measuring
about 8" x 10" . Stabilize, hoop and embroider all the designs. Note: feel
free to change the colors of the designs in accordance to your taste. For
example, we used pale yellow instead of pink rose. |
| Step Five: Spread the toile piece on an even surface and
arrange your embroidered pieces on it. Out of paper cut a shape for each
design; we used ovals, circles and arcs. Trace each shape with a removable
marker and cut the embroidered pieces out according to this outline, leaving
1/4" of seam allowance. |
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| Step Six: Finish the raw edges of each embroidered shape
- fold the seam allowance to the back side, baste and press with steam.
Baste thin (1/2") lace along the edges. Place the embroidered shape on
toile, pin or baste and zigzag in place. |
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| Step Seven: On an even surface, table or floor, spread the cotton
backing, cover it with batting and then cover with your toile working piece.
Spread all three layers evenly and pin them. Press to attach the fusible
batting to the toile part, do not press along the black strips. Quilt along
the seams of the embroidered pieces first, then quilt along the side seams. |
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| Step Eight: Fold the black patterned strips onto the face of
the quilt. Trim the backing and batting to 2" from the seam. |
| Step Nine: Unfold the black patterned strips again and fold
them back over the backing and batting. Stitch in place. Press. The quilt
is basically finished, but if you like, you can add some more decorative
touches. |
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| Step Ten: You can quilt the black frame of the wall hanging,
as we did, or leave it as it is. We used narrow satin ribbon, tiny silk
roses and free-standing lace fans to add some accents to the quilt. |
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Here are some more close-ups of the quilt:
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You will find Jane
Austen's portrait in the Author's
section of Famous People.
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Writing
a Letter is in the Beauties
section of the Catalog.
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Walk
is in the Beauties
section of the Catalog.
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Dance
is in the Beauties
section of the Catalog.
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Tete-a-tete
is in the Beauties
section of the Catalog.
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Girl
with Cat is in the Beauties
section of the Catalog.
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Harp-Player
is in the Beauties
section of the Catalog.
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