A gorgeous Summers day with an appliquéd beehive and bluebirds, this delightful thatched cottage is surrounded by a beautiful garden that's filled with embroidered flowers and bees. Practical and stylish this tablet bag combines appliqué, embroidery and has a quilt as you go stripy backing and bag flap with a sew in magnetic clasp for closure.
Finished size approx. 8” x 11”
Pattern only
What You Need:
10” x 12” cream tonal, background
5” square each of soft pink tonal and dark brown tonal, cottage and thatch
Scraps assorted prints for birds, doors and beehive
1½’ strip blue print, gusset
1½’ strip light green tonal, ground and windows
1 x fat ¼ soft brick print, binding
1 (3” x 12½”) each of 4 assorted prints, back of bag
1 (1½” x 12½”) each of 4 assorted prints, back of bag
4” x WOF blue print, bag handle (or premade faux leather handle)
Lining fabric
6 ply stranded embroidery floss, I used Valdani #H212 faded brown, #P10 old rose, #O575 crispy leaf, #JP12 seaside, #P5 tarnished gold, #O512 chimney dust and #P10 antique violet
2 x 10mm D-rings
2 x lobster clasps, bag handle
1 x 30mm plastic dome
1 x 20mm magnetic clasp
Sew In Foam Batting
Fusible stitchery stabilizer, optional
Apliquick rods, optional
Appliqué paper, optional
Fabric glue pen, optional
Roxanne’s Glue Baste-It, optional
Light box, optional
Fine tipped fabric marking pen
General sewing supplies