Japanese Quilting by Hiromitsu Takano

Author:Hiromitsu Takano
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781849943031
Publisher: Pavilion Books
Published: 2015-04-09T16:00:00+00:00

Suisen (Narcissus and snowflake)

You will need

Top fabric: 40 × 50 cm (15¾ × 19¾ in) brick red

Backing fabric: 40 × 50 cm (15¾ × 19¾ in) calico

Lining fabric: 40 × 50 cm (15¾ × 19¾ in)

Appliqué fabric: 10 × 30 cm (4 × 11¾ in) pale pink (snowflake), 10 × 50 cm (4 × 19¾ in) ivory (snowflake), 10 × 20 cm (4 × 8 in) pale yellow (flower), 10 × 10 cm (4 × 4 in) yellow (flower), 10 × 20 cm (4 × 8 in) pale green (snowflake and leaves), 10 × 30 cm (4 × 11¾ in) pale blue-green and 10 × 20 cm (4 × 8 in) sage green (leaves)

Patchwork fabric: 10 × 30 cm (4 × 11¾ in) stone, 10 × 30 cm (4 × 11¾ in) dark brick red

Anchor stranded cotton: 307 (flower)

Finished size: 32 × 41 cm (12½ × 16 in)

Method

Transfer the appliqué shapes to the relevant fabrics, allowing a 5 mm (¼ in) seam all round each shape (see here). Position on the top fabric and appliqué in place (see here), overlapping the flowers and leaves as shown.

Make up the inner and outer hexagons in patchwork, to represent a log cabin. Position over the narcissi and snowflakes, and appliqué in place.

Embroider the narcissi flowers in double running stitch, as shown.

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