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Read all instructions before starting PATTERN IS REVERSED FOR USING FUSIBLE 1. Trace each pocket two times onto fabric side of fusible interfacing. Iron the rough side to your wool. Use steam for a good bond. Cut on the lines. 2. Trace all other shapes onto paper side of fusible. Refer to cover pic if needed. Iron rough side down to corresponding wool. Cut out exactly on the lines. Remove paper. Place fusible side down and iron pocket flaps to corresponding pocket. Follow placement picture in pattern. Stitch bottom and top using blanket stitch. Sides will be stitches when you sew the front and back together. 3. Position each piece on corresponding pocket, fuse in place and blanket stitch around edges. 4. Wagon embellishing: Stitch straight lines on packages for ribbon. Make lazy daisy stitches at top of packages for bows. Satin stitch hinge (I used about 3 stitches) on wagon front. Stitch an outline stitch for the wagon handle bar then add more satin stitches for the top. Using outline stitch add a tree trunk. Stitch straight stitches for the branches then add short straight stitches for the pine needles. Add French knot berries at the end of each branch and short straight stitches at top of tree for star. Add a French knot in the middle of each wheel. Make needle clusters using short straight stitches. 5. Dove embellishing: Stitch satin stitches for the beak referring to diagram if needed. I stitched the two outside edges then filled in with about 3 more shorter stitches. Stitch an outline or chain stitch for the branch and add tiny lazy daisy stitches for leaves. Make to rows of outline stitches in the wing. Add feather stitch in the tail and then French knots on the body. 6. Blanket stitch across top of back piece of each pocket. Pin each pocket front to their back piece, wrong sides together and blanket stitch together. 7. Add buttons and a hanger. 8. Enjoy the work of your hands! ATTIC HEIRLOOMS BASIC STITCH GUIDE All stitches begin by knotting thread and bringing needle up from underside of the fabric until the knot comes up against the back of fabric. Stitches end by knotting thread on the underside of fabric when done.

Outline stitch - Bring needle up at A and insert at B. Bring needle back out at C half way from A to B. Fly stitch - To work a fly stitch, Go in at D and back out B. Continue in the same bring the needle up through the manner. fabric at point 1 and then down a short distance away at point 2, leaving a loop on the surface of the fabric. Bring the needle up through the fabric again at point 3 and snug up loop. Insert needle Blanket stitch – Take an upright directly down from 3 and bring stitch to the right of where the Lazy daisy stitch – Hold thread down up at point 4. Repeat this stitch thread came up with the needle 3 pointed up, keeping the thread with thumb and insert needle where it pattern as long as needed. End by under the needle and coming first came out. Bring point out a short bringing the needle to the back out on the line or the edge of 2 distance away keeping the needle on top below the last stitch and secure your wool. with a knot. of the thread. Fasten loop down with a 1 short stitch.

French knot – Hold the needle in your right hand. With your left hand, wrap the thread around the needle 1-3 Short straight stitch (whip stitch) - times, depending on the size of knot Bring thread from back of fabric just out- you want. Be sure needle points away side the edge of the design. Take short from the fabric when you wrap the straight stitches perpendicular to the edge thread and wrap it close to where the of design. Space thread comes through the fabric. In- stitches the same in sert the needle close to where it came depth and width. out. Holding the knot in place, pull the needle to the wrong side of fabric.

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