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Finished the new double sided table runner. This was really frustrating to do as the side strips and sashiko fabric stretched causing some puckers in the top stitching and rolling at the ends initially. Eventually fixed it by doing some handstitching to tuck an end seam in a bit further to compensate for sashiko stretch,…
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My fabric arrived for the new table runner! The lovely colour floral print is destined to be the backing so the piece is reversible. The small flower block pattern will be the runner topside border. The shop also had some super cute owls that my partner just had to have. Lucky for him, years ago…
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Remember how I was going to make placemats using these sashiko squares? Well, I’ve finally got around to cutting all the edging strips and they’re all ready to be sewn together.
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Finished all the bunting! In total there is around 30ish metres of bunting (enough to span 6m between two trees twice and to edge 3 tables). Sewing all this used up a bit over 1300 metres of thread! But my, it does look pretty festive!
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I realised I’d made a rookie error with the original calculations (aka calculating pleats into whole length instead of finished length!). Once that was sorted I got sewing. This is the finished cage cover. Despite careful measuring for some reason it has one end invert shorter by 2.5cm and a lining pucker under half a…
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Beavering away on my sashiko table runner. Almost finished the first panel now!