MOTIFS & TEMPLATES Issue 75 September 2015 PRINT OUT & KEEP Use these guides to get started today FIND THE TEMPLATE YOU REQUIRE ON THE CONTENTS LIST BELOW AND JUST PRINT OUT THE PAGE OR PAGES YOU NEED FROM YOUR PRINT MENU In your print menu, under Size Options, be sure to select to print ‘Actual Size’, instead of ‘Fit to Page’ Page 2-3 Title: Learn with… Designer: Lisa Comfort Magazine page: 20 Page 4-8 Title: Painter’s smock Designer: Lucinda Ganderton and Lisa Pendreigh Magazine page: 34 Page 10 Title: Liberty watch Designer: Louise Nichols Magazine page: 46 Page Title: Susie’s stitch school Designer: Susie Johns Magazine page: 44 Page 11-12 Title: Walter the whale Designer: Cheryl Owen Magazine page: 88 Page 13-14 Title: Rag doll Designer: Jane Bull Magazine page: 91 © Aceville Publications Ltd All projects, templates and patterns are for personal home use only and cannot be sold or used for commercial purposes Page 2-3 Title: Learn with… Designer: Lisa Comfort Magazine page: 20 make a basic bodice block bodice block diagrams Take a 60cm square piece of pattern paper and draw a vertical line to the right side of the paper, from the top to the bottom starting 2.5cm down, square across from this line using your nape of neck to desired sleeve length measurement, this will become line ab Then mark down along the vertical line, the measurement from the centre of your collarbone to your waist, creating line ac square across from c, the same distance as ab, creating line cd square up from d, the same distance as ac This should resemble a rectangle [1] Take your waist measurement and divide it by four and multiply by 1.4 From c, mark this distance along line cd, creating point e make sure this amount is equal or more than the circumference of your bust, plus 10cm Then square up to line ab, creating point F line eF must be parallel to ac and bd Take the measurement from your shoulder seam to the fullest point on your bust and subtract 3cm This must always be in centimetres mark this distance along line eF, starting from F, creating point g square across from g to line bd creating point H From g, mark down 2cm on line eF and label point i From point i to H draw a smooth curved concave line This will become your underarm [2] measure down 7cm on line ac and mark point J measure from a along line ab, 13cm for sizes 8–12, and 14cm for sizes 14– 18 and label k This sets the width of the neckline starting at J, square out 2cm and continue the line into a smooth curve to meet point k This is your neckline [3] The exceptions to the above are, if your waist measurement is larger than the shoulder sleeve width, still mark point e, but as this will be wider than d, not square up to F instead, mark your shoulder to bust measurement, minus 3cm on line bd (down from b to d) and label this g ADAPT TO STITCH A TIE TOP (SEE PAGE 20 OF THE MAGAZINE FOR INSTRUCTIONS) Tie Top block diagrams From g, square across 2cm towards the centre front and label H From H, square down 2cm and label i Join e to i with a diagonal line From point i to g, draw a smooth curved concave line [4] draw a grainline parallel to line ac draw a fold line on line ac and label centre front /centre back This block does not have seam allowances [5] make a toile to check the fit To this, trace off the block, then add 1.5cm to all edges for seam allowance, except the centre front FRONT/BACK BODICE bodice cut out the two pieces in fabric Join the front and back pieces right sides together at the shoulder seams and the side seams You not need to finish the toile Try on to check it fits You can then alter as necessary on the pattern, but remember it is not meant to be tight fitting 10 bodice excepTion TOP band TOP Ties CENTRE FRONT/BACK Page 4-8 Title: Painter’s smock Designer: Lucinda Ganderton and Lisa Pendreigh Magazine page: 34 Sea e mlin Pleats for front POCKET Cut two SMOCK FRONT Cut one on fold SMOCK BACK Cut two Place on fold for front Seamline for back Seamlin e Pocket position POCKET Cut two e mlin a e S Pleats for front SMOCK FRONT Cut one on fold SMOCK BACK Cut two Seamlin e Seamline for back Place on fold for front Pocket position Page Title: Susie’s stitch school Designer: Susie Johns Magazine page: 44 B B A A PURSE Cut two from fabric Cut two from lining Cut two from wadding Centre Cut four WATCH STRAP Extend as desired Page 10 Title: Liberty watch Designer: Louise Nichols Magazine page: 46 Page 11-12 Title: Walter the whale Designer: Cheryl Owen Magazine page: 88 Place to fold TAIL A A Centre back BODY C D D C TUMMY B Centre fr ont C B FIN Eye D Page 13-14 Title: Rag doll Designer: Jane Bull Magazine page: 91 HEAD Cut two Join to top Top: Join to head Skirt: Join to top TOP Cut two SKIRT Cut two Top: Join to skirt Join to arms Place on fold HANDS Cut two LEGS Place on fold ARMS Place on fold Cut two Join to foot Place on fold Join to leg FEET Cut two Join to hand Cut two