How to sew a patchwork

How to sew a patchwork

How to sew a patchwork

wall organiser

A hanging organiser gives you a place to stash
all those odds and ends that follow you home.
What you need:
164 cm
14 cm
34 cm
34 cm
154 cm
154 cm
14 cm


How to do:


Place two squares with the same
pattern together, right sides facing
the same direction. Fold the front
square, inwards, 9 cm. Trim at 5 cm.
Fold the front square again, by 4
cm, and press. Fold one more time,
by 2 cm. Press and sew.
Align the front square with the back
square. Pin and sew.
1 2 3
Make your own patchwork
wall organiser
Instructions
Vertical border strip
You will need two vertical border
strips.
Square pocket
You will need two
squares with the
same pattern for
each pocket. There
are 25 pockets so
you will need 50
squares.
Back piece
X 2
Horizontal border strip
You will need two horizontal
border strips.
X 2
X 50
4 5 6
7 8 9
10 11

Instructions continued

Fold each end of the long side of
the border strips by 2 cm. Press.
This will make the border strips 5
cm wide.
Pin together 5 squares in a row,
leaving 2 cm for the seam. This will
make each pocket 30 cm wide. Sew
together and press the seams.
When all 5 rows are sewn and
pressed, pin the rows to each other,
leaving 2 cm for the seam. This will
make each pocket 30 cm high. Sew
together and press the seams.
Fold each border strip in the middle
along the long side. Press.
Pin the pockets to the back piece,
wrong sides together. Adjust and
trim the edges to fit.
9P
in the vertical border strips to the
vertical edges of the pockets/back
piece, allowing the border strips to
overlap the pockets/backpiece by 2
cm.

Fold a 2 cm hem on the open ends
of the horizontal strips. Press.
Pin the horizontal border strips to the
horizontal edges of the pockets/back
piece, allowing the border strips to
overlap the pockets/back piece by 2 cm.
Sew the border strips to the pockets/
back piece from the front.