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make!
Cath Kidston
16 exclusive Cath Kidston designs over 40 projects
with free
tote bag
inside!
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PIA TRYDE
contents
make!
introduction 8
Here is a unique opportunity for all Cath Kidston fans to make their own projects
how to iron on 10
how to appliqué 12
Cath Kidston
how to embroidery 16
and gifts using Cath’s original motifs. Inspired by vintage prints found in car boot
kitchen 20
breakfast tablecloth 22
and floral tea towels 26
strawberry apron 28
laundry bag and peg bag 32
individual napkins and placemats 24
cottage tea cosy and egg cosy 30
pot of flowers framed picture 34
spotty
floral
edged tablecloth 36
useful
tips and the next step 38
bedroom 40
cover 46
recognisable designs are so popular that they now feature on everything from mugs
to tents. Whether your favourite is Stanley the dog, the sailing boat, cowboys or a
floral, you will find them here as, for the first time, Cath is giving away 16 pattern
templates of her famous designs.
There are 48 original projects, grouped into chapters covering the Kitchen,
rose shawl 42
floral throw for bed 44
spotty pillowcase and sheet 48
and jumble sales, and reinvented in cool modern colours, Cath Kidston’s instantly
country cottage cushion 54
Stanley hot water bottle
detailed pillowcases 50
flower-trimmed pyjamas 56
song bird bed socks 52
useful tips and the next step 58
Bedroom, Clothing, Kids, Bags and Gifts. There are basic projects for the beginner –
simple details that can be added to a T-shirt or the edges of a tablecloth – as well as
the more advanced, such as an embroidered cushion and a Stanley hot water bottle
cover. Cath shows you how to turn an old cardie into an heirloom, how to update a
clothing 60
t-shirt 68
sailing boat t-shirt 62
alphabet jumper 70
cowboy skirt 64
pocket detail shirt 72
flower detail dress 66
spotty beret 74
starry
racing car scarf 76
dress 88
starry bib 90
There is also a wealth of useful tips from Cath and masses of ideas for other
so that you can get started straightaway with one of the fantastic templates. And at
cowboy denim jacket 82
holdall and bring new life to a tired denim jacket.
ways to use the templates. Accompanying the book is a blank tote bag and pencil,
useful tips and the next step 78
kids 80
racing car jumper 84
alphabet cushion 92
rose cardigan 86
floral
floral baby bag 94
racing car blanket 96
tote bag with stars 104
flower detailed cosmetic
the beginning of the book is a How-to section detailing all the techniques you will
need to make every one of these special projects.
useful tips and the next step 98
bags 100
bag 106
basket 114
tote bag with spots 102
cowboy tweed bag 108
rose knitting bag 116
gifts 120
floral holdall 110
song bird baby purse 112
strawberry
useful tips and the next step 118
One of Britain’s leading and most loved designers, Cath Kidston is best known for
her vintage-inspired, cheerful prints. She opened her first shop in Notting Hill in
1993; the company now owns 15 shops and concessions in the UK and two in Japan.
Cath has published two previous books – In Print is published by Quadrille – and
has a very successful stationery line.
dog cushion 122
sailing boat framed picture 124
greetings cards 126
£14.99 Paperback
floral needle case 128
rose gloves 134
flower-trimmed towel and flannel 130
starry shower curtain 132
Includes free tote bag
978 184400 584 0
useful tips and the next step 136
176pp 280 x 216mm
Quadrille Publishing Limited
Alhambra House
resources 138
acknowledgements 144
templates 145
27–31 Charing Cross Road
London WC2H 0LS
www.quadrille.co.uk
Approx 30,000 words
16 design templates
75 4-colour photographs
40 colour artworks
Publication October 2008
WHY NOT CHANGE THE BUTTONS ON THE
CARDIGAN TO MATCH THE COLOURS OF THE
EMBROIDERY THREADS.
Rose
Cardigan
This pretty antique-style cardigan has embroidered
rose detailing around the collar and cuffs. This
simple technique will turn an old cardie into a
keepsake to hand down through the generations.
1 Adjust the size of the flower template using a photocopier, so that
it is the correct size for your garment. (I’ve cut out smaller sections
of the template and created my own design with the pieces.) With
its glue-side down, place the flower templates under the Vilene.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED...
Template of flowers
A4 light Vilene interfacing in white
Invisible marker pen
Scissors
1 cardigan
Iron
Embroidery needle
A selection of embroidery threads
(I’ve used one skein of each colour)
2 Using an invisible marker trace over the image. (You may wish to
indicate on the Vilene what colour each area is to help guide you
later on.)
3 Carefully cut out the traced flowers and arrange onto the cardigan.
Iron into position.
4 Using over-and-over stitch (see page 17) and the appropriate
coloured embroidery thread, fill in each area of the templates.
Work from the outside edge of each section in, and make sure your
stitches aren’t too long. In some areas, you may need to have two
stitches end to end.
BEFORE YOU TRACE THE FLOWER TEMPLATE ONTO THE VILENE, IT ’S VERY
IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS GLUE-SIDE DOWN.
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IF YOU LIKE THIS PROJECT, THEN
YOU COULD TRY IT WITH A
DIFFERENT- SHAPED TEMPLATE –
WHY NOT TRY THE STARS FOR A
NIGHT- TIME THEME ?
Spotty Pillowcase
and Sheet
This is a brilliant way of using up odd scraps
of fabric. Once you’ve finished this project
why not to try adding dots to something
else – a tablecloth, for example.
1 Gather together all your fabric pieces and iron the
bondaweb onto the back of each.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED...
Selection of coloured cotton
fabrics, both plain and patterned
Iron
Bondaweb
Colour copies of dot template
(an average-sized pillowcase
and double-bed sheet edge
uses approximately 150 dots)
Scissors
Pillowcase and sheet
Selection of cotton thread to
match fabrics
Needle
2 Pin the copied templates of the dots onto the right side
of the fabric. Using the template as a guide, cut out the
different-sized dots.
3 Peel off the bondaweb backing from each dot. Arrange
the dots glue-side down onto the pillowcase and along the
sheet edge. Iron into place.
4 Using simple stitches all around each circle (as shown in
the bottom right-hand photograph) and complimentary
cotton thread secure into place.
I F YOU DON ’ T WANT TO COMPLETELY COVER THE PILLOWCASE
IN DOTS THEN YOU CAN ALWAYS USE A SMALLER NUMBER OF
CUT- OUT DOTS AND ARRANGE THEM IN A SIMPLE PATTERN .
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Bedroom
IT MIGHT BE EASIER TO SEW THROUGH THE
FELT USING HALF THE THICKNESS OF THE
EMBROIDERY THREAD .
Cowboy Denim
Jacket
Be part of your own Wild West adventure with a
customised cowboy jacket. Yee-ha!
1 Adjust the size of the cowboy and cactus templates using a photocopier,
so that they are the correct sizes for your garment. Carefully cut out each
section.
2 Iron bondaweb onto one side of each piece of felt. Either side will do, as
felt does not have a right or wrong side.
3 Making sure that you are using the correct coloured felt, pin the cut-out
sections of the templates onto the felt – red felt for the cowboy’s jumper
and gun, blue for the trousers etc.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED...
Iron
Bondaweb
Felt pieces to match Cowboy and
cactus template 20cm square each
Pins
4 colour copies of the template of
cowboy and cactus
Scissors
A demin jacket
A piece of chalk
A needle
Embroidery threads to match
template and embroidery needle
4 Carefully cut out all the shapes and then peel off the backing paper from
the bondaweb. Decide where you would like the images on the jacket and
arrange with their glue-sides down. Iron into position. Iron on the pieces
individually, layering it up slowly and more accurately.
5 Using running stitch (see page 16) and matching embroidery thread secure
the felt into position by sewing all around the individual pieces about 2mm
in from the edge.
6 Add a brown stitch for the horse’s eye and the cowboy features.
7 Mark out the lassoo using some chalk and follow along the line using
chain stitch (see page 17) and embroidery thread.
8 Mark out the other details (the cactus flowers, grass and flying dust) with
chalk and embroider over the markings using a combination of over-andover stitch and running stitch (see page 16–17) with appropriate coloured
embroidery thread.
9 For the cactus on the front follow the same procedure.
ENSURE YOU PIN THE TEMPLATES TO THE RIGHT SIDE
OF THE FELT, NOT THE BONDAWEB SIDE , OTHERWISE
YOUR IMAGE WILL COME OUT IN REVERSE .
Kids
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