Freshly picked
JUST LIKE STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM THIS FRUITY LITTLE JUMPER DESIGN IS SURE TO BECOME A SUMMER STAPLE
MATERIALS
Summery jumper or top Lightweight, iron-on interfacing: see instructions for size
Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of cream, gold, light green, dark green, coral pink, mint, red, yellow Water-erasable fabric pen
Basic embroidery kit
STITCHES USED
Satin Stitch, Split Stitch, Stem Stitch, Straight Stitch
NOTES
Find the template on p64. RS = right side(s).
Turn your jumper or top inside out
01 and cut a piece of interfacing to cover the whole area you want to embroider. This helps to hold the fabric steady while stitching, particularly when using fine or stretchy fabrics. Press the interfacing lightly in place,
02 then turn the jumper or top RS out.
Trace around and cut out the templates for the strawberries, leaves and flowers and arrange them on the jumper or top. Trace around the shapes with water-erasable pen. Use two strands of stranded cotton for
03 all the colours except gold, which is only one strand. For the daisies, begin by stitching the yellow centre using Split Stitch for the outline. Fill the circle in Satin Stitch, working just over the outline. Repeat this to outline and fill the petals in cream. Add little dots of pollen by making a couple of tiny gold Straight Stitches on each petal.
Work the leaf veins in dark green Stem
04 Stitch. Work the leaf outline in light green Split Stitch, then fill with Satin Stitch. Work over the outline leaving the veins visible. Work the strawberries in either red,
05 coral pink or mint, using Split Stitch for the outline then filling in the shape with Satin Stitch. Use small stitches to begin with, to prevent the fabric from wrinkling too much. Once the strawberry is filled in, add the leafy top, by stitching on top of the fruit with layers of light green Straight Stitches. Add the seeds with a few small gold Straight Stitches on top of each other. You can also add small cream circles scattered across the jumper or top at this stage if you want to fill some spaces.
Turn the jumper or top inside out and
06 gently peel away the interfacing. Cut just outside the edge of the embroidered shapes, so the rest of the jumper or top is free from interfacing. Rinse off the water-erasable pen, and hand wash only as your work is delicate!