Imagine everyone’s surprise when they open this gorgeous patchwork box to discover the contents? Will yours be filled with precious ornaments or chocolates – can you guess what I keep in mine?
A pretty stitched edge that gives the feel of lace, festive applique shapes and some simple embroidery come together to create this fun zippered box.
Finished size approx. 4½” high x 10” wide
Pattern only
What You Need:
- 11” x 11” cream tonal, background
- 3¼” x 10” tan print, ground
- 10 assorted 5” x 5” squares, applique and hexagons
- 5” x WOF warm cream tonal, outer wall
- 5” x WOF cream multi print, inner wall lining
- 1 (2” x 34”) bias strip cream multi print
- 11” x WOF red multi print, base outer, lid and base lining
- Embroidery floss, I used Valdani #078 aged wine, #H212 faded brown, #P3 aged white medium, #519 green olives, #575 crispy leaf, #0154 dark antique gold and #0578 primitive blue
- 36” double ended zipper, I used a ‘Make a Zipper’ and cut to desired length
- 18 x 1” pre-cut paper hexagon liners
- Stitchery Stabilizer
- 11” square light weight batting
- Foam batting
- 9½” dia. circle of thick card, lid
- 3” square fusible web such as Vliesofix or Soft Fuse, wool appliqué
- Apliquick rods, optional
- Appliqué paper, optional
- Fabric glue pen, optional
- Roxanne’s Glue Baste-It, optional
- Light box, optional
- Fine tipped fabric marking pen
- Craft glue
- General sewing supplies
- Tiny Angel Button - YB386
