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DESIGNER: CINDY BLACKBERG

Keep a spool of thread, needles, and pins safe at hand in this embellished wool take-along.

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Materials for One Needle Case• 2—41⁄2×8" rectangles beige

felted wool (needle case)• 4×61⁄2" rectangle black felted

wool (lining)• Scraps of felted wool in

turquoise, purple, navy, or pink (appliqués)

• Assorted off-white buttons, 1⁄4" to 3⁄8" diameter (flower centers, flowers)

• 14" piece nylon cording (spool tie)

• 3⁄4"-diameter hook-and-loop tape dot

• Freezer paper• No. 8 perle cotton: gold• Pinking shears or rotary cutter

with pinking blade

Finished needle case: 4×41⁄2"

Cut FabricsCut pieces in the order that follows. (Choose desired case design and cut only designated appliqués.) Patterns are on page 5. To felt wool, machine-wash it in a hot-water-wash, cool-rinse cycle with a small amount of detergent; machine-dry it on high heat and steam-press.to use freezer paper for cutting appliqué shapes, complete these steps.

1. Lay freezer paper, shiny side down, over patterns. Trace each pattern the number of times indicated. Cut out freezer-paper shapes about 1⁄4" from drawn lines.

2. Using a hot, dry iron, press freezer-paper shapes, shiny sides down, onto the right sides of designated fabrics; let cool. Cut out fabric shapes on drawn lines. Peel off freezer paper.

FOR TWO-FLOWER NEEDLE CASE:From turquoise wool, cut:• 1 each of patterns A and BFrom purple wool, cut:• 1 each of patterns A and B

FOR BASKET NEEDLE CASE:From navy wool, cut:• 1 of Pattern C

FOR THREE-FLOWER NEEDLE CASE:From assorted wool, cut:• 1 each of patterns D, E, and F

Assemble and Appliqué Needle Case1. Fold each beige 41⁄2×8"

rectangle in half to measure 41⁄2×4"; steam-press to set folds. Unfold one rectangle for inner body; set the second one aside, folded, for outer body.

2. Position nylon cording along the fold of beige inner body with 3" extending below lower edge (Diagram 1). Tack-stitch cording in place, 1⁄2" from each edge. To tack-stitch, pull needle up at A and push it down at B. Come up at C and go down at D. Make several stitches to secure each cording end.

3. With pinking shears, trim black lining rectangle to 31⁄2×6". Center lining atop cording side of inner body. Sew a lining pocket on the right half, stitching 1⁄4" from lining edges (Diagram 2). Note: Cording will be caught by a stitching line.

4. Center hook-and-loop tape dot pieces 1⁄4" from opposite edges of inner body.

5. Referring to desired Appliqué Placement Diagram, center

appliqué pieces on folded beige outer body front; baste.

6. Use gold perle cotton and work from bottom layer up to blanket-stitch pieces in place.To blanket-stitch, pull needle up at A, form a reverse L shape with floss, and hold angle of L shape in place with your thumb. Push needle down at B and come up at C to secure stitch. Continue in same manner.

7. Referring to photos on page 1 and 3, stitch buttons in place.

8. For basket needle case, make three straight stitches for flower stems between each button and the basket appliqué. To make a straight stitch, pull needle up at A and insert it back into fabric at B, 1⁄2" away from A. Pull needle up at C, 1⁄2" away from B; continue in same manner.

Finish Needle Case1. Center and pin inner body

atop wrong side of outer body. Blanket-stitch around outer edges to complete the needle case.

2. To use, slide long end of cord through spool; knot cord ends to secure. Push pins and needles into left side of lining and slide card with needles into the pocket.

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1⁄2"

1⁄2"

3"

41⁄2x8"

DIAGRAM 1 DIAGRAM 2

31⁄2x6"

1⁄4" 1⁄4"

BASKET NEEDLE CASEAPPLIQUÉ PLACEMENT DIAGRAM

C

TWO-FLOWER NEEDLE CASEAPPLIQUÉ PLACEMENT DIAGRAM

B

B

A

A

THREE-FLOWER NEEDLE CASEAPPLIQUÉ PLACEMENT DIAGRAM

D

EF

AC DE

B

TACK STITCH BLANKET STITCH

A BD

EC

AC

D

E

B

STRAIGHT STITCH

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Needle KeepersPattern A

Needle KeepersPattern B

Needle KeepersPattern D

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Pattern F

Needle KeepersPattern C

APQ June 2006Keepers – Wool Needle CasesFull-Size PatternsC. Neubauer 1/26/06100233783