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projects by Cyndi
Hershey.
Bath Ensemble
Shower Curtain
Size: 72" 2 73"
materials
Shower Curtain Assembly
1. Press one long side of band rect-
4¼ yards light green print for
shower curtain
¾ yard multicolor patchwork print
for valance
¼ yard green print for band
Heavy duty non-woven fusible
interfacing
¾ yard backing fabric
angle ½" toward wrong side.
2. With right sides facing, join va-
lance rectangle and unpressed long
side of band rectangle as shown in
Band Diagram.
Cutting
Measurements include ½" seam
allowances.
Band Diagram
From light green print, cut:
• 2 (74½") lengths. Trim 1 side of
each panel to make 2 (37½" 2 74½")
rectangles.
From multicolor patchwork print,
cut:
• 2 (12½"-wide) strips. Piece strips
to make 1 (12½" 2 74") valance
rectangle.
From green print, cut:
• 2 (3"-wide) strips. Piece strips to
make 1 (3" 2 74") band rectangle.
From interfacing, cut:
• Enough (1½"-wide) strips to
make 1 (1½" 2 71½") strip when
placed end to end.
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3. Press seam allowance toward
band. Turn band to wrong side of
valance, covering stitching with
fold of band. Press. Stitch in the
ditch through all layers. Double
hem short ends of valance.
4. Join light green print shower
curtain rectangles lengthwise.
5. Double hem sides and bottom of
shower curtain.
6. Place interfacing strips ½" from
top edge on right side of shower
curtain (Interfacing Placement
Diagram). Fuse in place.
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½"
Interfacing
Trimmed Towels
Scallop
Diagrams
Scallop Diagrams
From green print, cut:
• 4 (1¼"-wide) strips. From strips,
cut 2 short scallop strips and 2
long scallop strips.
Interfacing Placement Diagram
7. With right side of valance facing
wrong side of shower curtain, join
using a scant ½" seam.
8. Turn valance to right side of
shower curtain. Press; top stitch
in place ¼" from edge (Shower
Curtain Diagram).
From orange print #1 fat eighth,
½"
cut:
Interfacing
From orange print
#2, cut:
3"
1¼"
Center
materials
• 1 (1½"-wide) strip.
• 1 (2"-wide) strip.
Hand Towel Assembly
Hand Towel Diagram
Center
Bath Towel Diagram
1. Lay out 2 green short scallop
1 cotton hand towel
1 cotton bath towel
¼ yard green print
1
⁄8 yard orange print #1 for hand
towel band
1
⁄8 yard orange print #2 for bath
towel band
Paper-backed fusible web
Temporary stabilizer
Variegated thread
strips and orange print #1 band
rectangle atop hand towel 1¼"
from edge as shown in Hand Towel
Diagram. Center scallop strips on
towel. Band will overlap straight
edges of scallop strips. Fuse in place.
(You only need a temporary fuse.
Because of the loops on the towel,
the strips will not adhere well.)
Cutting
Shower Curtain Diagram
9. Make 12 evenly spaced vertical
buttonholes through all layers
along top edge of valance to
complete shower curtain.
NOTE: Use a plastic liner under the
shower curtain.
Pattern for Scallop is on page 66.
Trace Scallop pattern 5 times for
short scallop strips. Trace Scallop
pattern 7 times for long scallop strips
(Scallop Diagrams). Apply fusible web
to fabrics before cutting. Follow
1¼"
manufacturer’s instructions for using
fusible web.
Center
Hand Towel Diagram
Hand Towel Diagram
2. Trim ends of band and scallop
strips even with edges of towel.
3. Machine satin stitch in place using
variegated thread to complete
hand towel.
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"
Sew Smart
™
Use temporary stabilizer under
and over your work to prevent
towel loops from catching in feed
dogs and presser foot when doing
machine satin stitching. —Marianne
Bath Towel Assembly
1. Lay out 2 long green scallop strips
Center
3"
Center
and orange print #2 band rectangle
atop bath towel 3" from edge as
Bath Towel Diagram.
shown
inDiagram
Hand
Towel
Center scallop strips. Band will
overlap straight edges of scallop
strips. Fuse in place. (You only
need a temporary fuse. Because of
the loops on the towel, the strips
Ellipse
will not adhere well.)
2. Trim ends of band and scallop
strips even with edges of towel.
3. Machine satin stitch in place
using variegated thread to
complete bath towel.
Bath Towel Diagram
Bath Towel Diagram
Scallop
Diamond
Half Ellipse
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