FOR EACH BEACH HOUSE
Main fabric: 18x28cm (7x11in)
Door fabric: 10x8cm (4x3in)
Small scraps of fabric to decorate
Bondaweb: 10x10cm (4x4in)
2oz wadding: 18x14cm (7x6in)
Wooden button
Cotton tape: white, 2cm wide x 20cm (8in)
Piping cord, see instructions for
details
2 Eyelets: silver
Basic sewing kit
MATERIALS USED
The fabrics used are from Coastline
NOTES
Use a 1cm seam allowance
You will find the template needed on the pull-out pattern sheet.
CUTTING OUT
Step one Trace around the outer lines of the beach hut template and cut around it to make a pattern. The solid lines are cutting lines and the dotted lines are stitching lines.
Step two Fold your main fabric in half, pin the pattern on and cut around it to make the front and back of the beach hut.
Step three Cut a piece of 2oz wadding using the pattern.
DECORATING THE HUT
Step one Place the Bondaweb paper-side up over the template and trace around the door shape. It extends below the stitching line so you sew over it later when you assemble the beach hut for a neater finish. Cut it out roughly outside of the traced line.
Step two Place the door shape onto the wrong side (WS) of the door fabric paper-side up and press into place. Cut out the door along the drawn line.
Step three Choose whether you want to put a life belt, window or heart above the door. Trace around this shape in Bondaweb, press to the WS of a fabric scrap and cut it out.
Step four Take one piece of the beach hut fabric and place it right side (RS) up. Remove the paper backing from the door and decoration then place onto the beach hut, referring to the template for positioning. Press into place.
Step five Stitch the fabric shapes into place to secure them using a straight or zigzag stitch. The window frame is worked with a zigzag through the centre of the window both ways.
Step six Sew a button onto the door to represent the handle. 01
MAKING THE HUT
Step one Place the front and back fabric right sides together with the wadding on top.
Step two Stitch the three layers together all the way around, leaving a turning gap in the centre of one side.
Step three Turn the fabric RS out through the turning gap, turn the edges of the gap to the inside and press.
Step four Top stitch all the way around the edge to neaten and hold the gap closed. 02
ADDING A ROOF EDGE
Step one Fold the cotton tape in half lengthways and press. Fold one short end 1cm to the inside and press to hold.
Step two Fold the tape round the top edge of the roof so that the turned under end extends 1cm beyond the edge of the roof. When you reach the top of the roof, fold the tape neatly into a mitred point then fold the rest of the tape down the other side of the roof. Make sure the edge of the roof sits right inside the fold of the tape.
Step three When you reach the other side, fold and trim the tape so that it extends 1cm in the same way as the other side.
Step four Top stitch the tape into place. 03
ASSEMBLING THE BUNTING
Step one Make as many beach huts as you need for your length of bunting in the same way. Use a variety of fabrics and decorations for a fun look.
Step two Punch an eyelet either side of the hut in the positions shown on the template. Repeat for all the huts.
Step three Thread the piping cord in and out of the eyelets so the beach huts are evenly spaced then hang your bunting. 04
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