Claire Crompton

3 Once all stitching is complete, make up into a case as follows. Trim the embroidery to 14cm (5½in) high and 21cm (8¼in) wide, making sure the design is in the centre. With right sides facing, place the embroidery and smaller fabric piece together. Using a 1.3cm (½in) seam allowance, sew around three edges, leaving one short edge open. Turn through to the right side and press

3 Once all stitching is complete, make up into a case as follows. Trim the embroidery to 14cm (5½in) high and 21cm (8¼in) wide, making sure the design is in the centre. With right sides facing, place the embroidery and smaller fabric piece together. Using a 1.3cm (½in) seam allowance, sew around three edges, leaving one short edge open. Turn through to the right side and press, pushing out corners. Turn 1.3cm (½in) to the wrong side around the open edge and tack (baste) in place.
4 To make a lining, fold the larger fabric piece in half to make a piece 12.5cm (5in) deep. Sew around two sides, leaving one short edge open. Turn 1.3cm (½in) to the wrong side around the open edge and tack (baste) in place. Wrap the piece of wadding (batting) around the lining, matching raw edges. Tack the wadding in place, working next to the stitching line in the lining’s seam allowance. With wrong sides facing, insert the lining and wadding into the outer case, matching side seams. Slip stitch the lining to the outer case around the open edge and remove tacking when finished.

3 Once all stitching is complete, make up into a pillow sign as follows. Place pins to mark either side of the finished embroidery at the widest part, and at top and bottom at the widest part. Measure 4cm (1½in) from these markers and trim the embroidery to size, following a line of squares for a straight edge. Cut the backing fabric to the same size.
4 With right sides facing, place the embroidery and backing fabric together. Using a 1.3cm (½in) seam allowance, sew around three edges, leaving the lower edge open. Turn through to the right side and press, pushing out the corners. Turn 1.3cm (½in) to the wrong side