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Measure your mobile width and lengthways, then cut out the fabric and interfacing using the templates on page 68, leaving ½” seam allowances for the lining and main outer fabric. Iron the interfacing onto the wrong side of the outer fabric, following the manufacturer’s instructions.
Pin the striped fabric for the speaker onto the radio base, stitch it on with a series of straight lines, trim off any excess threads and neaten the edges.
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Pin the radio onto the right side of the outer fabric and stitch around, taking care to curve the line at the corners.
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Place the felt circle onto the radio and stitch a series of circles using the machine embroidery foot. Alternatively, you could hand embroider this.
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Using a sharp chalk pencil, write ‘radio’ onto the radio and draw a line in the top right for the aerial. Using the machine embroidery foot, embroider over your chalk markings.
Pin then stitch the lining to the outer fabric with the right sides together along the stitch line marked on the template. Repeat for the back pieces. Press the lining back away from the main outer fabric, then press over the top so that the wrong sides of the lining and outer fabric are together. This will give you a crease line along the top. Fold the lining back again so that the right sides of the lining and outer fabric are facing, but this time line up the bottom edges so the fabric overlaps at the top. Stitch four short lines between the fold at the top and where the original line of stitching is that joined the lining and outer fabric.
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Open out the lining away from the main fabric and place the right sides of the main outer fabric together and the right sides of the lining together. This will create a little flap on each side.
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Press the section edges inwards and slip stitch close to the edge by hand or machine. Push the lining back into the outer fabric and press the seams flat.
Eureka! If you really want to go to town, print an image onto some fabric to make the TV
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Stitch around the edge of the outer fabric with a ½” seam, making sure you reverse at the
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beginning and end. Repeat for the lining but leave a gap at the bottom. Turn the right way out.
screen look like it’s turned on
GO-GO GADGET!
05/07/2013 19:42