the song of the sea
DESCRIPTION
This book is the union of two big passions: creative sewing and the sea. I love the atmosphere of the sea, with its colours, where deep colour and pastel shades flow in to one another. I love the emotions that only poetry and certain sceneries can offer. The Song of the Sea was born in this way. With the help of detailed explanations, patterns, drawings and fantastic pictures, you will be able to easily make lighthouses, skirts, ships, hats, cats and much more! Beautiful but also useful objects, all come to life through the magic poetry of the Song of the Sea. You can follow the development of my future creations and new projects by visiting my blog: www.francescashabbyhome.blogspot.comTRANSCRIPT
MareMATERIALS..............................................................................4
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.....................................................6
PLANE........................................................................................8
A FLIGHT AMONG THE CLOUDS.....................................14
A CORNER OF THE SKY....................................................18
THE ALPHABET OF THE SEA...........................................22
LIGHTHOUSE..........................................................................29
‘SONG OF THE SEA’ CUSHION........................................34
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER QUILT..............................................38
THE GALLEON..........................................................................................44
BOOK COVERS.......................................................................50
SUN KISSED............................................................................57
GLASSES CASE.....................................................................62
CATS.........................................................................................67
FISH PINCUSHION...............................................................76
‘SCENT OF THE SEA’ BAG...............................................79
A WALK BY THE SEA........................................................86
PATTERNS...............................................................................91
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.....................................................110
Contents
Mare
8
PlanePatterns on page 92
YOU WILL NEED
Linen cloth, a shade of greyPatterned cloth, striped, dotted or checkedSynthetic waddingCotton thread, creamThermo-adhesive paperInterfacing (e.g. Vilene)Two small buttonsFour big buttonsTwo skewers Double-sided tape
METHODWINGS AND TAIL
Copy all the patterns on to some thin cardboard and cut out.
Fold the linen cloth face to face and place the pattern of the plane on it.
Fix with pins. Lightly draw the outline of the pattern, then sew along the whole perime-ter excluding the front of the plane, as shown on the pattern with a dashed line (FIG.A).
FIG.A
Cut the sewn pattern out leaving about 0.6cm of safety margin around the seam line. Using a pair of scissors, make some incisions around this margin.
Aquí te amo Aquí te amo. En los oscuros pinos se desenreda el viento. Fosforece la luna sobre las aguas errantes. Andan días iguales persiguiéndose. Se descine la niebla en danzantes figuras. Una gaviota
de pla
ta se
descue
lga de
l ocaso
. A ve
ces un
a vela
. Alta
s, alta
s estr
ellas. [
...] P
ablo N
eruda
22
The Alphabet of the SeaPatterns on page 97
YOU WILL NEEDLinen cloth, a shade of greyPatterned cloth, striped, dotted or floralSynthetic waddingThermo-adhesive paperInterfacing (e.g. Vilene)
METHODCut out two squares of length 11cm from both the linen and striped cloth, then cut out one square of the same size from both the flower-patterned and dotted cloth. This will give you a total of six squares.
Double up the striped squa-res with some interfacing, by ironing it on the wrong side of the fabric. These will form the base of the cubes. By being more rigid than the others, they will give better stability to the entire cube composition.
Following the General Instruc-tion on page 7, decorate the two linen squa-
res by applying the first part of the lighthouse to one and the first letter to the other, using some thermo-adhesive paper.
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La baia tranquilla Getta l’ancora, amor mio; non un’onda in questa baia. Quale assiduo sciacquio fanno l’acque tra l
a ghia
ia! [.
..]
G
iovan
ni P
ascoli
The Lighthouse The rocky ledge runs far into the sea, And on its outer point, some miles away, T
he Lighthouse lifts its massive masonry, A pillar of fire by ni
ght, o
f clou
d by d
ay. [
...]
Henr
y Wads
worth
Long
fellow
[...] Ev
en at
this di
stance I
can see the tides, Upheaving, break unheard alo
ng its
base,
A speech
less wr
ath, th
at rises and subsides In the white lip and tre
mor of th
e face.
[...]
29
[...] Ev
en at
this di
stance I
can see the tides, Upheaving, break unheard alo
ng its
base,
A speech
less wr
ath, th
at rises and subsides In the white lip and tre
mor of th
e face.
[...]
LighthousePatterns on page 99 YOU WILL NEEDLinen cloth, a shade of grey, for the door and windowsFour or five different types of patterned clothSynthetic waddingStuffing beans (see Materals on page 5)Cotton thread, dark colourThermo-adhesive paperInterfacing (e.g. Vilene)Double-sided tapeThin cardboardWhite string
PREPARATION For the part of the lighthouse identified on the pattern with the letter A, cut out two 30x18cm rectangles of fabric. For the part of the lighthouse identified with the letter B, cut out two 18x8cm rectangles of fabric. For the part of the lighthouse identified with the letter C, cut out two 18x4,5cm rectangles of fabric. For the part of the lighthouse identified with the letter D, cut out two 18x3,5cm rectangles of fabric.
Agosto Agosto. Contraponientes de melocotón y azúcar, y el sol dentro de la tarde, omo el hueso en una f
ruta.
[...]
Fede
rico G
arcía
Lorc
a
57
Sun-kissed Reversible hat for the small onesPatterns and decorations on page 98 and 103
YOU WILL NEEDTwo patterned fabricsInterfacing (i.e. Vilene)Compasses to draw the outlineFOR THE DECORATIONSThermo-adhesive paperPatterned fabric scraps
PREPARATION OF THE PATTERNThe first thing you need to do to make your reversible hat is to draw the pattern according to the size of the head of your child. Do as follows.
Le chat Viens, mon beau chat, sur mon coeur amoureux; retiens les griffes de ta patte, et laisse-moi plonger dans tes beaux yeux, Mêlés de métal et d’aga
te.[...]
Cha
rles B
audela
ire
67
Pattern on page 106
YOU WILL NEED FOR THE BODYCoarse cotton fabric, beige or similarSynthetic wadding for dollsBrown chalkCotton woolThick cotton thread, brownAcrylic paints, shades of light grey or brownFlat-headed brushes, various sizes, for painting the catFOR THE DUNGAREESLinen fabric, grey and patternedThermo-adhesive paper for the decorationsTwo small buttonsFISHPatterned fabric scraps
Cats
Meriggio d’ Estate Silenzio! Hanno chiuso le verdi persiane delle case. N
on vogliono essere invase. Troppe le fiamme della tua glor
ia,o s
ole! [
...]
U
mbert
o Saba
79
“Scent of the Sea” BagsPatterns for the decorations on page 98 and page 103
BIG BAGYOU WILL NEEDFOR THE OUTSIDETwo 62x50cm rectangles of heavy cotton fabricTwo 48x8cm strips of the same fabric
FOR THE LININGTwo 58x54cm rectangles of heavy cotton fabricTwo 48x8cm strips of the same fabric
FOR THE HANDLESTwo 50x10cm strips of the same fabric
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A walk by the sea(This project has been realised in collaboration with the shop Fildl and Flink)Patterns for the decorations on page 103This model fits sizes 42, 44 and 46
SkirtYOU WILL NEEDOne 89x90cm rectangle of plain fabric for the frontOne 59x90cm rectangle of patterned fabric for the backTwo 4x65cm fabric strips
FOR THE DECORATIONSThermo-adhesive paperPatterned fabric scraps
87
89 cm 59 cm
74 cm 44 cm
90 cm
90 cm
METHODTo make the front and back of the skirt, you need to cut out two trapeziums. Follow the pattern below for the measurements (FIG.A).
FIG.A
Patterns
