Fleur's Boudoir Set (Slippers and Eye Mask) by Cheryl Goss of Willowberry Designs
Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 9:21AM Fleur’s Boudoir Set (slippers and eye mask)
by Cheryl Goss © of Willowberry Designs
Techniques: Basic embroidery with colour shading, simple quilting, single and double fold binding, elastic casing
The measurements are based on a lady’s shoe size 7 – average width. The template width and length can be adjusted accordingly
All seams are ¼” unless otherwise stated
Please read through all instructions before starting this project
100% cotton fabric is recommended
Requirements
20cm (8”) Soft Rose Bouquet (slippers upper, eye mask front and band)
20cm (8”) Soft blue tone (slippers lower and embroidery panel, eye mask lining)
1 x fat quarter Pale Pink (slippers and eye mask binding, eye mask bow)
Small piece – Whisperweft (or similar) stabiliser
Small piece freezer paper
20cm (8”) bag batting (this will be more than enough.... depending on the size of your feet!)
Fat quarter Parlan (or fusible batting) This is a generous amount, you will have some spare to use in another project
1mtr (1yd) 10mm wide elastic
DMC threads ~ 223 light shell pink, 224 very light shell pink, 522 fern green (the closest Cosmo conversion is 653, 652, 924)
Derwent watercolour pencils – Juniper Green and Rose Madder Lake (if you have another brand, use a deep leaf green and a rose red/pink)
Thick card or template plastic
Brown pigma pen or propelling pencil to trace the designs
Size 11 crewel embroidery needle (or just use your fave)
½” bias maker (optional)
Sharp embroidery scissors
Sewing machine with a walking foot, threads to match fabrics and general sewing supplies
Slippers
Using the pattern provided, make a cardboard template of the slipper sole. Adjust the size to suit your shoe size by adding or removing extra length in the centre, horizontally and vertically.
Trace 4 sole templates onto the bag batting. If you are using fusible bag batting you will need to trace 2 right and 2 left (turn your template upside down)
Trace a right and left sole onto the floral fabric and a right and left sole onto the pale blue fabric. Cut carefully around each shape
Make friends with a tin of quilt basting spray. I prefer to hand baste quilts however the spray is great for projects like this. Lay your cut pieces wrong side up on a flat surface. Quilt basting spray is a glue, so you’ll need to put some paper down first to protect your table top. Spray an even coating onto the wrong side of each piece
Position the left and right upper soles onto a matching batting shape and press together by rubbing across the top with the palm of your hand. Repeat with the left and right lower soles. Iron each piece – not normally something you would do with quilt batting but this bag batting is very closely bonded and condensed, pressing it won’t hurt
Spray the basting spray onto the batting side of each slipper section, place the matching pieces together and press. You should now have a complete set of slipper soles held together with basting spray
Using matching thread and your walking foot, sew several diagonal lines of quilting on each slipper sole. I chose to sew mine at 1 ½” intervals - a cross hatched pattern can be created by sewing diagonal lines in the opposite direction if you wish
Embroidered slipper panels
Iron the freezer paper to the wrong side of a 7” x 8” piece of pale blue tonal fabric. Using a light box or other light source, trace the rose designs. The finished size will measure approximately 6 ½” x 2 ½” for each band (this will need to be adjusted depending on the width of your foot)
Use your green pencil to add some colour to the leaves and the rose/red pencil to shade the flower. A smudged effect is created by using a slightly blunt pencil with circular strokes. The stitching will disguise any imperfections so don’t worry! When you are happy with your colouring, peel the freezer paper away and iron a small piece of whisperweft stabilizer to the back. All embroidery is completed with backstitch using 2 strands of thread – 522 for the leaves, 223 for the inner petals and 224 for the outer petals
When all embroidery is complete trim each piece back to measure 6 ½” wide x 2 ½” long. Cut 2 more rectangles the same size from the pale blue tonal fabric and 4 from the parlan or fusible batting
Iron a piece of parlan to the wrong side of each fabric piece, spray with quilt basting spray and press together
Fold the pale pink fat quarter in half diagonally and press. Trim the folded edge and cut 2 x 2 ¼” strips on the bias. Set these aside as they will be used to bind the slippers. From the remaining pale pink fabric cut 4 pieces, each measuring 6 ½” x 2 ¼”, on the straight of grain. Press in half lengthways. Aligning the raw edges, pin each binding strip to the underside of the slipper bands. Using your walking foot and a ¼” seam, sew each strip in place
Fold the binding to the top and topstitch to finish. Your blind hem foot is very handy for this step... adjust the needle position to suit
Place the template on top of the finished slipper band, mark the curved shape and cut away the excess. Again using the template as a guide, pin the bands to each slipper sole aligning the top edge of the band with the line on the template and baste in place
Cut one end of each bias cut binding strip at a 45 degree angle and fold the raw edge over ¼”. Fold the strips in half lengthways and press. Starting at the inside of the slipper near the heel, use a walking foot and a ¼” seam allowance to sew the binding. Tuck the end inside the binding start point for a neat finish. Fold the binding to the back and hand sew in place along the line of the binding seam. Repeat for the other slipper
Relaxing Eye Mask
Make a cardboard template from the pattern provided. Trace 1 onto the soft floral, 1 pale blue tonal and 2 parlan. Iron the parlan shapes to the wrong side of the fabric shapes. Spray the parlan side with quilt basting spray and press the two pieces together
Cut a 1 ¼” x 22” bias strip from the pale pink fabric. Cut one end on a 45 degree angle, fold over ¼” and press. Fold over ¼” on one long side and press
Starting at one side of the eye mask, sew the single fold binding in place, right sides together and aligning the raw edges. Turn the folded edge of the binding to the back and hand sew to finish
Band
Cut a 24” x 3” strip from the soft floral print, fold in half right sides together and sew along one side to make a tube. Turn right side out and press. Topstitch down the centre and along each side to make a double casing – use your blind hem foot for the side topstitching
Cut 2 x 16” lengths of elastic and thread each piece through the casing - **this length may need to be adjusted to suit your head size. Sew across the ends to secure the elastic and prevent it from pulling back inside the casings. Sew the band to the eye mask where indicated on the pattern template. Fold back and hand sew to finish
Bow
Cut a 1 ¼” x 8” bias strip from the pale pink fabric and feed it through a ½” bias maker. Fold the piece of bias in half lengthways and press. Topstitch along the edge to secure then tie it in a small bow. Trim the ends and hand sew to the top left hand side of the eye mask as indicated on the template
Your ‘Fleur’s Boudoir Set’ is now complete!
Designed for the QFD Creative Team – August 2010
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Reader Comments (6)
Cheryl, I can't thank you enough for genius design! This will go well with your journal as a gift set for my two Daughter-in-laws! Thank you so much!
Carmen in Alaska
Thank you for this pattern for the Boudoir Set, and thank you Cheryl for the design. I love them.
maquinifiq!!! adorable
How feminine, and pretty. What do you think I will be doing in my sewing room this week end. @>--->-------------
Romantic and comfy. Amazing how many layers your sewing machine can handle.
Thank you. All your tutorials are very clear and with plenty of photos to make steps easier to follow.
Bellisimo y fácil de hacer ,excelentes los moles y las indicaciones. Gracias!!!!!!!!