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6.    For header and rod pocket. press top of each fabric panel to wrongside. Press 7'h" to wrong side again md topstitch in place along łold. Measure 3" above Hitching linę; stitch across panel, forming rod pocket.

7.    For each tieback. cut two 4" x 26" strips of green abric Basie piping along one long edge and jumbo jSrkrack along the other long edge of one tieback

tece Leaving one short end open. sew tieback pieces Dgether. Clip comers and tum tieback right side out. pess. Hand sew opening closed. Whipstitch a plastic N¹. each short end of tieback

Message Center

Poaes are based on 44/4 5 "w fabric.

will need a l5'/«" x II '/*" bulletin board with podeń frame: whlte horizontal metal mailbox with ewspaper holders and embossed 'MAIL" inset; black. fark green, green. red, whlte. and yellow acrylic paints. łintbrushes; black and white border stickers: ssorted buttons; smali rnagnets; push pins; spray rimor. fabric glue; multi-surface craft glue; elear cryfic sealer.- table knife; '/: yd Mary Engelbreit black HOME" fabric: and Mary Engelbreit cherry punch-

I.Read Preparing to Paint and Painting. page 93. m>e tire bulletin board frarne and the mailbox. ftint the bulletin board frame and the main body of lhsmailbox yellow. Paint the inset on the front of the afflx>x white. the Icttcrs "MAIL* black, the lid red. ń the newspaper holders green.

1 Reati Painting Designs. |>agcs 93-94 Add red dots ii white inset. Freehand a dark green vine and leaf feslgtr on the newspaper holders.

Apply border stickers to mailbox inset. Use multi-iface glue to adhere punch-outs to inset. Apply eafer to mailbox and bulletin board frame.

5.    Cut fabric to fit cork area of bulletin board. Use fabric glue to adhere the fabric to the cork. Press edges of fabric into tire seam between the frame and the cork using table knife.

6.    Stack and glue buttons to rnagnets and pushpins.

7.    Use mailbox mounting screws to attach mailbox to frame of bulletin board.

Dessert Stand

You will need a 4'/2"h terra-cotta flowerpot; 9'/•<" dia terra-cotta saucer: black, blue, dark yellow. green. light blue. light green, red, white. and yellow acrylic paints; paintbrushes; V*^m fiat brush; red rickrack; multi-surface craft glue, elear acrylic sealer; transfer paper; and tracing paper.

Do not place food direitly on desserl sfand

1.    Glue bottom of flowerpot to bottom of saucer to form dessert stand. Read Preparing to Paint and Painting. page 93 Paint dessert stand black.

2.    Read Painting Designs. pages 93 94. Ffcint red and white checks around rim of stand with V«^H fiat brush Outline checks with a thin linę of black paint.

3.    Read Transferring Patterns. page 94 Tracę, then transfer Rower partem, page 28. to stand as desired. Paint flowers blue with light blue highlights. Paint Rower centers yellow with dark yellow shading. Paint leaves green with light green highlights. Outline flowers with a thin linę of black paint. Add white dots to base of stand.

4.    Glue rickrack around bottom of dessert stand

5.    Apply sealer to dessert stand.

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