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make it •
Materials
12” x 16” Renoir stretched canvas
20cm x 40cm piece of fabric for the
trunk
Assorted coordinating fabric scraps
50cm x 30cm wide vliesofix
Fine tip fabric marker
Pencil & plain white paper
Sharp scissors
Iron
Step 1 Using the template
provided, trace the tree trunk shape
onto the paper side of the vliesofix. Cut
out the trunk from the vliesofix allowing
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Medium
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an extra 1cm around the edges. Using
the iron, fuse the trunk shape to the
wrong side of the trunk fabric and allow
to cool.
Step 2 Using sharp scissors cut
out the fabric tree trunk shape. Peel
off the backing paper and place right
side up onto the middle of the canvas,
aligning the bottom edge of the trunk
with the bottom edge of the canvas.
Carefully place the white paper over
the canvas (this protects the canvas
from the iron scorching it) and gently
Autumn tree
template
enlarge by 195%
press with the iron to fuse the trunk to
the canvas. Allow to cool.
Step 3 Using the leaf template and
the same method as for the trunk,
cut out an assortment of leaves in a
variety of fabrics and sizes. Arrange
leaves and fuse onto canvas as per
picture or as desired. Draw thin dashed
lines 2mm in from the edges of all
leaves and the trunk to give the look
of stitching using a fine tip permanent
fabric marker. •
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