When I posted my question before, I left something out. There was NO pattern used at all on the Carol Duvall Show for making a toaster cover, blender, mixer cover, etc. She measured a piece of fabric (not sure if it was a rectangle or square); then she made 4 seams (one for each corner); then she trimmed the bottom and the "darts" that were made at the 4 seams. When I say darts, it looked like a dart until the seam was trimmed. She then hemmed the bottom; made a small self fabric loop and hand stitched on top to use for pulling the cover off the appliance. So, there was absolutely no pattern used, just the measurements of the appliance to ensure there was enough fabric to make the four seams at the corners. I hope this makes sense. Thanks to all who replied to my first posting. Lynne
I haven't been following this thread (I was busy with holiday stuff) so I will jump in now. What you need to do is MEASURE with a cloth measuring tape. Set the appliance -- let's use a toaster as an example
-- in the middle of the counter. Measure from the counter up one end, across the top and down the other end to the counter -- ADD for a bottom hem if needed and make note of this dimension. Now measure from the counter up one side across the top and down the other side to the counter -- ADD for a bottom hem again if needed. So, let's say your measurements are 30" x 40" (I haven't measured a thing, I'm just making these measurements up) and that includes the bottom hem. If you are using a fabric with no nap or one way design, these dimensions fit nicely into a yard of fabric that is approx. 44" wide. {{{{When actually laying out the cover onto the fabric, you will need to add a bit more for ease so if your measurements were 36" x 44", you would need to but a bit more than a yard of a fabric that is wider than the nominal 44"!}}}} Next, fold your piece of fabric in half in both directions and mark the center. Now, measure your appliance -- the toaster -- to determine what the TOP length and width is and add a bit for ease -- say about 1/2" to both the length and width. Mark a rectangle or square of this size so that the center of your fabric is smack dab in the middle of the appliance measurements. Making sense so far??? Next, you want to mark the corner "darts" (these will be your sewing lines) needed to get rid of the excess fabric and turn the whole thing into a cover. Draw straight lines from the four corners of your appliance rectangle to the bottom of the fabric -- ON ALL SIDES. This means you will end up with a box drawn right in the center of the fabric and a total of EIGHT straight lines drawn to the bottom of the fabric. Looking down on what you have drawn, it should sort of look like a giant tic-tac-toe. OK, now fold the fabric so that you match up the two perpendicular lines radiating from each corner. Sew along this line and you have an appliance cover with a bunch of excess fabric at the corners -- but it's still an appliance cover :-)! I would stitch along the lines again to reinforce, then trim the excess fabric, press the seams, fold up and stitch the unfinished raw edge around the bottom and -- VOILA' -- you have an appliance cover that looks nice and is adequately finished!! A caveat -- be sure to allow for any knobs or buttons, etc. that stick out from the sides of the appliance when you are drawing that initial box in the center of the fabric. Also be sure that you lay out the long sides of the box in line with the long sides of the fabric! I'm sure diagrams would be helpful but I'm not up to drawing them right now. If you don't understand what I have described, let me know and give me some time and I will try to draw up something. If someone else understand and has a bit of time and wants to draw up diagrams, go for it :-)! CiaoMeow >^;;^<
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Let me know if there's something you don't understand, OK? Glad you liked looking at the quilts -- have a bunch more photos that I need to get uploaded :-). CiaoMeow >^;;^<
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