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Remove the paper backing and apply the applique to one of the plain squares ... but step it up a gear with this sewing idea that uses wool felt instead. After all, it’s good to experiment with ...

The patchwork trousers in this look are made from a late 1890s log cabin quilt. Those quilts are usually made from strips of wool, velvet and silk, and they have geometric patterns. The outside strips ...