Vintage Postcard Scented Sachet

Based on an antique design, this thread caddy is the pefect way to organize and store your favorate threads. We have designed die cut cardboard pieces that are simple to cover with fabric and easily fold into place. This kit is designed by l’uccello and made in Melbourne.

This kit includes

-die cut cardboard x 2

-pattern

-instructions

*Please note this pack does not include fabrics.

You will need

1 Fat Quarter (50cm x 55cm) of light weight fabric. When considering your fabric selection, we recommend a busy print, preferably withoout a pale background.

Printed in full colour these lovely panels are perfect to use as they are or embroider and embellish as you wish. Fill with lavender or potpourri for a beautiful and simple gift to send to a dear friend or keep as a treat for yourself. The kit includes front and back panels, simple instructions and stitch guide.

This lovely panel features reproductions of treasures from our archive of antique textiles and ephemera. Lightly embellished with simple embroidery stitches, the kit includes everything you need including thread.  Printed in Melbourne on a linen cotton base, ready for you to embroider and embellish as you wish.

Finished size approximately 16cm x 16cm.

This kit includes:

1 linen panel, backing fabric French cotton ricrac, ribbon, embroidery threads and lavender.

This quilt features a variation of the classic Jacob’s Ladder block & a wonderful scrappy mix of fabrics typical of many quilts from the 1950’s. It features our fabric range Ruby’s Coverlet, a collection of reproductions of our favourite vintage  feed sacks and fabrics from the early to mid-20th century.

Finished size approximately 74 1/2” wide x 74 1/2” length. (Approx 189cm x 189cm)

Fabric Requirements

FOUR PATCH BLOCKS

(2.5” squares) 1.5 metres of fabric made up of a variety of different fabrics, as many as you like. Make sure to include some larger prints, all in medium to darker fabrics. If purchasing fabric specifically for this project, select a variety of fat 1/8ths for larger prints and fat 16ths for smaller scale prints. Allow extra if you prefer a lot of fussy cutting.

(1.5” squares) 1.1 metres of fabric made up of a variety of different fabrics, as many as you like. Select medium to darker fabrics, focusing on smaller scale prints. If purchasing fabric specifically for this project, select a variety of fat 1/8th or 16ths. You may also wish to use some of the same fabrics that you have selected for Piece A.

(1.5” squares) 1.1 metres of fabric made up of a variety of different fabrics, as many as you like. Select light coloured & patterned fabrics, focusing on smaller scale prints. If purchasing fabric specifically for this project, select a variety of fat 1/8ths or 16ths. You may also like to use some of the fabrics you have selected for the triangles.

TRIANGLE BLOCKS

This block is made up of 2 triangles, 1 plain colour, (we chose pink) and one in a lightly coloured & patterned fabric, we chose 5 different fabrics to continue the scrappy theme.

You will need 1.7 metres of the plain (pink) fabric for triangles and thin outer border (this includes an extra 20cm to allow for mistakes in cutting etc.)

And 5 x 30cm of light coloured & patterned fabric for the other triangles (this will also leave you some spare fabric suitable to use for Piece C in Block 1 if preferred)

Binding: 8 metres of bias binding or if you prefer to make your own, 60cm of 110cm wide fabric.

Instructions with colour illustrations.

This delightful collection of thread and ribbon storage cards feature recreations of antique ephemera and fabrics from the l’uccello archive. They are a beautiful and practical way to store treasured threads, lace and ribbons.

Designed and made in Melbourne.

Approx size:14.5cm x 7cm

This lovely panel features reproductions of treasures from our archive of antique textiles and ephemera. Lightly embellished with simple embroidery stitches, the kit includes everything you need including thread.  Printed in Melbourne on a linen cotton base, ready for you to embroider and embellish as you wish. Finished size approximately 16cm x16cm.

This kit includes:

1 linen panel, backing fabric French cotton ricrac, ribbon, embroidery threads and lavender.

This pattern includes template A for the stars and a paper pattern for the diamond and half diamond shapes.

*Please note templates B and C for the diamond and half diamond shapes are available separately HERE.

This lovely old style scrappy quilt is a reproduction of a vintage quilt in the l’uccello archive. Sourced from Massachusetts the original quilt features a wide variety of feed sack fabrics and the backgrund fabric is similar in tone to the one used in our sample.

Perfect to store your favourite sewing tools and threads. Included in this Slow Stitch Huswif is the pattern and instrucions to complete this project in your choice of fabrics and embellishments. The finished approximate measurements are: Unfolded 38 x 28 cm. Folded 13 x 28 cm. A colaboration between l’uccello and Lisa Mattock.

*Please note this pattern does not include fabrics.

You will need

A collections of fabrics and embellishments for the outside huswif panels and inner pockets equivalent to approximately 30-40cms of 110cm wide fabric. You will need to allow extra if you plan to do lots of fussy cutting.

Inner lining fabric 38cm x 28cm

Calico backing fabric 40cm x 30cm