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    GUITAR COMPANION

    Feb 06, 2019 8 minutes
    Plectrum — a small flat tool used to pluck or strum a stringed instrument

    MATERIALS

    • Fat quarter wood-grain print fabric (pouch outer)

    • Fat quarter music print fabric (pouch lining)

    • 10in square of light teal print fabric (internal pocket)

    • 10in square of solid brown fabric (guitar neck and body)

    • 2in square of solid black fabric (sound hole)

    • Scrap of grey print fabric (pocket edging)

    • 18cm (7in) length of 25mm (1in) wide lace (pocket trim) (optional)

    • 1.4m (1 1/2yd) of 36mm (1 1/2in) blanket bias binding

    • Bag batting

    • Lightweight fusible interfacing

    • Clear tabletop vinyl

    • Fusible web

    • Masking tape

    • Paper and cardboard

    • DMC stranded embroidery cotton in Black (310), Light Avocado Green (470), Light Blue (813), Very Dark Beige Brown (838) and Ultra Very Light Antique Blue (3753)

    • Aurifil Brillo metallic silver thread (519)

    • Size 10 embroidery needle and size 10 straw needle

    • Small embroidery hoop

    • Fabric glue

    • Binding clips or small bulldog clips

    • 50cm (20in) brown open-ended zipper

    • Eight white buttons, 6mm (1/4in) diameter

    • Five silver brads, 8mm (5/16in) diameter

    • Small craft knife

    • Turning tube and chopstick

    • Dressmaker’s chalk pencil

    • Fine marking pen

    • White and

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