Summer Crocheted Edge Mat

Clover Needlecraft

4 years ago

Designed by Debbie von Grabler-Crozier

Summer is in the air!

We are putting together a variety of simple summer projects, starting with this Summer Crocheted Edge Mat that combines the arts of sewing and crochet. Perfect for a beginner sewist and crocheter.

Gather these supplies

Tools

Sliding Gauge (Art No. 9506)
Amour Crochet Hook 4.0 mm (Art No. 1045/G)
Water Erasable Maker – Fine (Art No. 515)
Mini Patchwork Scissors (Art. No 493/CW)
Your usual sewing needs including a walking foot for your sewing machine

Materials

Fabric:

Fat Quarter pretty floral fabric
Fat Quarter backing fabric

Interfacing: 12″ sq. H630 fusible wadding

Everything Else

Coordinating cotton yarn
Coordinating perle coton #8

Abbreviations

ch: chain
ss: slip stitch
sc: single crochet
dc: double crochet

Note: Seam allowances are all 1/4” unless otherwise stated.

Please read all instructions through and assemble the equipment before beginning.

Here’s How:

Take the upper fabric and cut a square about 12″ sq.

Fuse H630 wadding to the wrong side of the square and trim.

Find the center of the square and mark with a water erasable marker.

Draw a circle using the Sliding Gauge as a compass.

Tip: hold the center of the gauge on the center mark of your fabric and then draw the largest circle possible.

I pushed the green part of the gauge to the edge of the fabric.

This makes the best possible use of what you have.

The wadding on the back helps to slightly stiffen the fabric.

Cut the circle out on the line.

Leave the backing fabric untrimmed for now and with the right sides together, lay the trimmed front onto the untrimmed backing and pin. Sew all the way around leaving a turning gap.

Trim the three layers the same using the top as a guide and then notch the curve all around.

Tip: This ensures that the extra bulk is taken out and your circle will lay flat.

Turn out through the gap and close it with a neat hand stitch.

Quilt around the mat three times with quilting lines about 1/2″ apart.

Tip: Use the walking foot for this to keep the layers neat.

Thread a hand sewing needle with perle cotton and make an even number of blanket stitches about 1/2″ apart all the way around the top edge.

Tip: This is the real secret to crocheting on fabric! You will never push the hook through the tight weave.

Blanket stitches spaced 1/2″ apart are the answer. They give you something to anchor the chains onto in the next step.

Swap to the crochet hook and the cotton yarn and ch 5 into the blanket stitches, skipping every second one and anchoring with a ss at the end. Continue right around the top edge.

Ss to fasten at the back and then crochet the scallops.

Begin with a ch 3 (counts as the first dc) and then make 4 dc into the first chain.

You have five dc.

Ss into the blanket stitch that you caught on the first round.

You now have 5 dc in the first scallop.

Dc 5 into the next ch 5.

Continue right around the top.

Fasten off at the back and weave in the ends.