When I Grow Up Measuring Chart

Mark your child’s growth milestones with this measuring chart pattern from Rachel Roxburgh, which is just as cute as it is practical. It will make a wonderful family heirloom to pass down the generations.

• Full materials list included
• You’ll need a large assortment of fabrics for the many different appliqué motifs, so it is the perfect fabric stash buster project
• DMC stranded embroidery cotton colour names and numbers for the various embroidery components are included, but you can substitute with your preferred threads and colours
• Stitchery guide included, with backstitch, colonial knot, trellis crosshatching, detached chain (lazy daisy) stitch, running stitch, satin stitch, seed stitch, split stitch and straight stitches used
• Needleturn appliqué is used, but it can be adapted to suit your preferred appliqué method
• Pattern sheet is included, as are the appliqué and embroidery motifs, with houses, birds, bunting, flowers and all sorts of other designs on the chart
• Detailed step-by-step instructions and colour photographs will guide you through creating your appliqué and embroidery designs to constructing and completing the wallhanging with hanging loops
• Makes a great gift for children of all ages to hang in their bedroom or the family room
• An ideal project for more advanced-level crafters with significant appliqué and embroidery experience and accurate cutting and measuring skills