Today's Quilter - UK (2020-01)

Youwillneed

QCushionfrontandback–yd

QScrapsof fabric– toincludevarious

shadesof green, red, white, brown

andblack

QBatting– 20insquare

QBinding– 7inx WOF

QBondaweb– 20in square (or scraps

equivalent)

QScrapof interfacing– 2insquare

QCushionpad– 18insquare

QTe m p l a t e s (s e e Te m p l a t e s s e c t i o n)

BEHIND THE PROJECT

RED-BREASTED BEAUTY

“Thiscushionis thefinalpartofa seasonalseriesthathasfeaturedin

Today’sQuilterthroughouttheyear!Therobinsurroundedbywinterfoliage

followsonfromthespringrabbitinissue47,thesummerbadgerinissue 50

andtheautumnalhedgehoginissue53.Theappliquéblockscanbemade

intoindividualcushionsasI have,oryoucouldmakethewholeseriesand

incorporate them into a quilt or wall hanging.”–Victoria Carrington

RAWEDGEAPPLIQUÉPROJECT

HOPPING THROUGH

THE HOLLY

Cuttingout

1

Fromthecushionfrontandback

fabric,cutone(1)18insquare and

two (2) 12in x 18in pieces.

2

Fromthebindingfabric,cut

three (3) 2in strips x WOF.

Making the cushion

front

3

Usingthetemplates,traceall

theshapesontothepapersideof

theBondawebasperthequantities

stated, leaving in between each

Generaltips

forfree-motion

rawedge appliqué:

QAlwaysusesmall,verysharp

(preferablymicro-serrated)

scissorstocutoutthefabric

shapesasthesewill give you

thebestfinish.

QVictoriausesquiltinggloves,as

shefindsthatit giveshera little

morecontrol.Shealsousesan

extensiontabletokeepthework

flatanda Teflonsheetcanalso

giveyoua smootherglide.

QWhensittingat thesewing

machine,yourarmsshouldbeat

rightangleswhenstitching.

QBeforestartingtosew,use

Bondawebtoattacha scrapof

fabricontoscrapbackground

fabricwithinterfacingorbatting

underneath(whicheveryour

projectspecifies).Practise

stitching to get you into the flow

shape(Fig1A). Numberthe

Bondawebhollyleavesasperthe

templates.Cutoutroughly,leaving

approx.inaroundtheoutsideof

thelines.Withaniron,pressthe

Bondawebshapesontothewrong

sideofyourscrapsofcoloured

fabrics(Fig1B). Cutoutaccurately

alongthelines(Fig1C). Score

theBondawebpaperbackings

witha pininthecentreandpeel

away(Fig1D). Donotremovethe

backingfromthenumbered holly

leaves at this stage. Fig 1A