Today's Quilter - UK (2020-03)

TECHNICALTIP

Usinga finethread,such

asAurifil80wt,forthe

appliquéalongsidea fine

needle,suchasa Straw

Millinersnumber10,

willhelpyourstitches

disappear.

PROJECTlfeathered friends

stitchesina mixof greyandcharcoal.

Stitcharoundtheeyewithgreythread

andfillwithblacksatinstitches(Fig

18 ). Useblackthreadandbackstitch

for the feet on all three (3) birds.

18

Forthebluetit,usethickblack

threadanda backstitchto

makethefacemarkingswithextra

stitchesfortheeye.Outlinethebeak

withblackthreadanda backstitch

and fill with grey satin stitches.

Fig 19

Fig 20

Fig 18

Fig 21

19

Forthegoldcrest,outlinethe

eyewithtinybackstitchesand

greythreadandfillwitha blacksatin

stitch.Useblackbackstitchesfor

thefacemarkingswitha fewextra

straightstitchesforthebeak.Outline

thecrestwithblackbackstitches

andfillwithsatinstitchinyellow

(Fig 19 ). Sewrowsofrunningstitch

inblackthreadforthe wing and tail

markings(Fig 20 ).

20

Presscarefullyandremove

patternmarkings(Fig 21 ).

Tr i m to a 13i n x 21i n piece.

Finishingthe pillow

21

Takeoneofthe13inx 13in

pieces of backing fabric and

turnoveraintwiceononeof

the13insides.Pinandthenstitch

alongtohem.Repeatwith the other

backing piece. Press.

22

Laythecushionfront,right

sideup.Laythetwo(2)

backpiecesontop,rightsidesdown

andoverlapping.Pinalltheway

roundandstitchusingainseam

allowance.Snipcorners,turninside

out and press. Insert pad to finish.