Simply Sewing - UK (2020-04)

star cushion

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YOUWILLNEED
Q50x50cm(20x20in)quilting weight
cottoninlightblue
Q50x50cm(20x20in)quilting weight
cottoninsoftgreen
Q1.5m(1yd)pipinginpaleblue
Q50x50cm(20x20in)plain
unbleachedcottonforlining
Q1 woodenbutton, approx 2.5cm
(1in)wide
Q250gbagoftoystuffing
QMatchingthread
QBasic sewing kit

NOTES
QSeamallowanceis 1cm (⁄in) unless
otherwisestated
QDownloadthetemplatesfrom
http://www.gathered.how/ss-templates

MATERIALSUSED
QAddIt UpbyRubyStarSociety
inSoftAquaandPolar,from
http://www.thefabricfox.co.uk

CUTTINGOUT

SteponeDownload,print and cut out the star

segmenttemplate.

SteptwoFromthelightbluefabriccut:

BlueStarSegments:fiveusingthetemplate

StepthreeFromthegreenfabriccut:

GreenStarSegments:turn the template over

andcutfive

Setasidetherestofyourgreenfabricfornowas

we’llcutthebackandliningoncethefront

panelis assembled,usingthe assembled front

panel as the template.^01

ASSEMBLINGTHEFRONTPANEL

SteponeLayoutoneoftheBlueStarSegments

rightside(RS)up.Cuta pieceofpiping25cm

(10in)longandlaythisalongthelongstraight

edgeoftheBlueStarSegmentsothetubepart

ofthepipingis 1cm(⁄in)fromtheedge.Lay

oneofyourGreenStarSegmentsoffabricon

topRSdownsoRSaretogetherwithalledges

matchingup.Pinalong the long edge where

thepipingis.^02

SteptwoUsinga zipfoot,sewalongthepinned

edge,1cm(⁄in)in(soyouare sewing along the

edgeofthepipingtube).

StepthreeOpen out the pieces and press the

seamflat.^03

StepfourRepeatstepsonetothreewith

anotherpair.LayoutthefirstpairRSupand

place the second RS down on top. Pin along one

ofthestraightedgesandsew1cm (⁄in) in.

Openoutagainandpress.^04

StepfiveContinueinthiswayuntilyou’veused

upalloftheblueandgreenstarsegment

pieces.Nowwejustneedtofinishthepanelby

bringingthetwounsewnedgesRStogether,

andsewing1cm(⁄in)in.Open out and give the

panel a good press.^05

MAKINGUPTHECUSHION

SteponeLayouttheremaininggreenfabric

andplacetheassembledfrontpanelontop.

Drawaroundthefrontpanelwith tailor’s chalk,

thiswillbethebackpanel.

SteptwoRemovethefrontpanelandcutout

thebackpanelyou’vedrawn.Layyourback

panelontheunbleached cotton lining fabric

andrepeat.^06

StepthreeLayouttheunbleachedcottonlining

(RSupif thefabrichasa RS),thenthegreen

backpanelRSup,thenyourfrontpanelRS

down.Lineupall of the edges then pin all the

wayaround.

StepfourSewallthewayaround,1cm(⁄in)in

fromtherawedge,leaving a gap of approx 7cm

(2in)ononeside.^07

StepfiveSniptheseamsclosetothestitching

wheretherearecurves to prevent them from

bunchingup.^08

StepsixTurnthecushionRSoutthrough the

gap and give it a good press.