American Patchwork & Quilting – October 2019

FINISHED PINCUSHION:

5" square

MATERIALS

Yardages and cutting instructions are
based on 42" of usable fabric width.
Fabrics are from the Home
collection by Kathy Schmitz for Moda
Fabrics (modafabrics.com).

▫ 8"-square tan print (pincushion
center)

▫ 6"-square black print (border)

▫ 7 ×8" rectangle backing fabric

▫ Fine-point marking pen (Designer
Kathy Schmitz recommends a Pilot
Frixion pen, which disappears with
the heat of an iron.)

▫ Embroidery floss: black

▫ Seam ripper

▫ Ground walnut shells

TO ORDER A KIT of fabric, floss, and
ground walnut shells for $9.50 plus
shipping. in U.S., go to kathyschmitz.com.

CUT FABRICS

Cut pieces in the following order.

From black print, cut:

▫ 2—1× 51 ⁄ 2 " border strips

▫ 2—1× 41 ⁄ 2 " border strips

From backing fabric, cut:

▫ 2—3^1 ⁄ 4 × 51 ⁄ 2 " rectangles

EMBROIDER PINCUSHION

CENTER

The Full-Size Pattern and

Embroidery Placement Diagram is

on Pattern Sheet 4.

Refer to “Embroidery Stitch

Diagrams,” page 42, for stitch

instructions. Use two strands of black

embroidery floss for all stitches.

1. Tape Full-Size Pattern and
   Embroidery Placement Diagram on a
   light box or bright window. Center tan
   print 8" square atop pattern; tape in
   place. Using a fine-point marking pen,
   trace design onto fabric.


2. Referring to Full-Size Pattern and
   Embroidery Placement Diagram and
   Embroidery Stitch Diagrams, stem-
   stitch outlines of moon, branch, hat,
   head, eyes, cape, wings, body, and tail
   feathers. Blanket-stitch lower edges
   of cape. Make running stitches for
   wing details and lazy daisy stitches
   for chest feathers. Make a French
   knot in the center of each eye, single
   featherstitches for each talon, and
   straight stitches for stars, beak, and
   lines in eyes.
   3. Press embroidered tan print square
   from wrong side. With design centered,
   trim to 4^1 ⁄ 2 " square to make pincushion
   center.

ASSEMBLE PINCUSHION

Measurements include^1 ⁄ 4 " seam

allowances unless otherwise indicated.

Sew with right sides together unless

otherwise stated.

Press seams in directions indicated

by arrows on diagrams. If no direction

is specified, press seam toward darker

fabric.

1. Referring to Diagram 1, sew black
   print 1× 41 ⁄ 2 " border strips to opposite
   edges of pincushion center. Join black
   print 1× 51 ⁄ 2 " border strips to remaining
   edges to make pincushion front. The
   front should be 5^1 ⁄ 2 " square including
   seam allowances.

Small embroidery projects are great for

on-the-go-sewing. They are portable, and all

I need is floss, a needle, and small scissors.

—Kathy Schmitz, designer

1 × 51 / 2 "

Diagram 1

1 ×

14 /

" 2

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