Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-03)

PATCHWORK PETALS

YOUWILLNEED

Tom a k eo n ec u s h i o n :

QFabricA (Afternoon)/ 8 yd

QFabricB (Coral)yd

QFabricC (Honeysuckle)^3 / 8 yd

QBorder(Snow)yd

QBacking(Cantaloupe)yd

QBinding(Afternoon)yd

QLining:28insquare

QBatting:28insquare

QOne(1)copyeachof the

SmallOuterandSmall

Centre Templates

FINISHEDSIZE

Q 22in square

CUTTINGOUT

1

FromFabricA cut:

QFour (4) Centre Templates.

2

FromFabricB cut:
QTwelve(12)CentreTemplates.
QFour(4) Outer Templates.

3

FromFabricC cut:
QTwelve(12)CentreTemplates.
QTwelve(12)O uterTemplates.
QEight(8) 3in squares.

4

Fromtheborderfabriccut:
QTwelve(12)O uterTemplates.
QTwo(2) 3 in x 18in s tr ips.
QTwo(2) 3in x 24in s tr ips.

5

Fromthebackingfabriccut:

QTwo (2) 16in x 22in rec t angles.

6

Fromthebindingfabriccut:

QThree (3) 2 x WOF strips.

FINISH YOUR CUSHION WITH A

BRIGHT BINDING COLOUR THAT

MATCHES THE CENTRE CIRCLE

PIECINGTHECUSHIONFRONT

7

Followsteps7–8of thequiltinstructions

tosewthecurveblockstogether,

trimmingto 3 in square.JointheFabricA

centrestoFabricB outers,FabricB centres

toFabricC outersandFabric C centres to

borderfabric outers.

8

Arrangethecurvedblocksandremaining

FabricC squaresin sixrowsof six.Sew

togetherin rows,thensewtherows together

tocreate the flower shape.

9

Sewthe 3 in x 18in borderstripstothe

sides,pressingseamstowardsthe

borders.Sewthe 3 in x 24in stripstothe

topandbottomtofinishthecushion front.

QUILTINGANDFINISHING

10

Makea quiltsandwichbyplacingthe

liningsquarerightsidedown,batting

ontop,then the cushion top right side up.

11

Quiltasdesired.Juliequilteda swirling

free-motiondesign.Squareupto 22 in

square,trimmingawayexcessbattingand

liningfabric,trimmingevenly from each side

of thecushion front.

12

Takeeachof yourbackingrectangles

andpressunderin alongonelong

edge.Pressunderin again,enclosingthe

rawedge,andpress.Topstitch^1 /^8 in away

from the folded edge.

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13

Placethetwobackpiecesonthewrong

sideof yourcushionfront,rightsides

facingout,lininguptherawedges.The

hemmededgeswilloverlap.Bastearound

theedges using in seam allowance.

14

Jointhebindingstripstogether

end-to-end,usingdiagonalseams.Fold

thestripin halflengthways,WST,andpress.

Bind as you would bind a quilt to finish.