Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-03)

FLOWER POWER

NOTES

QCutallfabricsalongthestraightgrain.

QUsea zigzagstitchfortheappliqué

pieces,stitchlength0.5–1andwidth3 or

4. Usewidth3 onthesmallerornarrower
   piecesandtestona scrapof fabricfirst.
   QUsea clearsatinstitchmachinefootto
   appliqué,sothestitchingcanbe easily
   seenandbettercontrolled.
   QRS= rightside.
   QWS= wrongside.
   QFor templates see p86.

FABRICSUSED

FabricsareallKonaCottonSolidsby

RobertKaufmanin Geranium,CornYellow,

BrightPink,Mulberry,Pickle,Grasshopper,

Glacier, Jamaica, Tangerine.

PRACTISE YOUR SATIN STITCH

BEFOREHAND TO GIVE YOUR

APPLIQUÉ A PRO FINISH

YOUWILLNEED

Daisycushion:

QBluefabric:7insquare

QTealfabric:8insquare

QLimefabric:6insquare

QYellowfabric:3insquare

QOrangefabric:3inx 1in

QGreenfabric:4inx 5in

QFusibleweb:8inx 20in

QWhitecottoncanvasfabric:yd

QOne(1)copyeachof theCircle,

Stem,SmallLeaf,SmallDot,

CentreDot,LargeFlower,

MediumFlowerandSmall

Flower appliqué templates

FINISHEDSIZE

Q 14in diameter

CUTTINGOUT

1

Fromthewhitefabric:

UsetheCircletemplatetocutthe

followingpieces.Cutthree(3)whole

circles.Trimyourtemplatealongthegreen

line,andusethelargersectiontosubcut

oneofyourcircles.Trimyourtemplate

alongtheredline,andusethelarger

sectiontosubcutanotheroneofyour

circles.Thesetwopartialcircleswillform

theenvelopebackofyourcushionandthe

wholecirclewillbethecushionfront.

PREPARINGTHEAPPLIQUÉPIECES

2

Traceonestem,twosmallleaves,two

smalldots,onelargeflower,one

mediumflower,onesmallflowerandone

centredotontothepapersideofthe

fusiblewebbing,leavingspace between

each one. Cut out roughly.

3

Fusetothewrongsideofyourfabrics,

followingthemanufacturer’s

instructions.Letcool,thencutoutthe

piecesalongyourdrawnlines,andpeel

awaythepaper.You should have the

followingpieces:

QOnegreenstem.

QTwo green s mall leaves.

QTwoor anges malldot s.

QOneteallargeflower.

QOnebluemediumflower.

QOnelimesmallflower.

QOneyellowcentredot.

MAKINGTHEDAISYCUSHION

4

Folda cushionfrontpiecein half

verticallyandthenhorizontallyand

fingerpresstofinditscentrepoint.

Positionthegreenstem1indownfromthe

horizontalcentrelineanddirectlyoverthe

middleoftheverticalfoldline.Fuse the

piecein place,followingthe

manufacturer’s instructions.

5

Sewthestemontothebackgroundfabric.

Sewdowneachside,leavingaboutin at

thebottomendunstitchedwheretheleaves

willlayoverit. Thiswaybulkis reducedand

layersof stitchingwillshowlessthroughthe

upperfabriclayers.If youwish,youcanmark

theseareaswitha pencilbeforeyoustart

stitching.Finishneatlybyfasteningoffby

hand.PullthetopthreadthroughtotheWS

of thefabricandthenfastenoffbytyingthe

topandbottom,stitchingthreadstogether

in a knot.Usethismethod for all of the

appliqué pieces.