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Practise your raw edge zigzag stitching with this
fresh patchwork petal cushion
BY LAURA PRITCHARD
́ppliqué cushion
You will need
MATERIALS
Q White fabric: sixteen (16) 4½in
squares (¼yd total)
Q Print fabrics: eight (8) 4½in squares
(eight different prints used) and
sixteen appliqué petals in total (two
from each print)
Q Batting: 18in square
Q Lining fabric for patchwork:
20in square
Q White fabric for cushion back:
two (2) 16½in x 10in pieces
Q Lining fabric for cushion back:
two (2) 16½in x 10in pieces
Q Binding fabric: one (1) fat quarter
Q Cushion pad: 16in square
FINISHED SIZE
Q 16in square
NOTES
Q Seam allowances are ¼in,
unless otherwise noted.
QPress all fabrics well before cutting.
QFind the template on page 161.
Q Printed fabrics supplied by The Fat
Quarters (thefatquarters.co.uk)
CUTTING OUT
1
From the white fabric cut:
Q Sixteen (16) 4½in squares.
2
From each of the print fabrics cut:
Q One (1) 4½in square (Fig 1).
Q Two (2) petal shapes using the template.
You should have a total of eight (8)
printed squares and sixteen (16) petals
(Figs 2 and 3).
3
From the binding fabric cut:
QFive (5) 20in x 2½in strips.
MAKING THE BLOCKS
4
Using the petal template, draw one petal
shape on the reverse of one print square
and carefully cut out. Do this on the other
print squares, positioning the petals at
random on each square (Fig 4).
5
Put each print square with a cut-out
petal on top of a white square, aligning
all edges and pin together. Appliqué
around the edge of the cut-out petal using
a machine blanket stitch or zigzag stitch.
Cut away the excess white fabric at the
back, leaving at least ¼in around the
stitching. This is Block A (Fig 5).