the butterfly, flowers, stems, leaves
and grass and worked hearts in a
variety of sizes on the background
using Aurifil 12wt thread in
matching colours.41
Trim the excess batting and
backing fabric^11 ⁄ 4 in outside
the raw edges of the quilt.42
Cut the ends of the 2^1 ⁄ 4 in
medium-value pink and green
binding strips at a 45-degree angle.
Join the strips end to end to make
one length and press the seams open.
Fold the strip in half, long edges
matching and wrong sides together,
and press.43
With raw edges together,
stitch the binding to the edge
of the quilt with a^1 ⁄ 4 in seam, mitring
the corners as you go and referring
to the Binding Diagrams on page 102.44
Turn the binding over and
stitch it by hand to the back
of the quilt. Label and date your
quilt to finish.CUSHION
Cutting45
From the cream linen fabric, cut:- Two strips, 3^1 ⁄ 2 in across the
width of the fabric. Crosscut them to
yield two strips, 3^1 ⁄ 2 x16^1 ⁄ 2 in (Q); two
rectangles, 3^1 ⁄ 2 x10^1 ⁄ 2 in (R); and three
squares, 3^1 ⁄ 2 in (I) - One square, 6in (J).
46
From the pink print fabric, cut:- One square, 6in.
47
From the purple print fabric, cut:- Three squares, 3^1 ⁄ 2 in.
48
From the pink and white print
fabric, cut:- Two squares, 3in.
49
From the print fabric for
the cushion back, cut:- One strip, 12^1 ⁄ 2 in across the width
of the fabric. Crosscut it to yield
two rectangles, 12^1 ⁄ 2 x 14in.
50
From the medium-value pink
and green print fabric, cut:
* Two strips, 2^1 ⁄ 4 in across the width
of the fabric (binding).Assembly
51
Repeat Steps 31-34 using
fabrics cut for the cushion to
make a butterfl y block. Sew a linen R
strip to the left and right edges of the
block. Press these seams open. Sew
a linen Q strip to the top and bottom
edges of the block and press as
before. Your completed cushion front
should measure 16^1 ⁄ 2 in square from
raw edge to raw edge.Cushion92 HomespunHSP1702_p084-094_Amity's Garden PROJECT.indd 92 12/17/2015 12:15:48 PM