PRICKLY PIECING
Get set for the cosy autumn months with a spiky, striking and oh so sweet FPP design that brings the wildlife inside
Get set for the cosy autumn months with a spiky, striking FPP cushion that brings the wildlife inside!
YOU WILL NEED
■ Background fabric: / yd
■ Body fabric: / yd
■ Spikes fabric: approx. ¼yd total
■ Eye and nose fabric: two (2)
1½in squares
■ Border fabric: ¼yd
■ Batting: 18in square
■ Lining fabric: ½yd
■ Cushion back fabric: ½yd
■ Binding fabric: ¼yd
■ One (1) copy each of Hedgehog Template Sections A–G
FINISHED SIZE
■ 16in square
NOTES
■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted.
■ Press seams to one side, unless otherwise instructed.
■ FPP templates include seam allowances around the outer edges only.
■ For templates see page 89.
■ WST= wrong sides together.
■ WOF = width of fabric.
■ FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing.
■ Wash and press all fabrics well before cutting.
■ Reduce stitch length to 1.5 for Foundation Paper Piecing.
FABRICS USED
All fabrics are from the Indah Batiks collection by Me + You for Hoffman Fabrics.
CUTTING OUT
1 From the border fabric cut:
■ Two (2) 2½in x 12½in strips.
■ Two (2) 2½in x 16½in strips.
2 From the lining fabric cut:
■ One (1) 18in square.
3 From the cushion back fabric cut:
■ Two (2) 16½in x 11in pieces.
4 From the binding fabric cut:
■ Three (3) 2¼in x WOF strips.
SUBTLE PATTERNED BATIK FABRICS GIVE THE HEDGEHOG’S SPIKES THE PERFECT TEXTURE!
5 Using the templates and referring to Fig 1, cut out fabric for each section of Templates A–G. Make sure each piece is at least in larger than the section it covers, all the way around.
PIECING THE HEDGEHOG
6 Take one Template A and one Section 1A fabric piece. Place the fabric right side up on the unprinted side of the template, against Section 1A. Make sure that it covers the whole section plus at least in all the way around. Pin in place.
7 Take a Section 2A fabric piece and place it right side down on top of the Section 1A fabric piece, matching up the raw edges on the side where Sections 1A and 2A will be joined, and making sure that when folded back along the seam line, Section 2A will be covered by the fabric plus at least in all around. Pin in place.
8 Turn the template over to the printed side and, using a short stitch length (we recommend 1.5mm), stitch along the marked line between Sections 1A and 2A. Fold the template away from the seam and trim to in. Fold the template back, turn the work over to the fabric side, flip Section 2A open and press.
9 Repeat steps 7–8 to continue piecing Template A, piecing the sections in numerical order. Press the completed block and trim along the dotted line.
10 Repeat steps 6–9 to Foundation Paper Piece all the remaining templates, B–H.