FLOWER SHOP
Put a quick and cheery EPP twist on a simple square cushion – floral prints and fresh pentagons are the perfect pair!
Put a quick and cheery EPP twist on a simple square cushion!
YOU WILL NEED
(Makes one cushion)
■ Background fabric: ½yd
■ Ten (10) print fabrics: One (1) 4in square each
■ Batting: 20in square
■ Lining fabric: 20in square
■ Ten (10) 2in Pentagon templates
FINISHED SIZE
■ 16in square
NOTES
■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted.
■ EPP = English Paper Piecing.
■ RST = right sides together.
■ For templates, see p89.
■ Fabrics supplied by EQS (eqsuk.com)
FABRICS USED
All fabrics are from the Flower Shop collection by Patty Sloniger for Michael Miller Fabrics.
CUTTING OUT
1 From the background fabric cut:
■ One (1) 16½in square for the cushion front.
■ Two (2) 16½in x 10½in pieces for the cushion back.
PREPARING THE EPP
2 Place one pentagon paper piece on the wrong side of one of your 4in squares. Pin and then cut around the shape, adding ¼in around all edges. Repeat for all ten pieces.
3 Fold one seam allowance over onto the paper piece and secure with either large basting stitches or fabric glue. Work your way around the pentagon, securing each seam allowance.
THIS EPP PENTAGON PROJECT OFFERS LOADS OF SCOPE FOR SOME FUN FUSSY CUTTING
4 Place two pentagons right sides together and whipstitch along one edge, knotting the thread at each end. Continue to whipstitch all the pentagons together until they’ve formed a ring (Fig A). Press, remove the papers and press again.
5 Centre your completed ring on top of your cushion front panel. Pin in place and topstitch to the front panel with a small stitch 1/8in away from both the inner and outer edge (Fig B).
QUILTING THE CUSHION FRONT
6 Make a quilt sandwich by placing the batting on top of the lining square, then the cushion top centrally and right side up. Baste the layers together using your preferred method.
7 Quilt as desired. Lou echoed the outer shape of the pentagon ring with a subtle thread. Square up the cushion front.
COMPLETING THE CUSHION
8 Press under one long edge of each cushion back piece by in. Press under in again, enclosing the raw edges. Topstitch in place.
9 Lay your cushion front piece right side up and place the cushion back pieces on top, RST. Line up the side edges and check that the hemmed back edges overlap in the centre. Pin in place.
10 Sew all the way around. Once complete, turn the right way out and carefully poke out the corners to finish.