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Tick triangles off your to-try list by making a pompom-topped pair of kitsch Christmas cushions
Tick triangles off your to-try list by making a pompom-topped pair of kitsch Christmas cushions
YOU WILL NEED
Cushion one
■ Light blue fabric: ½yd
■ Turquoise fabric: $/ yd
■ Peach fabric: $/ yd
■ Mustard print fabric: ¼yd
■ Coral fabric: ¼yd
■ Red print fabric: ¼yd
■ Pink print fabric: ¼yd
■ Yarn (optional)
■ Pompom maker (3½in) (optional)
■ Batting: 32in square
■ Lining fabric: 32in square
■ Backing fabric: / yd
■ 28in square cushion insert
■ One (1) copy each of the Triangle
and Half Triangle templates
FINISHED SIZE ■ 28in square
NOTES
■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless
otherwise noted.
■ Press seams to one side, unless
otherwise instructed.
■ Templates include seam allowances,
where necessary. For templates, see p88.
■ To cut a reverse piece, turn the template print side down on the right side of your fabric and cut a mirror image piece.
■ WOF = width of fabric.
■ Pattern assumes that fabric is at
least 42in wide.
■ Fabrics supplied by FIGO Fabrics
(figofabrics.com)
■ 100% Cotton Legacy Batting supplied by Hantex (hantexonline.co.uk/lpq-wadding)
FABRICS USED:
■ Print fabrics are from the Wintertide collection by The Printed Peanut for FIGO Fabrics.
■ Solid fabrics are ColorWorks Premium Solids by Northcott.
CUTTING OUT
1
From the light blue fabric cut:
■ Seven (7) pieces using the Triangle template.
■ Three (3) pieces using the Half Triangle template (one regular and two reversed). 2
From each of the turquoise and peach fabrics cut:
■ Seven (7) 1½in x WOF strips.
3
From the mustard print fabric cut:
■ Seven (7) pieces using the Triangle template.
■ Two (2) pieces using the Half Triangle template (one regular and one reversed).
4
From the coral fabric cut:
■ Four (4) 1½in x WOF strips.
5
From the red print fabric cut:
■ Eight (8) reverse pieces using the Half Triangle template, paying close attention to print placement.
6
From the pink fabric cut:
■ Seven (7) pieces using the Half Triangle template.
7 From the backing fabric cut:
■ Two (2) 18in x 28½in rectangles.
PIECING THE STRIP TRIANGLES
8 #
Join three peach and four turquoise strips together along the long edges, pressing the seam open after adding each strip. Cut four triangles from the strip set, rotating the template between cuts (Fig 1). 9 #
Repeat step 8, sewing four peach and three turquoise strips to make a second strip set. Cut three triangles and two mirror image half triangles.
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PIECING THE MUSTARD TRIANGLES
10
Take a mustard print triangle and sew a coral 1 in strip to one side. Trim the excess at the top and bottom. Add a second coral 1 in strip to the remaining side. Use the Triangle template to trim, aligning the template at the top of the triangle and trimming away the excess (Fig 2).
11
Repeat step 10 to make seven triangles. Repeat the process again to make two mirror image half triangles.
PIECING THE HALF TRIANGLES
12
Sew the pink and red print half triangles into pairs to make full triangles. You should have one red half triangle left over.
ASSEMBLING THE CUSHION FRONT
13
Arrange the triangles into four rows of seven full triangles, with a half triangle at either end, referring to the Layout Diagram for placement. Sew the triangles into rows, then sew the rows together to complete the cushion front. Square up if necessary.
QUILTING AND FINISHING
14
Press the cushion front and lining well. Make a quilt sandwich by placing the lining fabric right side down, the batting on top, then place the cushion front centrally and right side up.
15
Baste the three layers together using your preferred method. Quilt as desired. Lorna quilted straight lines roughly in apart. Trim off the excess batting and backing fabric and square up the cushion front.
16
Take the pieces of cushion back fabric and press under by in twice on one of the long edges for each piece. Pin and then topstitch in place to hem.
17
Place the two back pieces on top of your cushion front, right sides together, lining up the edges. The back pieces will overlap. Pin and sew all around the edges using a in seam allowance. Snip the corners, turn the cushion cover right side out and press.
18
Make four pompoms using a 3 in pompom maker and a ball of yarn. Trim to neaten and hand sew to each corner of the cushion using a double threaded needle. Place the cushion pad inside the cover to finish.
ENJOY THESE CUSHIONS ALL YEAR ROUND BY SWITCHING IT UP WITH EVERYDAY PRINTS
YOU WILL NEED
Cushion two
■ Red print fabric: ¼yd
■ Mustard print fabric: ¼yd
■ Light blue fabric: ¼yd
■ Red solid fabric: ¼yd
■ Coral fabric: ¼yd
■ Peach fabric: ¼yd
■ Pink fabric: "/ yd
■ Yarn (optional)
■ Pompom maker (3½in) (optional)
■ Batting: 32in square
■ Lining fabric: 32in square
■ Backing fabric: / yd
■ 28in square cushion insert
■ One (1) copy each of the Triangle
and Half Triangle templates
FINISHED SIZE ■ 28in square
CUTTING OUT
1
From each of the red and mustard print fabrics cut:
■ Three (3) pieces using the
Triangle template.
■ Two (2) pieces using the Half Triangle
template (one regular and one reverse). 2
From the light blue fabric cut: ■ Eight (8) pieces using the Triangle template.
3
From each of the red, coral and peach solid fabrics cut:
■ Four (4) 1½in x WOF strips.
4
From the pink fabric cut:
■ Two (2) 1½in x WOF strips. 5
From the backing fabric cut:
■ Two (2) 18in x 28½in rectangles.
PIECING THE STRIP TRIANGLES
6
Repeat step 8 of the first cushion instructions to sew the 1½in x WOF strips into two strip sets, referring to Fig 1 for colour placement. Cut fourteen triangles and four half triangles (two regular and two reverse).
ASSEMBLING THE CUSHION FRONT
7
Repeat step 13 of the first cushion instructions, referring to the Layout diagram, to join the triangles together.
QUILTING AND FINISHING
8
Follow steps 14–18 of the previous instructions to complete the cushion. Lorna quilted horizontal lines to finish.