Creative Sewing Club
Ruth Locke
For our creative sewing adventure this month we will make a Sunflower Pillow based on the sunflower block from Amy Friend’s book, “Petal and Stem.” We will learn how to paper piece, use freezer paper to make a quick curved center, do some light quilting, and learn how to construct a pillow with a zippered back. Don’t be intimidated by this project. I have some easy tricks to help us conquer this pillow.
Supplies:
“Petal and Stem” book by Amy Friend**
Fabric Requirements:
2 - 9” squares of quilters cotton for the center of sunflower*
4 to 6 - ⅛th yard of yellow cotton prints for sunflower petals*
3 – ⅛th yard of dark yellow cotton prints for sunflower petals*
4 to 6 – ⅛th yard of background cotton prints*
5 – ⅛th yard of green cotton prints for piano key border*
1/3 yard of fabric for the back of pillow*
2/3 yard of Pellon Shapeflex fusible interfacing*
22” x 22” Warm and Natural batting
22”-24” handbag zipper in complementary color*
Brown 50 wt cotton thread for decorative stitching around sunflower center*
50 wt cotton thread to match background fabrics*
50 wt cotton thread to match back of pillow fabrics*
50 wt cotton thread to match piano key border*
80/12 Microtex needles*
Sewing Machine in good working order with slide on table.
¼” foot
Edge foot
Zigzag foot
Zigzag Stitch Plate
Basic sewing Supplies
Iron/Ironing Mat**
Wonder Clips*
Straight Pins*
Quilter’s Rulers, you need a 24” ruler and a smaller 12“ruler*
Rotary Cutter and 18”x 24” cutting mat
Karen Kay Buckley Perfect Scissors in Large or Medium*
Colored Pencils
9” Square of Freezer Paper
Black Fine Tip Sharpie
*Available at Mels
**Special order from Mel's
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Prep work to be finished before class:
- From the Petal and Stem book, print 4 copies of page 94 at 125%. Bring these copies to class.
- From the background fabric, cut one 1 ½” strip from 4 fabrics. Bring these strips and all leftover fabrics to class.
- Cut each of the 1/8th yard green prints into 1 1/2” strips WOF. (From each 1/8 yard you should get 3 – 1 1/12” strip.) Bring these to class.
- Cut 1/3 yard of fabric for the pillow back in half. You will have 2- 12”x 22” pieces of fabric.
- Cut the 2/3 yard of Shapeflex in half so you have 2- 12” x 22” pieces. Iron these pieces onto the wrong side of the 2 pieces of fabric for the back of the pillow.
