It's Spring here in the garden, the flowers are blooming and the birds are making their nests. English paper piecing, appliqué, 3d flowers and embroidery come together to make this very pretty pillow.
Approx. finished size 14" square
Pattern Only
You will need to add:-
- 1 (12½” x 12½”) sq. light grey tonal, stitchery background
- 24 (5” x 5”) squares from assorted fabrics, applique, hexagons and border
- 1 (¾” x 7½”) bias strip – 1/8th” x 7½” finished
- 1 (14½” x 14½”) square fabric for pillow back
- 6 ply stranded embroidery floss, I used Valdani #H204 nostalgic rose, #578 primitive blue, #P5 tarnished gold, #0126 old cottage grey, #P10 antique violet, #548 blackened khaki brown
- and #575 crispy leaf
- 1 x painted birdhouse button
- 3 x ½” plastic domes, dimensional flower center’s
- 7 x ¾” precut paper hexagons
- 14 x 3/8th” precut paper hexagons
- 16” x 16” light weight fusible Pellon/batting
- Fusible stitchery stabilizer, optional
- Apliquick rods, optional
- Appliqué paper, optional
- Fabric glue pen, optional
- Roxanne’s Glue Baste-It, optional
- Light box, optional
- Fine tipped fabric marking pen
- General sewing supplies
