It's the 20th of the month, and I'm sharing the third project in my ten block series of Rosedaisy Design Tutorials!
This month the star is the gorgeous "Birds & Hearts" block...
The "Birds & Hearts" block is inside THIS set of 10 designs available from my shop,
or as a single pattern purchase HERE.
or as a single pattern purchase HERE.
I think it would gorgeous on just about any project, but as I love pillows, reading and journals, it seemed a perfect idea to have the block feature across the pocket of a book pillow...
You can use any stitchery design you like to adorn the pocket on this pillow, or you can omit a stitchery and just use fabric alone.
Whichever you choose, here is how it's made!
You will need:
* the "Birds & Hearts" block stitched according to its pattern instructions, and trimmed to 5" x 9.5"
* .5 yard/metre of small print blue/rose/off-white floral and spot fabric
* 2" x 16" length of red and off white check fabric
* 9" x 13.5" length of off-white spot on blue background fabric
* 14" x 28" length of thin fusible Pellon
* 9" square of fusible Parlan or very thin Pellon
* three off-white buttons
CUT from the .5 yard/metre of small print blue/rose/off-white floral and spot fabric -
* one, 5" x 9.5" rectangle
* one, 9.5" x 9.5" square
* two, 2" x 13.5" lengths
* one, 4" x 24.5" length
* one, 12.5" x 13.5" rectangle
Let's start sewing!
Make your pocket frill using the 2" x 16" length of red and off white check fabric.
See THIS quick and easy tutorial of mine if you don't know how to make a ruffled frill.
Sew it across the top of the embroidered block...
With the frill still facing down the front of the embroidered block, sew the 9.5" x 9.5" square of blue floral fabric across the top of the block and the 5" x 9.5" rectangle across the bottom.
The ruffled frill will sit out from the seam afterwards...
Carefully fuse the 9" square of fusible Parlan or very thin Pellon behind the bottom half of the pocket (below the frilled edge), butting it up along the seam line and keeping it centred so that you have a 1/4" space down both sides of the fabric...
Fold the pocket in half, press the frill and the seam line well...
...and lay it down onto the bottom edge of the blue spot fabric. Pin it in place...
Machine sew the pocket to the blue spot fabric down both side edges and across the bottom with a scant 1/8th" seam...
Sew the 2" x 13.5" lengths of blue floral fabric down both sides with a 1/4" seam.
Sew the 12.5" x 13.5" rectangle of blue floral fabric across the bottom...
Iron it on to the 14" x 28" length of thin fusible Pellon. Go as close to the fabric edge as you can with your iron, but do not iron the excess Pellon around the sides...
Now is the time to hand or machine quilt as you like. After you've completed the quilting you can trim away the excess Pellon...
Fold the pillowcase fabric in half across the centre, right sides facing each other. Pin the two side edges before machine sewing them together with a 1/4" seam to form your pillowcase...
Make the trim across the top edge of the pillowcase by sewing the 4" x 24.5" length of floral fabric into a circle, narrow ends together. Then fold it in half across the middle and press...
Raw edges together, pin the trim inside the pillowcase.
Machine sew the two together with a 1/4" seam.
Press the trim up and away from the pillowcase, and press the inside seam down towards the pillowcase.
Place your pillow inside and sew the three buttons equally spaced across the top!
How sweet a gift for yourself or a friend is this?
Especially when you add a book or journal or even some tulips...
happy stitching everyone,
