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English: A short photo tutorial „How to make a wrist pin cushion”. Just follow the pictures! Polish: Zacznijmy od wyników losowania igielnika. Wygrywa szczęśliwy numerek 53 czyli……
Crochet enthusiasts, rejoice! If you're looking to add a touch of cozy charm to your home decor, then crochet pillows are the perfect project for you.
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Crochet enthusiasts, rejoice! If you're looking to add a touch of cozy charm to your home decor, then crochet pillows are the perfect project for you.
Well here it is...a tutorial for one of my favorite techniques...Faux Cathedral Windows. This method is very different from the traditional method. It is done from beginning to end by machine and uses a fraction of the fabric needed when doing the traditional method. I also think that when done in the way I'm about to show you, the end product comes out more polished looking in a fraction of the time it would take to do this using the traditional method. It is a great method for beginners as it is a simple straightforward process yet engaging enough for the long quilter too. For this tutorial I'm going to show you how to make a pincushion like the one shown above. SUPPLIES (8) 2 1/2" squares in various prints for "foundations and windows" (8) 2 1/2" squares for "frames" Roxanne's Glue Baste-It (1) 4 1/2" square for pincushion back (2) 4 1/2" squares of fusible fleece (not pictured) Polyester Fiberfill (2) buttons (not pictured) STEP ONE Press your eight "frame" squares in half on the diagonal and press and then select four squares from the print pile for your "foundations" (Pic 1). Pic 1 STEP TWO Using your Roxanne's Glue Baste-It, apply small dots of glue to one foundation as shown in Pic 2. Pic 2 STEP THREE Place one pressed "frame" onto the foundation matching corners and press into place (Pic 3). Pay special attention to make sure all corners and points meet squarely. Pic 3 Repeat with the other half with another "frame" so that your unit now looks like Pic 4. Pic 4 Repeat this step with the remaining three "frames" and "foundations". STEP FOUR Next sew 1/8" seam around all four glue basted units as shown in Pic 5. Pic 5 STEP FIVE Arrange your four units as shown in Pic 6 and sew into a four-patch (Pic 7) and press. Pic 6 Pic 7 NOTE: To reduce bulk in the center of your four-patch, it is important to spin the seams (Pic 8). Pic 8 STEP SIX Apply dots of glue to three corners of each of the four remaining print squares (Pic 9). These will become your "windows". Pic 9 Next, place the "windows" atop each side of your four-patch unit, making sure their edges are 1/8" inch from the folded edge of the "frames"(Pic 10). Press each "window" in place. Pic 10 STEP SEVEN Trim away the fabric hanging off the edge (Pic 11). Pic 11 Then apply a few glue dots to the trimmed edge (Pic 12) and press. Pic 12 STEP EIGHT Apply several glue dots to the edge of the left "frame" of one "window" (Pic 13). Pic 13 Turn over the edge and press in place so that the outer end of the curve starts/stops 1/4" from the outer edge of your four-patch unit (Pic 14). Pic 14 The inner end of the curve should just meet the center of the four-patch unit (Pic 15). Pic 15 Repeat this process for the other three "windows". It should now look like Pic 15. STEP NINE Repeat the process from Step Eight for the right side of each "window". Make sure to overlap the left curve when pressing down the right curve so that it leave no raw edge exposed (Pic 16). Pic 16 STEP TEN Using the thread color of your choice (matching or not), straight stitch down the edge of each frame as shown in Pic 17. Be sure to sew to the ends of each point to permanently secure them. Pic 17 It should now look like this (Pic 18). Pic 18 STEP ELEVEN Next, iron the two 4 1/2" fusible fleece squares to the wrong side of the 4 1/2" backing square and the finished Cathedral Window unit. Pic 19 With right sides together sew a 1/4" seam all the way around leave a 2" opening on one side and trim the corners (Pic 20). Turn right side out. Pic 20 NOTE: Be sure to backstitch and the beginning and end of this seam. STEP TWELVE Lastly, stuff your pincushion and sew it closed (Pic 21). Pic 21 Add buttons if desired and you're done! Front and back views As you can see this is a quick and easy method for doing Cathedral Windows. The windows are easily adjustable to any size...just like my large Cathedral Window Pillows which used 8 1/2" squares to make a 16" pillow. One thing to note about how I made these pillows. Instead of using 8 1/2" squares in the windows and having a bunch of waste trimmed off, I cut one 16 1/2" square (the measurement of one side of the Cathedral Window unit) and then cut it on the diagonal twice to create the four windows. This rule would hold true with a unit size. I encourage you to play around with your color placements to. Be it coordinated or scrappy it doesn't matter. Go wild! Last thing to note about this technique, for a symmetrical finish you need to work in multiples of Cathedral Window units (aka four-patch units). Otherwise you'll have one edge of your project looking one way and the other looking completeley different. You can put those four-patch units together creating the "X" like I showed you or you can turn them one quarter turn and create a diamond with the lines created by the folds. Either way works. And don't forget to continue spinning your seams throughout. I hope y'all have found this tutorial useful. If something is unclear or you need further clarification, feel free to send me an email with your questions and I'll answer your back and tweak the tutorial post if needed. Till next time...
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Jeg har en stor hobby mere foruden min silhouette cameo ;-)...nemlig at brodere. Det er jo også nemmere at sidde med foran fjernsynet en cameoen Der er brugt så mange forskellige farver til denne pude, så tror næsten jeg har garn nok til den næste, som jeg tænker skal broderes med oldemor firkanter, hvis jeg kan få lavet et mønster Ha en dejlig søndag !!!
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My grandmother loved blue. She had piercing blue eyes and found beauty in surrounding herself with that cool and calm shade... every room, and even a large percentage of her wardrobe. Because my mother grew up with so much blue around her, she attributes that as one of the reasons why there was an extreme absence of blue in the house. Like my mother, blue is also noticeably missing in my home, but in spite of all of that... somehow blue seems to follows me. If you were to look at my most recent projects, you might get the impression that an ocean-inspired palette is what make my heart sing. Hmmm... there's Purdy Bird, then my second Fly High Dragonfly, my reverse applique quilt, and now my most recent project, a second Circle Around pillow. When I am working on a project, I usually have a pretty specific color palette in my head. Even though finding blue in my house would be a little like a "where's Waldo" search, I very much enjoy working with a cool palette in my quilting projects. And, as I've discovered about myself... I can sometimes get stuck on a color combo, camp out on it for a while before moving on. There are actually several examples to mention: my purple phase, my jewel-tone phase, a green phase (which is totally to be expected since it is my favorite color), a warm color phase... Sometimes a specific purpose for the project influences my color decisions... why am I making the project? Is is for me to use? Is it a sample for a teaching class? Am I making it for a pattern? Will it be gifted to someone special? .. and this particular project, I did have someone special in mind - a confirmation present for our goddaughter, who just happens to loves shades of blues and turquoises. I have to admit, that I love the way this warm and cool color palette work together, that I might just have to make this again. What about you... are you are you drawn to a cool and calm color palette? or does a warm and fiery color palette hold your affections?
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