Princess & the Pea

Materials Required Granny Square Cushion String Cushion Fabric: Fabric: • 8 - 1 3/4” squares The Sweetest Thing • Variety of strips between 1” and 1 1/2” to blue & green prints make 4” x 6” string piece • 3 - 3 1/8” squares Bleached Denim solid • 1 - 4” x 6” rectangle Main Flower Blue • 1 - 4” x 6” rectangle Main Flower Blue • 1 - 2” x 21” strip Chevron Blue • 1 - 2” x 21” strip Chevron Blue : Notions: • Machine • • Fiberfill Stuffing • Fiberfill Stuffing • Vase Filler or Crushed Walnut Shells • Vase Filler or Crushed Walnut Shells • Hand & • Hand sewing needle & thread • or rotary cutter • Scissors or rotary cutter 1 Granny Square Cushion 1. Setting Triangles & Piece Top First, cut the three 3 1/8” squares into four quarter square triangles for setting, you will need 10 triangles for this project, two are leftover as scraps.

Next arrange prints as shown and sew together in diagonal rows. Press seams in opposite directions, as shown, to make up points easy. Sew the rows together; then add the corner triangles to the piece.

2. & Round Corners Trim the block so that 1/4” of the Bleached Denim fabric extends beyond the prints. Using a circle with a 1” diameter (I used a small spray bottle, but have provided a circle on the printer friendly ), draw a rounded corner on each corner triangle.

Place the backing piece wrong sides together with the top and cut around the curves through both layers. I like to use a small rotary cutter.

2 3. Make Gussets & Stuff Begin sewing gusset approximately 3” from edge of 2” strip. Sew around corners, gently folding fabric, while turning the corner. Stop about 1” past the final corner. Join the gusset together. I find that if I fold the fabric so the edges don’t quite meet, the join perfectly, otherwise I often get a pucker.

Sew the opening closed. Place the bottom piece right sides together and sew the gusset in the same manner. To match up the corners, I folded the gusset, then laid the bottom of the and the top right sides together and matched up the short sides. Then, sew as for top, leaving a 2” opening.

Turn the pincushion right side out and stuff with 3/4 full with Fiberfill. Use the Vase Filler or Crushed Walnut Shells to fill the remainder. 4. Tie Pincushion Mark front and back of pincushion 1 3/4” from top, bottom, and short side (center of green squares on front). Using thread, down from the front of the pincushion and then back up, leaving a long tail. Repeat for the other side. Tie the tails as for a quilt, and trim threads.

3 Selvage String Cushion

Make a 4” x 6” string pieced block for the top of the second cushion out of strips with widths varying from 1” to 1 1/2”. F(or more information on sewing with , see my tutorial.)

Construct the cushion in the same manner as the Granny Square Cushion.

Corner Diagram

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