Boudoir Cushion

Presented by RNK Distributing
Supplies Needed:
  • Embroidery/sewing machine and hoop (6" x 9" (140mm x 225mm) or larger)
  • Design fan07a from Victorian Fantasy with Fans by Jenny Haskins (multi-format CD-ROM)
  • Silk dupioni (45" (114cm) wide)
    • 1/2 yard (0.5m) cream
    • 1/2 yard (0.5m) light green
    • 3/4 yard (0.7m) lavender
  • 1 5/8 (1.5m) yards beaded fringe
  • Quilt Magic light weight fusible batting
  • Hoop Magic stabilizer
  • Floriani Template Tearaway
  • Floriani Appli-Kay Wonder
  • Floriani embroidery threads
  • Embroidery bobbin and sewing threads
  • 12" (30.5cm) pillow form
  • Six clear 4mm hot-fix crystals and applicator
  • Removable marking pen or chalk
  • Rotary cutter, mat and ruler
  • Small sharp scissors for appliqué
  • General sewing notion

As seen in Creative Expressions Magazine - Moulin Rouge Special Edition

Finished size of cushion 12" (30.5cm) square
18" (45.7cm) with ruffle

Cutting Instructions:

From the cream silk dupioni, cut:
  One 12" x 12" (30.5cm x 30.5cm) square for the embroidered panel
From the light green silk dupioni, cut:
  Two 2 3/4" x 9" (7cm x 23cm) strips for the side borders
  Two 2 3/4" x 13 1/2" (7cm x 34.3cm) strips for the top and bottom borders
  Two 10" x 13 1/2" (25.4cm x 34.3cm) panels for the pillow back
  Two 6 1/2" squares for appliqué
From the lavender silk dupioni, cut:
  Three strips 7" (18cm) wide across the fabric width for the ruffle
From the Quilt Magic batting, cut:
  One 12" x 12" (30.5cm x 30.5cm) square for the embroidered panel
  One 13 1/2" x 13 1/2" (34.3cm x 34.3cm) square for the pillow front

Seam allowance is 1/4" (6mm) unless noted.

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1. Fuse the Quilt Magic to the wrong side of the 12" (30.5cm x 30.5cm) cream silk square.
2. Draw a diagonal line connecting the upper left and lower right corners with a removable marking tool.
3. Print two full-size templates, with centering lines, of design fan07a on Floriani Template Tearaway.

Arrange the templates on the batting-backed square so they just meet at the corners and adhere the templates to the fabric.

The motifs are arranged diagonally to fit within a 7 1/2" square.
4.

Hoop a piece of Hoop Magic, score and remove the paper covering to expose the adhesive surface.

Position the pillow square on the hooped stabilizer with one design centered.

Use the machine controls to position the needle exactly over the design's center point,

 

 

 

 

then remove the Template Tearaway before embroidering.

5. Prepare the 6 1/2" (16.5cm) squares of appliqué fabric for each design by backing the green silk dupioni with Floriani Appli-Kay Wonder.
6.

Stitch the design with its appliqué and faux cutwork. Use a small craft iron to fuse the appliqué fabrics in place as you work. Use these color stops as a guide:

  1. cream - appliqué placement
  2. cream - appliqué attachment
    Trim away excess appliqué fabric and fuse the green silk to the pillow square.
  3. cream - appliqué tack down
  4. cream - cutwork (Richelieu bars)
  5. green - leaves
  6. lavender - flowers
  7. gold - flower centers
7. After embroidering the first motif, hoop a new piece of Hoop Magic and repeat the process the stitch the second motif.
8. When both embroideries are complete, use the rotary cutter and ruler to trim the embroidered square to 9" x 9" (23cm x 23cm). Be sure to keep the embroidered motifs centered.
9. Stitch a 2 3/4" x 9" (7cm x 23cm) strip of light green dupioni to each side of the embroidered square. Press the seam allowances toward the green strips.
10. Stitch a 2 3/4" x 13 1/2" (7cm x 34.3cm) strip of light green dupioni to the top and bottom edges of the embroidered square. Press the seam allowances toward the green strips.
11. Fuse the 13 1/2"(34.3cm x 34.3cm) square of Quilt Magic to the wrong side of the pieced pillow front.
12.

Quilt the pillow front through all layers. Use gold thread on the borders and cream thread on the center square.

NOTE: The seam allowance on the pillow's outer edge is 1/2" (13mm).
13. Lay the beaded fringe on the pillow front, right sides together and edges matched. Clip the header to fit around the corners. Baste, using a zipper foot to stitch close to the beads.
14. Join the lavender dupioni strips end to end. Trim the strip to 110" (280cm). Place the ends right side together and stitch, forming a ring.
15. Fold the lavender silk in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press. Run gathering threads around the raw edges.
16. Draw up the gathering threads and pin the ruffle to the pillow front, right sides together. Distribute the gathers equally around the pillow, but allow extra fullness at the corners so the ruffle will lie flat when extended. Baste the ruffle in place.
17. Press under 1/4" (6mm) on one long edge of each pillow back. Press under an additional 1" (2.5cm) and topstitch the hem in place.
18. Lay one pillow back on the pillow front, right sides together, edges matched, sandwiching the beaded fringe and ruffle between.
19. Lay the second pillow back on the pillow front, right sides together, covering the other side of the pillow front. The back panels will overlap 3 1/2".
20. Stitch a 1/2" (13mm) seam around all four sides. Stitch again, overcasting the raw edges.
21. Turn the pillow right side out, extending the ruffle and beaded fringe.
22. Use the hot-fix crystals and applicator wand to attach crystals to the flower centers.
23. Insert the pillow form through the opening in the back.

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