This sweet heart appliqué pillow is a great addition to any home décor. The hearts can be customized to any shape and fabric making this a great project for any beginner or advanced sewer. The features of the Baby Lock Brilliant allows you to appliqué this pillow with ease. Download printable instructions.
Materials:
- 2 to 3 Fat quarter prints
- 1 Yard of beige home decorator fabric
- Baby Lock Cut-Away Fusible Appliqué Stabilizer
- Madeira® embroidery thread for appliqué
- Sizzix Big Shot or Plus Cutting System
- Sizzix Bigz Die Hearts (656782 or 659143)
- Pillow form (12” x 18”)
- Basic sewing supplies
- Frixion pen
Tools:
- Baby Lock Brilliant sewing machine
Steps:
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Cut several strips five inches wide from the fat quarter print fabrics.
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Cut two sections from the beige decorator fabrics that measure 13” x 23”
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Fuse the Baby Lock Cut-Away Fusible Appliquéd Stabilizer to the back side of the fabric strip while following the manufacturer’s directions.
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Set up the Sizzix Big Shot cutting system for cutting. Place the fused fabric sections over the heart die.
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Run the die sections with the appropriate sized spacers to cut the heart shapes.
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Peel off the paper from the fused heart sections and place them on the top side on one of the 13” x 23” sections
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In the sample the hearts were staggered in two rows five on the top and four on the bottom
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Using the Frixion pen draw stem lines down from each of the heart cutouts. Remove the hearts from the fabric and set them aside.
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Set up the machine for sewing the stems:
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Thread the machine with green thread on the top and in the bobbin.
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Attach the “J” foot.
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Select the Couching stitch
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Adjust the width and length as desired.
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Stitch over the drawn lines to create the stems.
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Tip: Sew on a sample piece of fabric first to test the look of the stitch. Make any adjustments at that time.
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Reposition the hearts over the stems. Cover the starting point of the stem with the hearts.
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In the sample the hearts were sewn down using a blanket stitch. But feel free to use any type of zig zag or decorative stitch of your choice. Select your stitch at this time.
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Rethread the machine with a thread color that coordinates with your fabric. Stitch to secure the hearts to the pillow top. Stitch at slow even pace rotating the fabric as you go.
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The straight edge of the blanket stitch if you are using a blanket stitch should run along the raw edge of the hearts.
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Tip: Do a test sew before you begin sewing down the hearts.
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Iron the pillow top to remove any marks left from the pen and make the appliquéd hearts lay nice and flat.
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With right sides together (pillow front and back) and using a ½” seam allowance stitch around the outer edge while leaving an 8” opening on one of the long sides to insert the pillow form.
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Insert the pillow form and hand stitch the opening closed