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Welcome Porch Pillow {for Sewing}

Welcome sunshine. Welcome seasons. Welcome friends. Welcome home. Propped on your front porch swing or entry bench our Welcome Porch Pillow softly conveys, “I’m so glad you came!” We’ve combined fabric applique and simple patchwork piecing for this delightful design you can easily stitch in an afternoon.

Pattern Notes: FinishedPillowSize12x16”Sewallseamswitha¼”seamallowanceWOF=WidthofFabricRST=RightSidesTogetherAFatSixteenthis9x11”AFatQuarteris18x21” Materials Needed: Fabric1:(background) 1FatQuarterFabric2:(pillowback) 1FatQuarterFabric3:(WelcomeApplique) 1FatSixteenthPatchworkBorder (24)2½”squaresscrapfabricLightweightFusibleWeb12x16”pillowformCutting Instructions: Fabric1: cut(1)8½x12½”blockFabric2: cut(2)10½x12½”blocks

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Applique Instructions Welovethesimplicityofusinglightweightfusiblewebforapplique.Theword“Welcome”inourpatternisprintedinreverse,readyfortracing.Tobeginyouwillneed:lightweightfusibleweb,appliquedesignfrompage4,Fabric3,pencil,andiron.

1.Placefusibleweb,papersideup,overthe“Welcome”design.Tracewithapencil.

2.Trimaroundtheshape,butnotdirectlyontheoutline.The“bubblecut”isillustratedwithablueline.

3.Withawarmiron,adherefusiblewebtothewrongsideofthefabric.

4.Cutoutthefabricshapedirectlyonthetracedpenciloutline.Noticeasyoucut,theword“Welcome”isinthreeparts:W,el,come.Small tip scissors will help to cut out the counter space in the cursive letters e, l, and o.

5.Peelawayfusiblewebpaperfromfabric.

6.Center“Welcome”appliqueonFabric1:Background.Withawarmiron,fusethefabricwordtotheblock.

7.Setsewingmachinetozigzagorblanketstitchandsewaroundtheappliquelettertofinishtheedges.

Inadditiontozigzagandblanketstitch(sometimescalledbuttonholestitch),straightstitchessewnjustinsidetheperimeteroftheappliquecannicelyoutlinetheword,leavingtheedgestolightlyfray.

lightweightfusibleweb

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Assembling the Pillow Top 1.Arrange(24)2½”blocksinrandomorderinto4rowswith6blocksineachrow.

2.RST,sewblocksineachrowtogether.Pressseamsopen.

3.RST,sewonepatchworkrowtothetopandonerowtothebottomofthe“Welcome”block.Pressseamsopen.

4.RST,sewpatchworkstripstoeachverticalsideofthe“Welcome”block.Pressseamsopen.

Finishing the Pillow 1.Cleanfinishthe12½”edgeofbothFabric2:PillowBackpieces.Turnfabric¼”tothebackononelongsideandpress.Turnanother¼”inchandpressagain.Pinhemandtopstitch.

2.Placethepillowtoprightsideuponaflatsurface.Placethetwobackingpiecesontop,aligningedgeswiththepillowfront.Backpiecesshouldfacedownandwilloverlaptocreateanenvelope-styleclosure.Pinedgestogether.

3.Sewthebackingtothefrontaroundtheperimeterofthepillow.4.Aftersewingthepillowtoptotheback,clipcornerstoreducebulk,beingcarefulnottocutthroughthestitches.

5.Turnpillowrightsideoutthroughenvelopeclosure.Presswithsteam.Insertpillowform.

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