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Web Bonus
November 2005 Issue McCall's Quick Quilts
Preview Soft n' Sweet coordinating quilt.

Soft n' Sweet
Appliqué Pillow

Designed by Ann Weber

Finished Pillow Size 
   19 3/4" x 19 3/4"

Number of Blocks and
Finished Size

1 Soft n' Sweet Block
   15 3/4" x 15 3/4"

Soft n' Sweet Pillow
 

Note: Templates are printed reversed and without seam allowance for use with paper-backed fusible web. Download template diagrams (PDF file).

Fabric Requirements
Cream print (piecing) ... 9" x 13" piece
Rose print (piecing) ... 13" x 16" piece
Cream large floral (piecing) ... 14" x 14" piece
Green print (stems) ... 8" x 8" piece
Green stripe (leaves) ... 7" x 8" piece
Brown texture (flower centers) ... 4" x 6" piece
Burgundy texture (flowers) ... 9" x 12" piece
Red/burgundy stripe (border) ... 3/8 yd.
Paper-backed fusible web ... 3/8 yd.
Batting and muslin ... 23" x 23" piece each
Backing ... 5/8 yd.
Bias bar, 1/2" (optional)
Pillow form, 20" square

Cut
Cream print
... 6 squares 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Rose print
... 6 squares 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"
... 6 squares 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", cut in half diagonally to make 12 half-square triangles
Cream large floral
... 1 square 11 5/8" x 11 5/8"
Green print
... 1 bias-cut strip 1 1/2" x 9 3/4"
... 1 bias-cut strip 1 1/2" x 8"

Green stripe
... 3 Template A
Brown texture
... 2 Template B
Burgundy texture
... 2 Template C
Red/burgundy stripe
... 2 strips 2 1/2" x 18"
... 2 strips 2 1/2" x 24"
Backing
... 2 rectangles 15" x 20 1/4"

Sew
Step 1. Draw diagonal line on wrong side of cream 3 1/2" square. Referring to Diagram I, place cream square on rose square, right sides together. Sew 1/4" seam on each side of marked line; cut apart on marked line. Press open to make pieced squares. Make 12.
Step 2. Sew pieced squares and rose 3 1/2" half-square triangles together to make large pieced triangle as shown in Diagram II. Make 4.

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