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Pretty Patchwork Cushions & Pillows: 3 sewing, patchwork and applique designs for cushions and pillows
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Sew a gorgeous handmade gift with 3 simple patchwork, applique and embroidery cushion and pillow patterns for you to make at home.
Patchwork isn’t just about making quilts; it’s about creating smaller projects too, and sewing something pretty to treasure! Pretty Patchwork Cushions & Pillows has a tempting range of quick-to-stitch patchwork patterns to get you started. All three patterns feature beautiful appliqué cushion designs and will make the perfect adition to any home.
Each chapter features easy-to-follow instructions, diagrams and templates, with gorgeous full-colour photography. Use these designs as a starting point to inspire your own creativity, and make pretty patchwork gifts for friends and family, for every occasion!
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Helen Philipps
Helen Philipps studied printed textiles and embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University and then taught drawing and design before becoming a freelance designer. After working in the greeting card industry, Helen's love of needlecraft led her to create original designs for stitching magazines and books. Her work features regularly in many stitch and craft magazines and she also writes a popular craft blog, helenphilipps.blogspot.co.uk. This is Helen's eighth book for David and Charles, following Simple Sewn Gifts published in 2010.
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Pretty Patchwork Cushions & Pillows - Helen Philipps
Pretty Patchwork Cushions & Pillows
3 SEWING, PATCHWORK AND APPLIQUÉ PATTERNS FOR CUSHIONS AND PILLOWS
BY HELEN PHILIPPS
www.stitchcraftcreate.co.uk
Contents
Hearts and Flowers Cushion
Little House Log Cabin Pillow
Little Deer Duo
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Suppliers
Templates
Hearts and Flowers Cushion
This bright and fresh patchwork cushion is made using scraps of my favourite floral prints, which look so colourful and vibrant against the contrasting white patches. The appliqué hearts are so easy to create using simple templates and Bondaweb (iron-on interfacing). The cushion cover is an envelope type, where two pieces of fabric overlap at the centre of the cover along the length of the cushion back. You can have fun adding bold and unusual buttons to the back of
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