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Project: Pillowcase with Feather Appliqué
Pattern 37
FABRICS are from the Stitch Floral collection by Michael Miller Fabrics (michaelmiller.com).
Pattern may be downloaded for personal use only. No electronic or printed reproduction permitted without the prior written consent
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Project: Pillowcase with Feather Appliqué
Materials for One
Pillowcase
• 8—9×21" pieces assorted prints
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(appliqués)
3
⁄ 8 yard print (band)
7
⁄ 8 yard print (pillowcase body)
Lightweight fusible web
Tear-away stabilizer
AccuQuilt Go! fabric cutter
(optional)
AccuQuilt Go! feathers die
#55008 (optional)
Finished pillowcase: 30×20" (fits a
standard-size bed pillow)
Yardages and cutting instructions
are based on 42" of usable fabric
width.
Measurements include 1 ⁄ 2" seam
allowances for pillowcase
construction. Sew with right sides
together unless otherwise
specified.
Cut Fabrics
To cut out feather appliqués using
the AccuQuilt Go! cutter, complete
the following steps.
1. Place fusible web, paper side
up, on wrong side of designated
fabrics and press according to
manufacturer’s instructions; let
cool.
2. Following AccuQuilt Go! fabric
cutter instructions, use die
#55008 to cut out the number
of feathers in shapes indicated
in cutting instructions. Peel
paper backing.
To cut out feather appliqués with
scissors, complete the following
steps.
1. Place fusible web, paper side
⁄ 2" between tracings. Cut out
shapes roughly 1 ⁄4" outside
drawn lines.
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2. Following manufacturer’s
instructions, press fusible-web
shapes onto wrong sides of
designated fabrics; let cool. Cut
out fabric pieces on drawn lines.
Peel off paper backings.
From assorted appliqué
prints, cut:
• 19 each of patterns A and A
reversed
• 12 of Pattern B
From band print, cut:
• 2—6×41" strips
From body print, cut:
• 1—26×41" rectangle
Appliqué Band
Assemble Pillowcase
1. Fold body print 26×41"
rectangle in half crosswise to
form a 26×201 ⁄ 2" rectangle.
Sew together long edges and
one pair of short edges to make
pillowcase body. Turn right side
out and press flat.
2. Referring to Diagram 1, slide
pillowcase band over pillowcase
body, match raw edges, and pin.
Sew together through all layers.
3. Press pillowcase band
open, pressing seam toward
pillowcase body. Topstitch 1 ⁄ 8"
from band edge on pillowcase
body to secure the seam
allowances and complete
pillowcase (Diagram 2).
1. Referring to Band Assembly
Diagram, arrange all feather
appliqués atop a print 6×41"
strip at least 1 ⁄ 2" from all
edges. Fuse in place following
manufacturer’s instructions.
2. Place tear-away stabilizer
beneath fused strip. Using
matching thread and a small
zigzag stitch, stitch around
feather appliqués to make an
appliquéd strip. Press appliquéd
strip from wrong side.
Assemble Band
1. Sew together appliquéd strip
and remaining band print 6×41"
strip along a pair of long edges.
2. Join short ends of Step 1 unit to
make a loop. Press seam open.
Fold loop in half with wrong side
inside; press to make pillowcase
band.
up, over patterns on page 3.
Use a pencil to trace patterns
the number of times indicated in
cutting instructions, leaving
Pattern may be downloaded for personal use only. No electronic or printed reproduction permitted without the prior written consent
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Project: Pillowcase with Feather Appliqué
Million Pillowcase Challenge
CMR
Diagram 1
A. Gamm 9-10-13
100535327
Pillowcase 37
BAND ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM
Million Pillowcase Challenge
CMR
Patterns
DIAGRAM 1
A. Gamm 9-10-13
100535330
DIAGRAM 2
Pillowcase 37
Feather Appliqué
Pattern A
Feather Appliqué
Pattern B
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