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RIBBON PATCHWORK PILLOWS
Designed by Kaffe Fassett for Renaissance Ribbons

A variety of Kaffe Fassett’s beautiful ribbons in different
patterns and widths, combined with his coordinating fabric prints,
are used to create these fun, colorful accent pi"ows.
A NTIQUE Z INNIA P ILLOW
Materials for antique zinnia pillow with 2 ribbons:
• 5/8 yd. of antique Zinnia fabric for front of pillow
• 17” square of black Plink fabric for back of pillow
• 1 yd. 7/8” plum Guinea Flower ribbon
• 1 ½ yd. 1 ½” black Plink ribbon
• ruler and rotary cutter
• 5/8” and 7/8” lightweight iron-on fabric adhesive tape (optional)
• 4” square fusible web
• coordinating thread
• sewing machine, iron and usual sewing supplies
• 16” pillow insert
Instructions:
1. Cut an 18 ½” square of Zinnia fabric for front of pillow. Cut the square diagonally from
corner to opposite corner to make four triangle pieces.
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2. Cut four 13 ½’ lengths of 1 ½” ribbon and four 9” lengths of 7/8” ribbon. If desired, iron a
length of lightweight adhesive tape to the back of each ribbon. The iron-on adhesive
eliminates the need for pinning the ribbons to the fabric and also prevents the ribbons
from shifting when sewn.
3. On each triangle, place a 1 ½” ribbon length 3” from the long bottom edge. Fuse or pin
to hold.
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4. Place a 7/8” ribbon 1” above the upper edge of the 1 ½” ribbon. Fuse or pin to hold.
5. Working from the same direction on each side of the ribbons, machine stitch close to
the edges. If you prefer, the ribbons can be slip-stitched by hand to the fabric triangles.
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6. Trim excess ribbon from sides of triangles.
7. Position triangles back to the original square.
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8. Right sides together, pin two adjacent triangles together along the short side. Make sure
that the edges of the ribbons align and stitch in a ½” seam allowance. Repeat with the
remaining two triangles. Press seams open.
9. Right sides together, with a ½” seam allowance, stitch the large triangles along the
diagonal center seam. Make sure that the ribbon edges align. Press seam open.
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10. To create the center appliqué, cut a 5” square around one coral zinnia flower from the
leftover fabric. Fuse a square of fusible web to the back of the fabric.
11. When cool, remove backing paper from web. Carefully cut around flower with small
sharp scissors.
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12. Fuse the cut flower appliqué right side up onto the center of the pillow front.
13. With narrow, close machine zig-zag stitches, sew around the cut edge of the flower
appliqué.
14. Right sides together, place pillow back onto front. Stitch together with a ½” seam
allowance, leaving a large opening on one side for inserting the pillow form.
15. Trim excess fabric from corners. Turn pillow right side out. Place pillow insert into
pillow and slip-stitch opening closed.
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G REEN O MBRE P ILLOW
Materials for green ombre pillow with 2 ribbons:
• ½ yd. green Ombre fabric for front of pillow
• 15” square of green Guinea Flowers fabric for
back of pillow
• 1 yd. 7/8” green/brown Guinea Flower ribbon
• 1 ½ yd. 1 ½” green Plink ribbon
• ruler and rotary cutter
• 5/8” and 7/8” lightweight iron-on fabric adhesive tape
(optional)
• coordinating thread
• sewing machine, iron and usual sewing supplies
• 14” pillow insert
Instructions:
1. To create patterns for the front triangles, cut a 16 ½” square of paper. Divide the square
into 4 equal sized triangles by drawing two straight lines from opposite corners,
intersecting in the center. Mark the center top of all the triangles with an “X”. Cut the
paper into 4 pieces along the drawn lines.
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2. Place the four triangle pattern pieces onto the fabric and align them parallel with the
stripe pattern so that two sets of identical triangles can be cut. Cut out the 4 triangles.
3. Cut four 13 ½’ lengths of 1 ½” ribbon and four 9” lengths of 7/8” blue/white ribbon. As
instructed for the antique Zinnia pillow above, iron-on adhesive can be ironed to the
back of each ribbon length.
4. On each triangle, place a 1 ½” ribbon length 2 ¼” from the long bottom edge. Fuse or
pin to hold.
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5. Place a 7/8” ribbon 1” above the upper edge of the 1 ½” ribbon. Fuse or pin to hold.
6. Working from the same direction on each side of the ribbons, machine stitch close to
the edges. If you prefer, the ribbons can be slip-stitched by hand to the fabric triangles.
7. Trim excess ribbon from sides of triangles.
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8. Position matching triangles opposite each other and place them back into a square so
that all the “X” points meet at the center.
9. Right sides together, pin two adjacent triangles together along the short side. Make sure
that the edges of the ribbons align and stitch in a ½” seam allowance. Repeat with the
remaining two triangles. Press seams open.
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10. Right sides together, with a ½” seam allowance, stitch the large triangles along the
diagonal center seam. Make sure that the ribbon edges align. Press seam open.
11. Right sides together, place pillow back onto front. Stitch together with a ½” seam
allowance, leaving a large opening on one side for inserting the pillow form.
12. Trim excess fabric from corners. Turn pillow right side out. Place pillow insert into
pillow and slip-stitch opening closed.
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