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home & handiwork •Celebrate the mostbeautiful word in anylanguage - love - whenyou make your owngeorgeous appliquédcushion set.Cushion inserts comein 36x36cm to 61x61cm.Also available in bolsterand oblong inserts.Love letter cushionMaterials50cm textured cream furnishing fabric– Crossroads or fabric of choiceScraps of fabric in different textures– pinks & redsVliesofixSewing threads assorted colours56cm cream nylon dress zipperScissorsSewing machine with zipper footIronCushion insert– 21” x 14” (54cm x 36cm)Step 1 From the furnishing fabriccut one 60cm x 40cm piece and two60cm x 25cm pieces. Fold and pressunder 5cm on one long side of each ofthe two smaller pieces. Put the zipperfoot on the sewing machine and sewone folded edge along one side of thezipper close to the teeth. Overlap thezipper with the other folded edge, sothe zipper is covered, and sew in placeclose to the teeth along the other sideof the zipper.Step 2 Using the template providedtrace the love letters on to the paperside of the vliesofix. The letters shouldbe reversed as shown, as the Vliesofixis ironed onto the wrong side of thefabric. Iron the letters to the back ofthe chosen assorted fabrics and cutout. Remove the backing paper from theletters and arrange on the large piece offabric. Fuse to fabric then stitch aroundletters as desired. We added extrastitching in the centre of the heart.Step 3 Open the zipper a little andplace front and back together withright sides facing. Sew all four sidestogether using 1.5cm seam allowance.Trim corners, open the zipper and turnthrough. Place the cushion insert intothe cover and close zipper.Option: Square cushionExtra materials50cm fabric40cm zipper41cm square cushion insertStep 1 Cut one 42cm square andtwo 42cm x 26cm pieces. Repeat step1 to insert the zipper in the back ofthe cushion.Step 2 Draw a heart 21cm widex 22cm high on the paper side ofVliesofix. Iron onto the wrong side ofchosen fabric and cut out. Removepaper and fuse to cushion front. Stitchas desired.Step 3 Complete cushion as instep 3. •TemplateEnlarge by 400%Get Creative Quarterly Autumn 2011 41