projects - dresden plate cushion
Dresden plate cushion
you will need
- 1 piece of calico approx 43 x 106cm
- 9 pieces of cotton fabric squares 15 x 15cm
- Dresden plate templates and card
- Appliglue no.6 clear
- Appliglue colour of choice
preparation
- cut calico into 3 pieces; A 43 x 43cm, B 43 x 33cm and C 43 x 30cm
- cut our the templates on the inside line
- transfer shape A on to the card/template plastic and cut out 2 shapes
- refer to fig a below for layout of shape A on fabric
- on the wrong side of the fabric draw around the template accurately with a sharp pencil
- check the size of the template by placing over the shape of the original drawing
- cut out.
- no seam allowances necessary
- ensure there are no creases. Iron if necessary
assembly
- fold calico piece A in half and half again to locate central point
- fold paper circle in half and half again to locate central point
- place a pin through the centre circle and fabric to ensure the centres are lined up. pin in position.
- place the pattern pieces randomly around the circle with the short curved edge on the paper circle
- the pieces should meet exactly with no overlap
- remove the paper circle
- if necessary adjust the fabric until the best possible fit is achieved
- place calico piece A on cardboard and peg at the top to secure
method
use the double glue technique
finishing off the cushion
calico piece A - Dresden plate completed
calico piece B - create a hem
- turn under half a centimetre on a 43cm edge
- fold over this edge again
- pin and stitch down this hem
calico piece C - as for calico piece B
assembly
- place B on C with hems overlapping to form a square, 43cm x 43cm (fig e)
- pin together
- place calico piece A on top of pieces B and C with right side facing the raw edges matching to form a square
- pin and stitch together all around with a 1cm seam
- cut diagonally across the corners to reduce buik
- you may wish to work a little extra stitching at these points for reinforcements (fig f)
- turn to the right side through the opening
- insert cushion