Make throw pillows and pillowcases to match Mellow Afternoon Quilt (February 2005 issue McCall's Quilting)!
Pillowcases Pattern Substituting fabrics with lavender floral stripe and green/lavender lattice print border, use To Sharon With Love Pillowcases Pattern to make matching pillowcases.
Throw Pillow Pattern
Finished Pillow Size
14" x 14" plus flange
Number of Blocks and Finished Size
1 Block 16 1/2" x 16 1/2"
Fabric Requirements for 1 Pillow
White/multi print (block) ... 8" x 8" piece
Lavender print (block, border) ... 3/8 yd.
Cream texture (block) ... 7" x 13" piece
Green/lavender lattice print (block) ... 10" x 12" piece
Peach/yellow mottle (block) ... 10" x 12" piece
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Lavender floral stripe (pillow back) ... 1/2 yd.
Backing ... 3/4 yd.
Batting ... 20" x 20" piece
Other Materials
Sewing thread
Machine quilting thread
Machine embroidery software and thread (optional)
Pillow form, 14" x 14" |
Planning, Cutting, and Marking
M'Liss' throw pillows feature machine embroidery motifs from her new Inspira collection, Spring View, available from your local Husqvarna Viking, Pfaff, and White dealers. If you are not a machine embroiderer, you could substitute hand embroidery based on a motif from your fabric choices, or feature a fancy quilting pattern in the cream texture 5 1/2" squares.
Cutting Instructions
White/multi print
... 4 squares 3" x 3"
Lavender print
... *4 strips 2" x 20"
... 4 squares 3" x 3"
Cream texture
... 2 squares 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"
Green/lavender lattice print
... 2 squares 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
... 4 strips 2 1/2" x 5 1/2" |
Peach/yellow mottle
... 4 strips 2 1/2" x 5 1/2"
... 2 squares 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
Lavender floral stripe
... 2 rectangles 14" x 17 1/2"
Backing fabric
... 1 square 20" x 20"
*Cut first. |
Piecing the Pillow Top
1. Referring to Diagram I, sew white/multi print and lavender print 3" squares together to make 2 rows. Sew rows together to make pieced square. Make 2.
2. Referring to Diagram II, arrange and sew 4 rows using green/lavender lattice print and peach/yellow mottle 2 1/2" squares, peach/yellow mottle and green/lavender lattice print 2 1/2" x 5 1/2" rectangles, pieced squares, and cream texture 5 1/2" squares. Sew rows together to complete Block.
Diagram I |
Diagram II |
3. Sew lavender print 2" x 20" strip to sides of block; trim even with top and bottom. Sew remaining lavender print strips to top/bottom; trim even with sides.
4. Add machine or hand embroidery motifs to cream texture squares (optional).
Quilting and Finishing
5. Layer and baste pillow top for quilting method of your choice (see Basic Quiltmaking Instructions). Doris machine quilted around the embroidery motifs, and in the ditch for the patchwork. She added meander stitching to the background of the cream texture squares.
6. Turn under 1/4" on long side of lavender floral stripe 14" x 17 1/2" rectangles. Press. Turn under an additional 2 1/4" to make hems; press. Stitch in place. Stitch 1/4" from folded edge on each rectangle. Trim quilted pillow top to 17 1/2" x 17 1/2". Lay lavender floral stripe rectangles on pillow top, right sides together, aligning raw edges (floral stripe rectangles will overlap each other approximately 5"). Sew around all 4 sides, using 1/2" seam allowance. Trim corners, turn and press. Stitch 1
1/4" from edges through all layers, creating flange. Insert pillow form.
