Floral Frenzy Pillow. Time to Sew! Created By: Alison O Grady Level: Confident Beginner Time: 2-3 Hours

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1 Created By: Alison O Grady Level: Confident Beginner Time: 2-3 Hours Sewing is fun! Set aside some time out of your day to make this easy, no fuss pillow that showcases many great features of the Horizon Memory Craft 9400 QCP. A few scraps, some decorative stitches and another one-of-a-kind creation is born! Pillow Cutting Instructions: From the base pillow fabric cut: 1-16 ½ square for pillow front 1-16 ½ square of fusible interfacing 2-16 ½ x 14 for pillow envelope back Janome Supplies Required: Horizon Memory Craft 9400 QCP Zig-Zag foot A Satin Stitch foot F2 ¼ Seam foot O Blue Tip needle Fabric and Notions Required: 16 pillow form 5/8 yard of base pillow fabric 10 to 12 assorted fabrics fat quarters are great 5/8 yard of fusible interfacing One package single fold bias tape (or make 2 yds. of your own) Scissors Straight pins Water soluble marking pen Assorted coordinating all-purpose sewing thread Time to Sew! 1. Fuse the interfacing piece to the back of the pillow front following manufacturer s directions. 2. Use the attached template to trace the vase onto your vase fabric and cut out. 3. Center the cut-out vase fabric on the pillow front with the bottom of the vase edge even with the raw edge of the pillow bottom. Pin at the center and bottom. 4. Fold down 2 inches of the top of the vase and pin. Using your water soluble pen, draw the three stems starting just inside the folded vase edge to about where you d like the centers of your flowers to be, (leaving room for your flowers). 5. Select straight stitch #1 and adjust stitch length to 3.0. Sew on top of the drawn stem lines, 3-4 times, creating a thread painting effect. Your stitches do not need to be precise, as this creates a fun look! 6. Now unfold the top of the vase back and press if necessary. Page 1

2 7. Line up the edge of the vase fabric on the right side of the presser foot. Change your needle position to 9.0. Begin sewing around the perimeter of the base. When complete, repeat 1-2 more times around. Tip: Engage your Auto Foot Lift feature for easy pivoting at corners. Adding the 3-D Flowers Flower #1 (working left to right) 1. Select five different fabrics from your fat quarters. 2. For the base of the flower, cut a 6 ring. The outside of the ring will need to be cut in a freeform wavy scallop. The inside will be a basic circle, leaving approximately a 1 ¼ fabric ring. (See Fig. 1 below.) 6. Pin the first ring, the largest one, at the center of the first stem on the pillow front. 7. Select straight stitch #2 and sew on top of the gathering stitch to hold the ring in place. Make sure to press the backstitch button above the Start/Stop key to reinforce the seam. 8. Place the layered ring set on the center of the base ring and repeat step #7. 9. From the remaining fat quarters, select a 5 th fabric and cut a 2 square. 10. Adhere to a 2 square of interfacing. 11. Attach HP foot and needle plate. Using straight stitch #1, sew a crosshatch design on the square of fabric, using the edge of the foot as your guide. 12. Replace Zig-Zag needle plate and attach Satin Stitch foot F Select Decorative tab. Select Satin Stitches >Stitch #22. Sew the stitch around the perimeter of the square, rounding off at the corners to create an oblong shape. 14. Carefully cut around the edge of the satin stitch. 15. Place the oblong piece at the center of the gathered rings and pin in place. 16. Select straight stitch #2 and sew around the inside of the satin stitch, securing the center of the flower in place. Fig Select Sewing Applications (T-shirt icon). Select Gathering>Gathering. 4. Pull out the upper and bobbin thread to create a 6 tail. Sew the gathering stitch around the inside ring, ¼ from the inside edge. Leave a thread tail, so that you can pull the threads, creating a gathered flower. 5. Repeat steps 2-4, three more times, making the outside of each successive ring approximately 1/4 smaller in diameter each time. Rings 2-4 can be layered, sewing the gathering stitch on all three at the same time. Flower #2 1. Select seven - eight different fabrics from the fat quarters. 2. Choose one of the fabrics and repeat steps #2-4 and #6 from Flower #1 above to create the base of the flower on the center stem. 3. From six of the remaining fabrics, cut 4 circles, then cut each one in half. Select seven of the half circles. 4. Place the half circles, wrong side up, on your work surface. Page 2

3 5. Fold each circle taking the straight outermost corners and bringing it to the center bottom forming a wedge. 7. On the other side of the tube, repeat step #4 from Flower #1 to gather the fabric. 8. Place on top of flower base, keeping it in the center. 9. Select a straight stitch and sew on top of gathering stitch. 10. Select the remaining fabric and cut a 1 ½ circle. Sew the circle in the center of the flower, creating a wagon wheel spoke pattern or decorative stitches. 6. Place the wedges, right side up, around the center of the base flower, overlapping as you go. 7. Using a straight stitch, sew them in place at the center of the flower. 8. Select the remaining fabric and cut a 1 ¼ circle. Pin at the center of the flower and sew around the perimeter of the circle, securing it in place. Note: For added texture, use the straight stitch to sew a random shape in the center of the fabric. Alison sewed a freeform star. Flower #3 1. Select six of the fat quarters - repeating some of the fabrics in Flower #1. 2. Once again, choose one of the fabrics and repeat steps #2-4 and #6 from Flower #1 above to create the base of the flower on the last stem. 3. Select four of the fabrics and cut into 2 blocks. 4. Attach ¼ Seam foot O. 5. Select Sewing Applications > Page 2> Patchwork> Straight Stitch> Lock-a-Matic. Sew the four blocks together into a strip. Note: After the first seam, the machine will ask you if you want to sew the same size. Press OK. 6. Sew the two remaining ends together, creating a tube shape. On one side of the tube, cut the freefrom wavy scallop. Leaves 1. Using the template, cut two leaves out of one fabric. 2. Place each leaf on the outside stems. Using a straight stitch, lengthened to 3.0, sew accents onto the leaves, sewing them securely in place. Make sure to lock stitch at the end! Optional Idea! If one of your fabrics has a medallion shaped design in it, cut it out and sew it to the front of the vase as an added decorative floral print. Constructing the Pillow 1. Along one 14 edge of the pillow back, press a 2 fold in place. Fold once more, creating a hem. Press in place. 2. Select the Decorative stitch tab and pick a decorative stitch to sew the hem in place. Alison used stitch #57 from the Quilt category. 3. Repeat the above steps for the other side of the pillow back. Page 3

4 4. Place pillow front, face down on your sewing surface. 5. With right sides up, place one pillow back on the right side of the pillow front, aligning the three unfinished edges with the pillow edge. 6. Place the remaining pillow back on the left side of the pillow front, aligning the three unfinished sides with the left side of the pillow front. The pillow backs will be overlapping. 7. Select Sewing Applications > Page 2 > Basting > Auto. 8. Attach Zig-Zag foot A. Baste around 4 edges using a ½ seam allowance. 9. Apply bias starting at the center of one side on the back of the pillow, folding in corners. 10. Trim seam allowances to ¼ and fold bias toward the front on the pillow. Topstitch in place. Insert pillow form and admire! Tip: If you prefer to omit bias trim, sew the pillow front and pillow back right sides together with ½ seam allowance, trim seams to ¼ seam allowance and clip corners, turn right side out and press. Page 4

5 Vase & Leaf Templates Page 5