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3. Mask and paint center and sides of table green, U* bc

Placemat Pillows

For each pillow you will need two placemats at least 20" x 14". 9" quiit błock lor tum to page 70 to make your own), I'/»yds of ’A"w black check ribbon,

1 '/h yds of '/j"w cream crochet trim. elear nylon thread. and polyester fiberfill.

Ust* ci ^[h" seam allomnce for ali sewing unless olherwse indicated.

1.    Trim quilt błock to square; baste on point to front of one placemat.

2.    Folding ends to wrong side, baste ribbon to placemat, covering raw edges of quilt błock,

3.    Zigzag crochet trim along inside edge of ribbon.

4 Matching wrong sides, stitch placemats together 2'/«" from outside edges, being careful not to stitch over quilt błock and leaving an opening for stuffing. Whipstitch placemats together under quilt błock,

Stuff pillow with fiberfill; hand sew opening closed.

Square Pillows

Yardages arc based on 44/45V jabric.

For each pillow you will need 17« yds fabric.

Vh yds bmsh fringe, and a 27" square pillow form.

Mnich right sides and use a V?" seam allomnce for all sewing unless otherwise indicated.

1.    Cut two 28" squares of fabric for pillow top and bottom. Beginning at center bottom. baste fringe to right side of pillow front.

2.    Leaving most of bottom edge open. sew pillow back to pillow front. Clip corners and turn pillow right side out; press. Insert pillow form; hand sew opening closed.

Decorative Pillow

Yardages are based on 44/4 5"u' fabric.

You will need two 9" quilt blocks (or tum to page 70 to make your own), ■/? yd unbleached muślin, 20" x 16" pillow form, 'h yd print fabric, V< yd striped fabric,

2'A yds |umbo bali fringe. two 2" dia. buttons from covered button kit. '/? yd of 2”w checkcd wire-edged ribbon, and hot glue gun.

Ma/f/i right sides and use a ‘li" seam allomnce for all sewing unless otherwise indicated.

I. Cul a 21’ x 17" piece of print fabric for pillow back.

2.    Cut two 9" squares of muślin. With quilt blocks on j point, sew one squarc to the upper right edge of one] quilt błock; sew remaining square to the lower left edge of remaining qullt błock. With flowers facing the j same way, sew błock sets together along one long edge to complete quilt błock piece.

3.    For pillow front, cut two 11" squares of print fabrici; cut squares in half diagonally. Sew print triangles to corners of quilt błock piece and trim to make a

21" x 17" pillow front. Baste fringe along outer edge i of pillow front.

4.    For ruffle, cut four 6" x 44" strips from striped fabrtj Sew short ends of strips together. forming a loop. Matching wrong sides, press loop in half lengthwise.

5.    Baste 'A" and '/*" from raw edges of ruffle. Puli basting threads to gather the ruffle to fit pillow front.l distributing gathers evenly; baste in place.

6.    Leaving most of bottom edge open. sew pillow ba< to pillow front, Clip corners and turn pillow right side out; press. Insert pillow form; hand sew opening closea

7.    Cover buttons with print fabric. Fold ribbon lengthwise. Carefully puli wire ends. gathering ribbon into a circle. Hot glue gathered edges ro back of one button.

8.    Read Tufting a Pillow. page 95. to sew covered buttons to center front and back of pillow.

Coffee Table You will need a 38" square coffee table; primer; clea acrylic sealer: black. coral. green. pink, rosę. white, and yellow acrylic paints; paintbrushes: I* fiat brusti: stencil bmsh; painter's masking tape; sea sponge: ' black permanent fine-point pen; yardstick or ruler; ] tracing paper; and transfer paper.

1.    Read Preparing to Paint. Painting. and Painting Designs. pages 93 94. Prime table.

2.    Mark a l"w outer border along edges of table. Marii a 27«"w second border and a 3"w third border.

stencil bmsh to stipple yellow over green. Stipple green over yellow.

4.    Enlargc patterns. page 72. 167% on photocopier. Read Transferring Patterns. page 94. Tracę, then transfer patterns to sides of table. Paint flowers and leaves black.

5.    Mask and paint table legs yellow. Sponge coral at top of legs. Sponge rosę below coral. Sponge white at bottom of legs. Paint black dots on legs.

6.    Mask and paint outer border white. Use I" fiat brush to paint black stripes on white border.

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