Guest designer Carol Colucci shares her adorable Cupid wall hanging or table runner pattern that is perfect for Valentine's Day! Carol says you can make this wall hanging in less than a day! That's perfect for us, because we will want to dispaly ours as soon as we can!
CUPID Wall Hanging or Table Runner, by Carol Colucci
MATERIALS
FABRIC FOR BACKING:
CUT ONE, 21-inch wide x 9 1/2-inch high
CUT TWO, 3 1/2-inch x 6 1/2-inch, for hanging tabs
FABRIC FOR BACKGROUND:
CUT ONE, 21-inch wide by 19 1/2-inch high
2 STRIPS, 2 1/4-inch by width of fabric, for binding
CUT FOUR, 3 1/2-inch x 6 1/2-inch, for hanging tabs
CUPID
FABRIC FOR CUPID (I used a very light pink)
1 fat quarter (18 x 22-inches)
FABRIC FOR HAIR (I used marbled gold)
1 - 6 1/2-inch square
FABRICS FOR WINGS (I used a white-on-white print)
1 - 4 1/2-inch square
FABRIC FOR HEART (I used a medium pink)
1 - 6-inch square
FABRIC FOR EYES (I used a light blue background with dark blue pupils)
1 - light colored scrap
1 - dark colored scrap
FUSIBLE WEBBING
Read all instructions before you begin. Yardage based on 42/44-inch width of fabric.
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I like to have everything ready before I begin. That way I can sew until it it done.
1. I recommend taping together the full pattern, as a guide for placement and markings.
2. Cut backing, batting, and background fabrics, including the tabs and the binding.
3. Trace, do not forget to use the reverse pattern (fusible web pattern A or B) when using fusible webbing. (pattern A faces left, and pattern B faces right) I like to cut out the center of the fusible webbing on the larger pieces to make it less stiff because of layering.
4. Iron the fusible webbing to the wrong side of the fabrics. Then cut out the pattern piece. Once the pattern pieces are cut out, this is the best time to trace all the marking lines onto the fabric. (Use the full pattern and your favorite way of tracing.)
5. Mark the center of your background by folding lengthwise and finger pressing, then widthwise and finger pressing. Using the full pattern as a guide, arrange your pattern pieces on the background and press in place. (I find it best to lay all of the pieces on the background before final pressing.)
6. Layer the backing, (wrong side facing up) lay the batting on top of the wrong side of fabric. Then, lay the background, right side up, on top of the batting. Press all three layers together. (I like the fusible batting.) If you are not using the fusible batting, pin the four corners and a pin in the center of each side. This just helps keep all the layers in place.
7. Buttonhole stitch each fused piece, through all layers. This also serves as a portion of the quilting. (Make sure you use a darker color for Cupid to highlight his face, arms, and legs, etc...I used a darker color of pink.)
8. I used a narrow satin stitch for all of the markings, including the words. (If you prefer, you can embroider the markings and the words.)
9. Make the tabs. Layer fabric, right sides together, then put the batting on the bottom for sewing. Sew 1/4-inch seams on three sides. Turn right side out and press.
10. Prepare the binding and set aside.
11. Quilt the open areas around Cupid. Press.
12. Trim the wall hanging to measure 19 1/2-inches wide by 18-inches high.
13. Pin tabs to backing, 1-inch from side and raw edges even with the top. Because I machine sew my binding, I sew the binding to the right side of the fabric and the tabs ironed straight up. (When stitching the binding down, on the front side of the wall hanging, make sure the tabs are loose and up away from the top.)
14. Fold the tabs, 2-inches from the top, and stitch over the top of the binding.
15. I chose to sew a button on the tab, strictly for decoration.
CUPID TABLE RUNNER
FABRIC FOR BACKING: 5/8-yard
CUT ONE, 19 1/2-inch by width of fabric
BATTING: 5/8-yard
CUT ONE, 19 1/2-inch by width of fabric
FABRIC FOR BACKGROUND AND BINDING: 3/4-yard
CUT ONE, 19 1/2-inch by width of fabric
3 STRIPS, 2 1/4-inch by width of fabric, for binding
DOUBLE ALL FABRICS USED FOR CUPID (You will be making two Cupids)
USE BOTH FULL PATTERNS (A and B)
USE BOTH FUSIBLE PATTERNS (A and B)
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS
# 1 - # 4, EXCLUDING THE TABS.
# 5, Center the full pattern from the top to the bottom, and measure 3 1/2-inches from the sides to the edge of lowest foot. (Cupids should face the center)
# 6- # 8
Skip # 9
# 10, # 11
# 12, Trim to 18-inches high. Square off sides and cut approximately 1-inch off.
# 13, For binding only.
copyright C. A. Colucci, 2008 erikhomemade.typepad.com; used with permission
To get the instructions click here;Download Cupid Wall Hanging-Runner Instructions
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