Adding Triangles
I drew an equilateral triangle on the
back of each textured fabric piece
with a Fabric Fun marker. I knew that
it would mark well on the polyester
fabric and I didn’t worry about it
being permanent. Nobody would
ever see the markings as they were
on the back.
After cutting out my pieces I pinned
them to the quilted pillow top with
a flower headed pin. I couldn’t fuse
them in place because the polyester
fabric on the back would melt if I
added fusible web to it. And that
wouldn’t be a good thing after all
the work I went to to create these
textured pieces of fabric.
Quilting the pillow top prior to
adding the embellishments is much
easier than trying to quilt around
the triangles after they have been
stitched in place. Too much stopping
and starting which means lots of
thread ends. But these thread ends
can be dealt with easily by using
Self-Threading needles to pull the
threads to the back and bury under
the backing. I love self-threading
needles and think they are the
greatest thing since sliced bread.
Fabric Fun marker
Triangles pinned in place
Now that the triangles are pinned in
place the next step is to stitch them
in place. I used the same Gütermann
threads to do a satin stitch around
each piece as I used for the free
motion quilting. I was keeping
everything simple. Simple is good.
I used a free motion satin stitch
but in hindsight I think I would do
a regular satin stitch next time as I
would get better coverage on the
uneven edges. A wide stitch width is
needed for optimal coverage.
Using your handy dandy thread
snips by Titech snip away the thread
ends once the satin stitching is done.
The pillow top is now complete and
uses a 12'' pillow form.
It’s been a thrill talking about color,
contrast and texture. I hope you've
had as much fun as I have creating
the quilted triangle cushion top and
learning all sorts of great tips and
techniques.
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