Both the leaves and the roses that are used to embellished on the top of the Roses and Ruching Pincushion are made with 3D applique. They are constructed in the same way, using a piece of fusible webbing that is fused to the wrong side of your fabric. The paper backing sheet is removed then the fabric is folded in half to made a doublesided piece for your applique. The leaf shapes have been traced onto the matt side of a piece of Reynolds Freezer Paper, this is ironed onto your double sided fabric, then cut out on the traced lines. Leaf veins are then drawn on the fabric using a fabric marking pen, ready for stitching on to the top of the pincushion...
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...the roses are initially made in the same way - I've used Lite Steam-A-Seam 2 as the fusible webbing. Once the traced shape has been cut out of the doublesided roses fabric,a running stitch is made along the raw edge (not along the scalloped edge) and then gathered up...
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...starting at the smaller end, a bud is shaped with a few securing stitched. The rose takes shape by gently winding the gathered edge around in a spiral, not too tightly, securing the layers with a few stitches as you go. Once the rose is completed, the stitches are secured so it doen't unrvael, then is can be stitched in place on the top of the pincushion.
If you'd like to make one of these too, the kit for this pincushion was supplied by Poppy Patch - and includes the pattern, all the fabrics, wadding and embroidery threads. The pattern is designed by Melissa Grant of One Day in May Creations.
If you'd like to make one of these too, the kit for this pincushion was supplied by Poppy Patch - and includes the pattern, all the fabrics, wadding and embroidery threads. The pattern is designed by Melissa Grant of One Day in May Creations.
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