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Sea anemone cushion

cross stitched cushion on the beach

 
 
 
- This step by step is special since it show one of my model publiseh in  the French magazine Plaisir de broder- Point de croix- Le mag nº4 (july/august 2009). The supplies, schematics, instructions are printed in the magazine. However, I thought that the step by step could illustrate how to sew a zipper

 
 
                   schamatic showing dimmension of a cushion
 
 
 
 

Preparation:

squeeze linen with finger to mark fold

 

- Oversew the embroidery widths (BC and opposite), the widths of the linen (sea shell, DE and opposite) and the four sides of the fabric.

-Sew a 0.6 '' lapel (1,5 cm) along the length that you did not oversew on the two pieces of linen. To do that, squeeze the linen along a thread to obtain a straight lapel.

- Iron the lapel to mark them.

 

 

 

 

red bias

 

 

 

 

 

- Unfold the bias binding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

pironing red bias

 

 

 

- Mark a new fold and iron to unmark the old folds.


 

 

 

 

 

 

assemblig two red bias

 

 

 

- Place on each raspberry bias the plum satin bias, shifting it by  13/32'' ( 0,4 cm) . Tack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assembly:

assembly of the embroidered linen to mak a cushion

 

 

- Place the line over the striped fabric (Use the schematic on the magazine). Tack on B and E.

 

 

 

 

 

 cross stitched sea anemone

 

 

- Slide the assembled bias under the linen in C and D, letting the satin bias jut out by 13/32''. Tack. Small trick: To line up the 3 pieces (linen, fabric, bias), work on a ironing borad so you can pin the pieces on the felt. Then you can tack with a thread. Just be careful not to sew the ironing board to your work!

 

 

 

 

 stitching linen on a fabric

 

 

 

- Sew as close as you can on the edge of the linen the seams B,C,D,E with a thread of color linen.

 

 

 

 

 

 sewing sea shell

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Sew the sea shell buttons following the schematic in the magazine

-To make the sea shell button follow the link.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 details on stitches on blue fabric

 

 

- Stitch down AB and EF to make the the back of the cushion and mark the folds B and E with an iron. Flip the piece with the embroidery  turned inside. Sew, with a thread (same color as the striped fabric) A and F together over 2 and 3/8'' ( 6 cm) on each side and at 1'' (2,5 cm) from the edge.


 

 

stitched fabric with stripes

 

 

- Iron the lapels.

- Turn outside in your work (inside facing inside).

- Slide a magazine inside.

 


 

 

 

 

mounting a zipper for a cushion

 

 

- Place the zipper on the edge of and under the fabric.

-Pin one side and tack.

 

 

 


 

 

 

schematics to sew a zipper

 

 - Place the other side so that both edge overlap.

 

 

 

 

tacking zipper on cushion

 

 

 

 

. Pin and tack.

 

 






pressing foot sewing fabric

 

 

 

 

 - Sew as close as you can from the edge. Place the pressing foot on the edge of the zipper and adjust the needle toward the edge as mus as you can (read the instructions manual of your machine).


 

 

 

 

detail of zipper showing slider

 

 

 

 

 - Trick: You can sew the zipper open or closed. However when you will be near the zipper slider, you will stop your machine with the needle down. Then you pull up the pressing foot, move the slider, push down the pressing foot. Check if the pieces are lined up and finish sewing.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 pressing foot of sewwing machine

 

 

 

 

 - Sew all around the zipper.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

zipper sewed on wrong side of cushion

 

 

 

 

 - Turn the piece inside out, open the zipper and sew the left and right side at 3/8'' (1 cm).


 

 

 

 

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beautiful cushion with sea shell, sea anemone cross stitched on linen on the beach

 

 

 

 

 -Et voilà it is ready for the best siesta ever !