Applique hearts galore on a Valentine’s cushion! by Jean Boyd December 29, 2020 written by Jean Boyd December 29, 2020 646 Welcome back! Yesterday I showed you how to use the Brother ScanNCut SDX225 to cut a lot of heart shapes that will be used to make a Valentine-theme cushion. Now, let’s get started making the front of the cushion cover. Brother ScanNCut SDX225 electronic cutting machine Cut a paper heart that’s about 10″ x 11″ at its widest parts. Place it on the 16″ square of fabric for the front of the cushion. Trace around the heart shape using a removable fabric marking pen. Trace around paper heart shape on background fabric Arrange the cut hearts within the traced shape on your background fabric. At this stage, I like to take a picture of my arrangement so I can use it for reference in case the hearts get moved accidentally. Arrange the hearts within the heart shape Carefully remove the paper backing from each heart shape as you place it on the background fabric. When all the hearts are arranged as desired, press them in place with an iron, following the instructions for the fusible web product you’re using. Now you’re ready for stitching! I’ll be using my Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine. Brother BQ3050 machine Layer the cushion front, a piece of thin batting and a backing fabric. This backing fabric won’t show when the cushion is finished. Pin or baste the layers together. Put the dual feed or walking foot on your machine. I love the MuVit dual–feed foot for my Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine. It comes with five different feet, and I’ll be using the open toe foot so I can see exactly where to stitch on my heart shapes. The MuVit Dual-Feed Foot comes with 5 different feet Use the open toe foot on the MuVit Dual-Feed Foot for accurate stitching Because I was stitching through a lot of fusible web, I used a Schmetz non-stick needle. Stitch around the large, traced heart shape first. I used stitch 1-07 which gives a heavy, decorative line to really emphasize the heart outline. Stitch around the drawn heart shape with a decorative stitch Now stitch around the fused heart shapes. I used a straight stitch (length 2.0), but you can use a decorative stitch if you like. Stitch slowly and carefully around each shape. Stitch on the edge of each heart shape To fill in the background around the heart shape, I stitched ½” grid lines. When you’ve finished stitching, trim the cushion front to the desired size. Mine is 14″ x 15″. Stitch a grid design on the background I hope you’ll come back tomorrow to see how to finish up this Valentine cushion made with fusible heart shapes that were cut on the Brother ScanNCut SDX225. This is part 2 of 5 in this series Go back to part 1: More creativity with the Brother ScanNCut SDX225 Go to part 3: Ready for Valentine’s now with this adorable quilted cushion Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs344BQ3050brothercushionsfree patternsScanNCut SDX225sewing machine reviewstutorialsValentines FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Jean Boyd Jean has been designing and publishing patterns since 1997. For the past several years she has been designing patterns for new fabric collections by Northcott Fabrics. Her work has been published in several magazines in both Canada and the United States. Jean holds a Fiber Arts Certificate in quilting and has taught extensively throughout Canada, including six national Quilt Canada conferences. She was named "Canadian Teacher of the Year" in 2003 by the Canadian Quilters Association and has won numerous awards for her quilts. previous post More creativity with the Brother ScanNCut SDX225 next post Ready for Valentine’s now with this adorable quilted cushion YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... Drawing seam lines and cutting applique shapes on... Drawing designs with the Brother ScanNCut SDX225 More sources for stencil designs to cut on... Let’s use the Brother ScanNCut SDX225 to make... Getting creative with the Brother ScanNCut SDX225 Drawing, writing and cutting with the Brother ScanNCut... 3 excellent ways to make the back of... Let’s make Valentine fabric postcards! 9 easy steps make the Brother ScanNCut SDX225... Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
