Improv Piecing Pattern Bundle PDF sewing pattern
This PDF pattern bundle has four projects for you to try improvisational piecing.
Make two different types of zipper pouches using improv piecing and hand embroidery for extra texture. One has boxed corners and one is flatter to fit in purses.
Make two different style pillows using improv piecing. One is geometric and orderly and the other is very entropic and disorderly. The Entropic pillow has added sashiko stitches for a textural element.
Find out more about improv piecing in this blog post.
Materials for pillow:
- fabric strips: between 1.25”and 3.5” wide by 20” long
- solid fabric: approximately 4” x approximately 16"
- solid fabric: four strips approximately 3” x approximately 18"
- fusible fleece or batting
- For the back of the pillow: cut two white fabric pieces measuring 14” x 20”
Materials for zipper pouch:
- Cotton fabric scraps
- Two 12” x 10” rectangles each of coordinating cotton fabric, fusible fleece or batting and lightweight interfacing (SF101 is used in examples).
- 12”-long zipper
- Embroidery floss or Perle cotton
- Hand-sewing needle
- Removable fabric marker
- Point turner or chopstick
Finished pouch measures 11 1/2” wide x 9 1/2” tall
Have fun and explore this way to piece for those days when you just "cannot" follow pattern instructions. It's FREEING! It's FUN!
These projects were featured in Sew News magazine in 2019.
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Improv Piecing Pattern Bundle PDF sewing pattern
This PDF pattern bundle has four projects for you to try improvisational piecing.
Make two different types of zipper pouches using improv piecing and hand embroidery for extra texture. One has boxed corners and one is flatter to fit in purses.
Make two different style pillows using improv piecing. One is geometric and orderly and the other is very entropic and disorderly. The Entropic pillow has added sashiko stitches for a textural element.
Find out more about improv piecing in this blog post.
Materials for pillow:
- fabric strips: between 1.25”and 3.5” wide by 20” long
- solid fabric: approximately 4” x approximately 16"
- solid fabric: four strips approximately 3” x approximately 18"
- fusible fleece or batting
- For the back of the pillow: cut two white fabric pieces measuring 14” x 20”
Materials for zipper pouch:
- Cotton fabric scraps
- Two 12” x 10” rectangles each of coordinating cotton fabric, fusible fleece or batting and lightweight interfacing (SF101 is used in examples).
- 12”-long zipper
- Embroidery floss or Perle cotton
- Hand-sewing needle
- Removable fabric marker
- Point turner or chopstick
Finished pouch measures 11 1/2” wide x 9 1/2” tall
Have fun and explore this way to piece for those days when you just "cannot" follow pattern instructions. It's FREEING! It's FUN!
These projects were featured in Sew News magazine in 2019.
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This PDF pattern bundle has four projects for you to try improvisational piecing.
Make two different types of zipper pouches using improv piecing and hand embroidery for extra texture. One has boxed corners and one is flatter to fit in purses.
Make two different style pillows using improv piecing. One is geometric and orderly and the other is very entropic and disorderly. The Entropic pillow has added sashiko stitches for a textural element.
Find out more about improv piecing in this blog post.
Materials for pillow:
- fabric strips: between 1.25”and 3.5” wide by 20” long
- solid fabric: approximately 4” x approximately 16"
- solid fabric: four strips approximately 3” x approximately 18"
- fusible fleece or batting
- For the back of the pillow: cut two white fabric pieces measuring 14” x 20”
Materials for zipper pouch:
- Cotton fabric scraps
- Two 12” x 10” rectangles each of coordinating cotton fabric, fusible fleece or batting and lightweight interfacing (SF101 is used in examples).
- 12”-long zipper
- Embroidery floss or Perle cotton
- Hand-sewing needle
- Removable fabric marker
- Point turner or chopstick
Finished pouch measures 11 1/2” wide x 9 1/2” tall
Have fun and explore this way to piece for those days when you just "cannot" follow pattern instructions. It's FREEING! It's FUN!
These projects were featured in Sew News magazine in 2019.
