Eye of the Tiger Pillow & PillowcasesPillow & Pillowcases

From Quilter's World magazine, April 2009, Vol. 31, No. 2, Copyright © 2009 Quilter's World magazine

Make a pillow and a pair of pillowcases to match your Eye of the Tiger quilt from the April 2009 isssue of Quilter’s World magazine.

P I L LO W C A S E I N S T R U C T I O N SStep 1. Sew a C strip be-tween two B strips with right sides together along length; press seams toward B strips. Repeat to make two B-C-B strip sets. Step 2. Subcut B-C-B strip sets into (20) 21/2 " B units as shown in Figure 1.

Step 3. Sew a B strip be-tween two C strips with right sides together along length; press seams toward B strip. Repeat to make two C-B-C strip sets.Step 4. Subcut the C-B-C strip sets into (20) 21/2 " C units as shown in Figure 2.

Step 5. Join 10 each B and C units to make a border strip as shown in Figure 3; press seams in one direction. Repeat to make two border strips.

Step 6. Fold under one long edge of each D piece 1/4 " and press. Step 7. Sew a border strip to an A rectangle and add D as shown in Figure 4; press seam toward the border strip and D. Repeat with second A rectangle.

Step 8. Fold the stitched units in half, matching seams and stitch across bottom and up side as

S P E C I F I C AT I O N S

Skill Level: Beginner

Pillowcase Size: 31" x 20"

Pillow Size: 20" x 20"

D E S I G N E R B E V G E T S C H E L

Figure 1

CB

21/2"B Unit

Figure 2

BC

21/2"C Unit

Figure 3

PillowcasePlacement Diagram 31" x 20"

20800409-3_28 -Eye of the Tiger Pillow Chart

FABRICMeasurements based on 42" usable fabric width. #S

TRIP

S &

PI

ECES

CUT #P

IECE

S SUBCUT

1 yard black tonal*

83

2½ " x 42" B2¼ " x 42" binding

1⁄ yards light gray print*

81

2½ " x 42" C26" x 26" pillow lining

1⁄ yards tiger print*

21

16" x 20½ " F12½ " x 12½ " E with motif centered

2⁄ yards tan fur print*

2 40½ " x 42" 22

25½ " A rectangles6½ " D strips

SUPPLIES

• Batting 26" x 26"• All-purpose thread to match

fabrics

• Quilting thread• 20" x 20" pillow form• Basic sewing tools and supplies

*Siberian Tigers fabric collection from Exclusively Quilters used to make sample. Machine-quilted by Lee Spanner/Anilee Quilt Creations, Amery, Wis.

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shown in Figure 5; serge or zigzag seam allowance to prevent fraying.

Step 9. Fold the D piece to the inside and press, covering seam between the border strip and A as shown in Figure 6; stitch in the

ditch of seams between A and the border strip, catch-ing D in the seam to com-plete pillowcases. Press to fl atten seams.

P I L LO W I N S T R U C T I O N SStep 1. Sew a B strip to a C strip with right sides togeth-er along length; press seam toward B. Repeat to make two B-C strip sets.Step 2. Subcut the B-C strip sets into (32) 21/2 " B-C units, again referring to Figure 7.

Figure 6

Figure 5

Figure 7

BC

21/2"

From Quilter's World magazine, April 2009, Vol. 31, No. 2, Copyright © 2009 Quilter's World magazine

Step 3. Join six B-C units to make a side strip as shown in Figure 8; press seams in one direction. Repeat to make two side strips.

Step 4. Sew a side strip to opposite sides of E as shown in Figure 9; press seams toward E.

Step 5. Join 10 B-C units to make a top strip as shown

in Figure 10; press seams in one direction. Repeat to make the bottom strip.

Step 6. Sew the top and bottom strips to the E unit referring to the Placement Diagram for positioning of strips; press seams toward E.Step 7. Sandwich the bat-ting square between the pieced top and the pillow lining square; pin or baste layers together to hold.Step 8. Quilt as desired by hand or machine.

Step 9. When quilting is complete, trim batting and lining even with the pieced top; remove pins or basting.Step 10. Turn 1/4" under on one 201/2" edge of each of the F pieces; turn under 1/2" again. Press and stitch to hem.Step 11. Place the F pieces right sides together with the quilted top with raw edges even, overlapping the hemmed edges as shown in Figure 11; stitch all around.

Step 12. Turn right side out through back opening; press to flatten edge seams.Step 13. Insert pillow form to finish. QW

Figure 10

Figure 8

Figure 9

E

Figure 11

F

Eye of the Tiger PillowPlacement Diagram 20" x 20"

From Quilter's World magazine, April 2009, Vol. 31, No. 2, Copyright © 2009 Quilter's World magazine