DIY the trend for botanical homewares and soft furnishings with our step by step guide to how to sew your own appliqué flowers and leaves! Read on to download our free flower appliqué patterns for quilts or cushions, then we’ll show you how to whip up this homemade cushion cover with them. Quilt simple wavy lines across your cushion for added texture, and why not save on wastage and make a pieced backing using all of your fabric scraps? If you’re new to appliqué, head over to our how to appliqué guide for beginners, or browse the rest of our…
Author: Allison Richter
Allison Richter
Quilt pattern designer and starch appliqué advocate Allison is an American sewist and quilt designer making Germany her home. She mixes traditional patchwork piecing with large appliqué to create fun quilt patterns which are loved around the world. She shares her patterns, tutorials and video guides on her website, www.campbellsoupdiary.com. She founded the online fabric website Still Water Designs in 2007 and launched Sweetpea Designs in 2012, before switching to full time quilting in 2016. Her patterns have been featured in Love Patchwork & Quilting magazine, Sew Mama Sew, Anna Magazin and Lena’s Patchwork. She teaches quilting and patchwork classes in Karlsruhe, Germany.