CHOMP! Pillow & Mini-Quilt Pattern
CHOMP! is on sale until October 5! Discount will be automatically added to your cart at checkout.
Looking for a unique Halloween decor project? CHOMP! is the first fun and quirky block in the Creature Feature series. Who didn't love those silly plastic vampire teeth as a kid? Now you can make a pillow or mini-quilt featuring a whimsical memory!
Perfect for confident beginners and seasoned stitchers alike, CHOMP! showcases a number of hand sewing techniques including needle-turn applique, buttonhole applique, and embroidery. Detailed instructions and diagrams are included for the applique methods, along with diagrams for several common hand embroidery stitches..
Hate hand sewing? Use the pattern pieces with your favorite machine applique technique.
Fat quarters and scraps are perfect for either project and Halloween prints look great. The pillow measures 12" x 16" and the mini-quilt measures 18" x 22".
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Materials & Supplies Needed:
- Colorful/Halloween-ish fabric scraps and fat quarters -
- 12 x 16 pillow form (for the pillow)
- Batting
- The usual sewing stuff: paper and fabric scissors, thread, thimble, iron, sewing machine, etc.
Supplies for buttonhole applique
- Iron-on fabric adhesive, such as Therm-o-web HeatNBond Lite or Pellon Wonder Under
- Embroidery needle
- Embroidery floss: metallics are fun for this project!
- Regular pencil
- Lightbox (optional, but helpful)
Supplies for needle turn applique
- Freezer paper
- Applique needle (fine, thin needles such as milliners or straw needles work too)
- Applique thread: 50 wt – 80 wt
- Chalk pencil or washable fabric marker
- Regular pencil
- Double-sided tape or scrapbooking tape roller (optional, but helpful)
- Lightbox (optional, but helpful)
