Cabin Touch Pillow

Designer: Jody Sanders

• 1⁄8 yard each of brown polka dot, teal tone-on-tone, orange polka dot, tan floral, and red tone-on-tone
• 1⁄2 yard blue-and-red floral
• 1⁄4 yard blue-and-white floral
• Polyester fiberfill

Finished block: 6-3⁄4" square

Finished pillow: 27x13-1⁄2

Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width.

Measurements include 1⁄4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.

Cut pieces in the following order.

From brown polka dot, cut:

• 1--1-1⁄4x7-1⁄4" rectangle
• 2--1-1⁄4x6-1⁄2" rectangles
• 1--1-1⁄4x5-3⁄4" rectangle
• 1--1-1⁄4" square for block center

From teal tone-on-tone, cut:

• 1--1-1⁄4x5-3⁄4" rectangle
• 2--1-1⁄4x5" rectangles
• 1--1-1⁄4x4-1⁄4" rectangle
• 1--1-1⁄4x2-3⁄4" rectangle
• 2--1-1⁄4x2" rectangles
• 1--1-1⁄4" square

From orange polka dot, cut:

• 2--1-1⁄4x4-1⁄4" rectangles
• 4--1-1⁄4x3-1⁄2" rectangles
• 2--1-1⁄4x2-3⁄4" rectangles

From tan floral, cut:

• 1--1-1⁄4x5-3⁄4" rectangle
• 2--1-1⁄4x5" rectangles
• 1--1-1⁄4x4-1⁄4" rectangle
• 1--1-1⁄4x2-3⁄4" rectangle
• 2--1-1⁄4x2" rectangles
• 1--1-1⁄4" square

From red tone-on-tone, cut:

• 1--1-1⁄4x7-1⁄4" rectangle
• 2--1-1⁄4x6-1⁄2" rectangles
• 1--1-1⁄4x5-3⁄4" rectangle
• 1--1-1⁄4" square for block center

From blue-and-red floral, cut:

• 1--14x27-1⁄2" rectangle for pillow back
• 1--14" square

From blue-and-white floral, cut:

• 1--7-1⁄4x14" rectangle

1.    Sew together a brown polka dot 1-1⁄4" square block center and a teal tone-on-tone 1-1⁄4" square (Diagram 1). Press seam toward brown polka dot square.

2.    Sew a teal tone-on-tone 1-1⁄4×2" rectangle to right-hand edge of Step 1 unit (Diagram 2). Press seam toward rectangle just added.

3.    Add remaining teal tone-on-tone 1-1⁄4×2" rectangle to top edge of Step 2 unit (Diagram 3). Press seam toward rectangle just added.

4.    Sew teal tone-on-tone 1-1⁄4×2-3⁄4 rectangle to left-hand edge of Step 3 unit (Diagram 4). Press as before.

5.    Referring to Diagram 5, continue adding orange polka dot, tan floral, and red tone-on-tone rectangles in counterclockwise order to Step 4 unit to make a Log Cabin block. Press all seams away from center. The block should be 7-1⁄4" square including seam allowances.

6.    Repeat steps 1–5, reversing color order and referring to Diagram 6, to make a second Log Cabin block.

Referring to Pillow Top Assembly Diagram, sew together Log Cabin blocks, blue-and-red floral 14" square, and blue-and-white floral 7-1⁄4x14" rectangle to complete pillow top.

1.    Layer pillow front and back with right sides together. Sew together around all edges, leaving a 4" opening in an edge for turning, to make pillow cover.

2.    Turn pillow cover right side out through opening; use a chopstick or the eraser end of a pencil to push out corners. Press; stuff firmly with fiberfill. Whipstitch opening closed to complete pillow.