ComplimentsofTheCaronCollectionandOurFeaturedDesigner
ColonialKnotRingPillowbySandieLushofWinterbourne,England
Requirements
• 1skeinCaronWatercoloursthread(Thissamplewasworkedincolor131Banana)
• 12inchsquaretopfabric.Thiscanbesilk,satin,cotton,lawnorcalico
• 12inchsquarefinelawnormuslin
• 12inchsquarewadding
• 8inchsquarebackingfabric.Thismaybethesameasthetopfabricorplaincotton
• 1¾ydsx1inchwidelace
• 2x1ydlengthsof¼inchwideribbon
• 1packetMillHillSeedBeads
• Size22Chenilleneedle
• Quiltingneedle
• Quiltingthreadtomatchfabric
• Polyfillorsimilartofillcushion
• 10inchquiltingorembroideryhoop
• Pattern(See page 3)
NOTE: A7inchscalelineisincludedinthepattern,ifre‐scaling,usingaphotocopier/Xeroxis
necessary.WhenprintingoutthePDFfile,ensurethatthe'shrinkoversizedpagestopapersize'is
uncheckedinthePrintDialogbox(accessedviaCtrl‐P).
Instructions
1)Centerthetopfabricoverthepatternandtraceallofthedesignontoitusinganartist’swatercolour
pencilormarkerofyourchoice.Itissuggestedthatyoumarkthepositionofthebeadsinadifferentcolour
penciltothosefortheknotstoavoidconfusionlater!
2)Layerthemuslin,waddingandmarkedtoptogetherandtackwithawhitetackingthread.Placeina
quiltingorembroideryhoop.
3)Usingthechenilleneedleandfollowingthediagramsgiven,workalltheColonialknotsusingone
strandofCaronWatercoloursthreadwhereindicatedbyopencircles.Detailedinstructionsforcreating
colonialknotscanbefoundonpage4and5.
4)Quilt(byhandormachine)thedottedlines.
5)Sewinthebeadswhereindicatedbyfilledcircles.Thesemaybequiltedorbackstitchedintoposition.
6)Securethetworibbonlengthsinthecentreofthecushionandfinishoffwithaseedbeadtohidethe
stitches.Tietheribbonsinabowsothattheydon’tgetintheway.
7)Runagatheringthreadalongtheinsideedgeofthewholelengthoflaceandeasethistofitaroundthe
cushionjustoutsidetheinnerofthesolidlinesaroundthepattern.Tackintopositionwiththelacelying
towardsthecentreofthecushion.
8)Witharotarycutter,trimthecushiontopto8inchessquare
9)Withrightsidestogetherpinthecushionbacktothefinishedcushionfront.Beingcarefultoanchorthe
startandendpointswithbackstitches,machinestitcharoundthesidesofthecushiontoleavea4‐inchgap
midwayalongoneside.
10)Turnthecushionright‐sideoutandcheckthatallthelaceissecure.Turntheremainingseamallowances
totheinsideandfingerpressinplace.
11)StuffthecushionwithPolyfillorsimilarandthenslipstitchthe4‐inchgapclosed.
12)Attachringsusingtheribbonstrandsinthecentreofthecushion.
Knot Instructions
1.Makeaknotintheendoftheperléthreadandburythisinthewrongsideofyourwork.
Bringtheneedleandthreadthroughtotherightsideofthefabric,directlyunderadotmarkingaknotposition.
2.Withyourlefthand,holdthethreadabout2”totheleftofwhereitemergesfromthefabric,keepingitstraightandparalleltothefabric.
Withyourrighthand,holdtheneedlewiththepointfacingawayfromyou.Laytheneedleacrossthethreadandrotatetheneedletipdownandaroundthethreadinananticlockwisedirection.
3.Thethreadshouldnowlieclockwisearoundtheneedle.
Withyourlefthand,rotatethethreadoverandthenundertheneedletipinananticlockwisedirection.
© Sandi Lush, 2006
4.Thethreadshouldnowbeinafigureofeightaroundtheneedle.
5.Keepingthethreadheldinyourlefthandtaut,pushthetipoftheneedlebackintothefabricclosetowherethethreademerged.
Pulltheneedleandthreadthroughtothewrongside,easingoffthetensionslightlyastheeyeoftheneedlepassesthroughtheformedknot.
6.Pulltheknottight.Bringneedleupatthenextknotpositionandrepeat.
Toendathread,overseworknotoffsecurelyonthewrongsideofyourwork.