By Margaret Brewster Willingham

Striking Beauty - faith, hope, wisdom, courage

applique and reverse applique pattern - hand and machine directions

Sunflower is a smaller-scale applique project with simple shapes - perfect for beginning quilters and appliquers.

Create this block to fit into a quilt or turn into a pillow. 

Pattern includes all three directions for creation.

• Reverse applique by hand
• Reverse applique by machine
• Mix the two for extra 3D effect: reverse applique the stems and leaves, then applique the flowers to make them really pop.

finished dimensions: 16 in x 16 in

materials required:

• background fabric: ½ yard (18 in x 18 in)
• top fabric: ½ yard (18 in x 18 in)
• 3-colour applique and reverse applique version: add fat quarter or scraps for blossoms
• batting: ½ yard (18 in x 18 in)   [for blocks, this is not needed until you stitch the whole thing together]
• for machine reverse applique: you will also need ½ yd (18 in x 18 in) of fusible webbing
• for pillow version: 16 in x 16 in pillow form