Step 1

From gold fabric cut:1½” square (84)

Step 2

From purple fabric cut:4½” x 1½” (8),3½” x 1½” (8), 2½” x 1½” (8), and 1½” square (8).

Step 3

From white fabric cut: 7½” x 1½” (4), 1½” x 6½” (4), and 1½” square (40).

Step 4

From Pillow back fabric cut:16½” x 10½” (2).

Step 5

As this patchwork pillow is constructed from lots of long thin pieced strips, I highly recommend pressing very carefully and using pins when you start piecing the strips together as they can easily become mis-shaped.

Step 6

Take one gold 1½” square, one white 1½” square and one purple 4½” x 1½” rectangle. Sew together in this order and press.

Step 7

Take one white 1½” square, one gold 1½” square, another white 1½” square and one purple 3½” x 1½” rectangle. Sew together in this order and press.

Step 8

Take one purple 1½” square, one white 1½” square, one gold 1½” square, another white 1½” square, and one purple 2½” x 1½” rectangle. Sew together in this order and press.

Step 9

Take one purple 2½” x 1½” rectangle, one white 1½” square, one gold 1½” square, another white 1½” square and one purple 1½” square. Sew together in this order and press.

Step 10

Take one purple 3½” x 1½” rectangle, one white 1½” square, one gold 1½” square and another white 1½” square. Sew together in this order and press.

Step 11

Take one purple 4½” x 1½” rectangle, one white 1½” square and one gold 1½” square. Sew together in this order and press.

Step 12

Next, take the rows from steps one to six and sew them together in order, using the photo as a guide, being careful to match up seams where they meet.

Step 13

Repeat steps one to seven to make three more corner blocks.

Step 14

Take your first corner block and position it so there is a gold square in the top left corner. Sew one white 1½” x 6½” rectangle to the right edge and press. Then sew one white 7½” x 1½” rectangle to the bottom edge to complete the block. Press well.

Step 15

Take your second corner block and position it so there is a gold square in the top right corner. Sew one white 1½” x 6½” rectangle to the left edge and press. Then sew one white 7½” x 1½” rectangle to the bottom edge to complete the block. Press well.

Step 16

Take your third corner block and position it so there is a gold square in the top left corner. Sew one white 1½” x 6½” rectangle to the left edge and press. Then sew one white 7½” x 1½” rectangle to the top edge to complete the block. Press well.

Step 17

Take your fourth corner block and position it so there is a gold square in the top right corner. Sew one white 1½” x 6½” rectangle to the right edge and press. Then sew one white 7½” x 1½” rectangle to the top edge to complete the block. Press well.

Step 18

Take fourteen gold 1½” squares. Sew them together in pairs and then sew the pairs together to create a short scrappy strip. Repeat to create a second one.

Step 19

Take thirty-two gold 1½” squares. Sew them together in pairs and then sew the pairs together to create a long scrappy strip.

Step 20

Take the corner blocks from steps nine and ten. Sew them together with one of the short scrappy strips from step thirteen in the centre. Press well. Use the photo as a guide to make sure your corner blocks are positioned correctly.

Step 21

Now take the corner blocks from steps eleven and twelve. Sew them together with the other short scrappy strip from step thirteen in the centre. Press well. Use the photo as a guide to make sure your corner blocks are positioned correctly.

Step 22

To complete the patchwork pillow front, sew the units from steps fifteen and sixteen together with the long scrappy strip from step fourteen in the centre. Press well. Use the photo as a guide to make sure the units are positioned correctly.

Step 23

Now it’s time to make a quilt sandwich. Place your light backing fabric square (right side facing down) with your batting on top, then add the patchwork pillow front with the right side facing towards you. Make sure all the layers are smooth and flat then baste the layers together using your preferred method.

Step 24

Quilt as desired.
I have used straight line quilting in gold, white and purple to coordinate with the pillow front. In gold I quilted five lines even spaced across the central strips and then a single diagonal line down the centre of the gold diagonal squares in each corner. In white I quilted diagonal lines down the centre of the two rows of white diagonal squares in each corner. In purple I quilted more diagonal lines echoing the gold and white lines but added horizontal/vertical lines too, to create quilted triangles on the purple sections.
Other quilting ideas: diagonal straight lines across the whole pillow front, vertical straight lines across the whole pillow front, or hand quilting echoing the design features.

Step 25

Once you have finished quilting, trim off excess backing fabric and batting, and square up your pillow block if required.

Step 26

Take one pillow back 16½” x 10½” rectangle and hem one long edge by pressing the raw edge to the wrong side by ¼” then again by another ¼”. Press well and sew. Then repeat for the second pillow back 16½” x 10½” rectangle.

Step 27

Pin or clip the pillow back pieces to the quilted block, right sides together, all around the four side.

Step 28

Sew around all four edges using a ¼” seam allowance, securing the start and finish with some back-stitching.

Step 29

Trim the corners, turn the pillow cover the right way out, carefully poke out the four corners and then press.

Step 30

Stuff with an 16” square pad and enjoy your new Jubilee Celebration pillow…perhaps with a jam scone and a cup of tea!