Petalani - Floral Fusion Free Pattern

Sep 3, 2026

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Petalani Floral Fusion is a free quilt/pillow pattern with design and fabrication guidance for assembling a finished 18×18 inch pillow top and envelope back. The instructions cover fabric requirements for multiple themed fabrics, fused appliqué placement for face, hair, eyes and lips, border construction, butterflies with fusible fleece, and free-motion quilting motifs to add outlines and shading. Final steps include trimming, pressing, edge stitching, sewing the envelope back and completing the quilted pillow.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPaper Templates

FormatPDF

Pages11

Reading Time4 min

AccessFree to download

FABRIC REQUIREMENTS

CUTTING DIRECTIONS

CONSTRUCTION

Step 3:Face and Bottom Border Placement

Step 4:Hair

Step 5:Eyes &Lips

Step 6:Free-Motion Quilting

Step 7:Butterflies

Step 8:Square off and Finish!

Petalani FUSICNS ×××××××××××××× FREE PATTERN # FL⁹RALYAFUSION FABRICS DESIGNED BY AGF STUDIO FUS-F-1000FUS-F-1001FUS-F-1002FUS-F-1003BRAVE BLOOMED CITYTRACERY FLORALIAFEMME METALE FLORALIALINE DRAWINGSFLORALIAFUS-F-1004FUS-F-1005FUS-F-1006FUS-F-1007SPARKLER FLORALIAROADSIDE GUIDES FLORALIABLOSSOM DRIFTFLORALIAWINGSPAN FLORALIAFUS-F-1008FUS-F-1009RETROHARMONYCITYSPANISH PETALSFLORALIA.FEEL THE DIFFERENCE2017 Courtesy of Art Oallery Quilts IIC.AlRights Resered. # Pebalani FINISHED SIZE|18×18' ## FABRIC REQUIREMENTS Background.Pillow BackPE-46334yd.FacePE-4224yd.BottomFUS-F-1006 %yd.HairFUS-F-1002 yd.Butterfies.Irises of EyesFUS-F-1007 /4yd.EyesPE-433scrapsButterfly Backs.LipsFUS-F-1007 %ydOTHER MATERIALS Double-sided Fusible Web.Fus-ible Fleece.Batting.FabricMarker.Pink Fabric Paint(optional) ## CUTTING DIRECTIONS Step 1: ·Print and tape together your pattern pieces (foundin the back of the instructions).From this makeindividual pattern templates for the Face/Neck.eyes.mouth and bottom triangles by tracing ontoanother sheet of paper.Keep your face sketch forplacement and stitching reference.Dotted linesrepresent the finished size when sewn. ## Step 2:Cut Background and Envelope Back Pieces PE-463 ·Cut one(1)19'square ·Cut one(1)18.5'×14'rectangle ·Cut one(1)185×9'rectangle Batting ·Cut one(1)20'square Cut the rest of the fabric as you go using yourtemplates.following construction directions. ## CONSTRUCTION Step 3:Face and Bottom Border Placement ·Trace Face/Neck Template right side downonto double-sided fusible web.roughly cut outshape and peel and stick to fabric.(Flipping yourtemplate before tracing ensures you have a girlthat faces the same direction as the sketch.)Now.with the backing paper sill on.tape the fabricface to the sketch and draw the details of theface and neckline and ear by using a light tableor bright window.If you use a Frixion pen it willdisappear when ironed.but on the chocolate colorfabric it will leave a faint.bleach-like line that youcan follow later when stitching.If using chalk.make sure that it is ok to iron on (ie.non-wax)When finished carefully cut the fabric face.Seediagram 1. ·Adhere the face to the background piecefollowing the fusible's instructions and using thesketch for placement.Smooth and pin battingto the back of the background with safety pinsaround all edges. ·For the bottom border print cut out your twofabric pieces according to the template and pressunder the diagonal edges by inch.Place thepieces with the sketch as a guide and pin andsew the first piece along the diagonal edge withan edge stitch.then finish pinning and sew theoverlapping piece in the same way.At this pointyou can quilt the borders with parallel lines. ### Step 4:Hair ·Roughly cut out flower bunches from the fabricand arrange until you have an attractive afro.For my version lused about four whole flowerbunches and two half bunches.First place theflowers so that the edges of the hair around herface and on the border of the afro look nice.and overlap as necessary on the inside of thehairstyle.Stick fabric to the fusible web as before.finish cutting out the flower edges carefully andpeel and fuse down hair. DIAORAM4 ### Step 5:Eyes &Lips ·Cut out your eyes.irises and lips and stick withdouble-sided fusible as previously done.Iended uppainting lipstick onto her lips(as shown on the cover)with fabric paint.Feel free to leave her lips pale pinkif you prefer. ## Step 6:Free-Motion Quilting ·Finally.we get to free-motion quilt and here's whereall the fun and magic happens!It really brings ourgirl to life so take your time and remember that thelook of a single line might look sad and wobblyby itself.but when it's gone over back and forth acouple times it looks like an artist's sketch.If you'renot comfortable with free-motion quilting practiceon a scrap fabric face first. ·Outline the contours of the face and jawline once ortwice.adding shading as shown in the sketch.F

FAQs

What is the finished size for the Petalani pattern?

The finished size is 18×18 inches for the pillow (18×18').

Which materials are required for the appliqué and quilting steps?

The pattern calls for double-sided fusible web, fusible fleece, batting, fabric marker (or pink fabric paint optional), fabric for face/hair/borders, and thread for stitching; it also uses temporary spray basting for butterflies.

How do you attach the face and hair pieces to the background?

Trace the face/neck template onto double-sided fusible web, peel and stick to fabric, cut carefully, then adhere the finished face to the background and fuse hair flower edges using the fusible web placement instructions.

Sep 3, 2026

Upload by Cipher