Spring Appliqué Pillow

Celebrate the season with a fun and festive Spring Appliqué Pillow! It’s easy to create this flower-filled basket design with the new Missouri Star Quilt Company Spring Template Bundle (Set 2) and your favorite fabrics.

Image contains an applique pillow sitting in a woven basket with a grey blanket.

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How to Create a Spring Appliqué Pillow

This pillow is fun to make, because you can customize it using your favorite colors and patterns of fabric and laying out the design in any way you like. Grab the materials listed below, then download the free PDF pattern for the full instructions.

Image contains the Missouri Star Quilt Company Nesting Spring Templates Bundle 2.

Materials

MSQC Spring Template Bundle Set 2
fabric scraps: assorted colors for flowers, leaves, and chick
10” square of brown (or other color) fabric for basket
10” square of white fabric for background
1/2 yard fabric for sashing and backing
16” pillow form (I used Fairfield World Crafter’s Choice)
fusible interfacing
buttons for flower centers
small bead for chick’s eye
pencil
scissors
needle and assorted colors of thread

Image contains an applique pillow with a basket of flowers design, sitting in a woven basket.

DOWNLOAD THE FREE PATTERN

Crafting Tips

Personalize your pillow by mixing and matching your favorite colors and patterns of fabric.
Instead of buttons, you can also make flower centers from felt or fabric.
Feel free to add other template shapes, like the small bee, to your design.

Image contains an applique pillow decorated with a basket of flowers, sitting in a grey chair.

GRAB THE FREE PATTERN

Frequently Asked Questions

What fabric did you use?

The basket and leaf fabrics are from my Forest Friends collection. The flowers are assorted scraps, all designed by Stephanie Organes for Andover Fabrics. The border and backing are Charm Lilac from the Color Me Pretty collection by Stephanie Organes.

Where do I get the templates?

All of the templates I used are from the Missouri Star Quilt Company Spring Nesting Templates Bundle Set 2. They are available on the MSQC website.

More Sewing Projects

If you enjoyed this project, here are some other free sewing and quilting patterns to try!

If you try making your own Spring Appliqué pillow or any of these other projects, I’d love to see how they turn out! Make sure you’re part of the Amy Latta and Friends Facebook Group so we can share photos and inspire each other. See you there!