Wash, dry and press your fabric. 

Cut four 12-inch squares from the Feather Garden fabric. (It is possible to cut six 12-inch squares out of a yard but you will have to be really exact. I find it much more realistic to cut four. If you'd like some advice on using a rotary cutter, be sure to visit our rotary cutting tutorial.)

Iron a 1/4-inch fold at the top and bottom of the square. Then do the same for the left and right sides as pictured above.

Repeat this ironing and folding once more. There will no longer be any raw edges showing. 

Instead of using regular pins to keep the seam in place, which would be painful during the embroidery process, secure the corners and centers of each side with safety pins.