Saturday, November 30, 2013

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PILLOW!  This beautiful embroidery from Emblibrary became a pillow.  SEW simple to do. Even if you don't sew.  These are just SEW easy to make.  This one is enclosed all around and not the envelope style.  This pillow is also STUFFED and not a pillow form like the other.  Here are the directions to make if you can't sew or don't have a sewing machine.
Here is what you need
Fabric and Embroidered piece. (be sure your embroidered fabric is large enough to cut down to pillow size.
Stuffing from a craft store
Fabric glue. (I prefer Fabritac from Beacon, but just about any glue that is good for fabric is fine.)
Pins
Scissors or rotary cutter
Iron
Measuring tape, stick, or cutting board that has measurements on it.



Decide the size pillow you want and add 1". IE: if you want a 10" pillow you will have 11"... (called seam allowance) Lay your fabric on a cutting board, then cut 2 pieces of fabric you like to those measurements. (if you have an embroidered piece then it will be the embroidered piece plus one piece of fabric).

Place these fabrics right sides together.(pretty to pretty) I will pin at the corners and in the middle just to keep it from shifting.  Begin gluing just the edge of the fabric all the way around until you get almost to where you started. Leave a 3" gap of unglued pieces (so you can stuff it).  Let that dry... (I will press it with my iron when it dries to set the glue).

Next, once it is dry, then turn your fabric right side out so you can see your beautiful fabric. Begin stuffing.  I use a chopstick to make sure my edges get poked out and stuffed. Use plenty of stuffing. You don't want a limp pillow. :) 

Once it is all filled and firm and all the corners are filled out, it is time to close up that last 3".  Take your glue and lightly glue your opening and hold it until it feels like it is glued.  AND YOU ARE DONE!!! 

See how easy that was?  I bet you did great! If you have any questions just comment or email me. I'll be glad to try and answer your question regarding this project.

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