| These quilted pillows embellished with spring-themed embroidery are
fun and easy to make. They are a beautiful addition to your home decor
in the coming season. We chose a blue and white color scheme, but you can
choose any combination you like. |
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The finished size of the pillow shells is 18" x 18". They will fit
14" x 14" pillow shapes.
We used scraps of different blue fabrics, about a yard of white cotton
fabric and 2 pieces of white polyester felt measuring about 16" x 16".
For embroidery on fabric, we used embroidery rayon threads and cut-away
stabilizer. For the lace motifs, we used cotton Signature thread and water-soluble
mesh. |
| The embroidery designs we used are: Porcelain
Chicken Family Set, Flower
Embellishment Set III, Porcelain
Motif Embellishment Set, FSL
Crochet Easter Egg Set, FSL
Battenberg Miniature Lace Set, FSL
Crochet Shell Doily Set, Tulip
FSL Chrochet Edge Lace, and FSL
Crochet Dangling Flowers Border. |
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Embroidery:
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Embroider several flowers on different blue fabrics.
Embroider the lace on water-soluble mesh according to the intructions
you received with the lace designs. |
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Cutting:
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| For each pillow, cut 12 squares measuring 4" x 4" out of different
blue fabrics. Some of your blue squares should already have flower embroidery
from the previous step.
Out of white fabric, cut one 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" square for the center of
the pillow;
four strips measuring 2 1/2" x 20" for the borders, and
two rectangles measuring 18" x 12" for the back of the pillow |
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Assembly and Embroidery of the Center:
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| All seam allowances are 1/4". Assemble the pillow's front panel according
to the diagram below. First stitch the blue squares into two pairs. Attach
them to the top and bottom of the 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" white square. Then, stitch
the rest of the blue squares into two strips of four squares each. Attach
them to the left and right of the working piece. |
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| Attach the white borders. We made mitered corners. Use your favorite
method. You can also make borders with boxed corners. |
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| Spread the pillow's front panel over the polyester felt. Hoop the central
white square and felt and embroider a rooster or hen from .... The felt
will serve as a stabilizer. |
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| Using zig-zag and matching thread, attach the lace to the blue squares.
When attaching lace, stitch it only to the fabric, folding the felt out
of the way. |
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| Press your working piece. Start quilting. Echo-quilt aroung the central
embroidery, then free-motion quilt the white square. |
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| Using a blanket stitch from your sewing machine, stitch around the
central white square, then along the inner edge of the white borders. |
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| Turn the working piece face down and with a pair of sharp scissors,
cut away the excess felt as close to the stitches as possible. |
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| To make the back panel, take the two 12" x 18" rectangles. Place them
on your working table face down. Working with one at a time, fold back
1" on one 18" long side and press. Fold back another 1" and press. Using
a blanket stitch, stitch in place. Repeat for the second rectangle. |
| Place the front panel on your working table face up. Cover with both
the back rectangles, face down. The back rectangles should overlap each
other. Align all sides. |
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| Pin the edges of the front panel and back panels together. |
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| Stitch around all the edges. Seam allowance is 1/4". |
| Cut away the corners as shown below: |
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| Turn the pillow out. Press. Top stitch along the blue borders of the
front panel to make flange. |
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| Insert a pillow shape into the shell. Your pillows are ready. Enjoy! |
| Here are some more close-ups: |
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| The flower design is from the Flower
Embellishment Set III. |
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| The egg design is from the FSL
Crochet Easter Egg Set. |
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| The lace design is from the FSL
Crochet Shell Doily Set. |
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| The decoratif motif is from Porcelain
Motif Embellishment Set. |
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| We hope that you liked our idea and will come up with many of
your own. |
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