Celebrate summer with a pair of themed pillows! Bev of Flamingo Toes also provided two versions of the same design - one for machine embroidery and one for hand embroidery.
Download the project instructions here.
Download the Machine Embroidery Design here.
Download the Hand Embroidery Design here: Part 1 & Part 2
Materials:
- White background
- Embroidery Stabilizer
- 2 fabric strips
- 10 squares of fabric
- 2 pieces of fabric (for pillow back)
- lightweight batting
- pillow form
- Embroidery thread (for machine)
- embroidery floss (for hand embroidery)
- Basic Sewing Suplies
Tools:
- Sewing & Embroidery Machine
- Embroidery Hoop
Steps:
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Complete the embroidery portion of the pillow first.
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If creating the machine embroidery version load the pattern in the machine.
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Add embroidery stabilizer behind white back-ground fabric and embroider design on the fabric according to the pattern.
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If creating the hand embroidery version embroider the pattern using the stitches listed on the hand embroidery pattern.
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Keeping the embroidery in the center of the background section trim the fabric to 20" x 8-1/2".
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Use a 1/4" seam allowance on the front of the pillow cover. Sew the two 2-1/4" x 20" strips on either side of the background fabric.
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Piece together the top and bottom patchwork rows by sewing five squares together in each row. Press the seams to one side.
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Sew a patchwork row to the top and bottom of the pillow cover.
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Place the piece of batting behind the pillow front. Quilt the pillow front as desired. For the machine-embroidered pillow I did straight-line quilting.
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For the hand embroidered version do a 1/4" hand quilting around the seams. For either version trim the batting so it is even with the pillow cover and measures 20" square.
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To create the envelope back hem the bottom edge of one of the fabric pieces by turning up the fabric towards the wrong size 1/4" twice then sewing the hem in place.
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Repeat for the top edge of the other back piece.
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Overlap the two backing pieces so they create a 20" square.
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The piece hemmed on the bottom should be on the top and the piece hemmed on the bottom should be on the bottom.
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Place the pillow cover right sides together with the pillow back lining up the edges and corners. Sew around all four sides with a 1/2" seam allowance.
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Clip the corners and turn right side out. If needed use a tool to make the corners nice and pointy. Press the pillow cover and back.
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Place the pillow form in the cover. The back should form an envelope so the top layer overlaps the bottom layer.
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This makes it easy to change out the cover for washing or different seasons.
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