Pleated Pillow Covers. I’ve been on a pillow kick again. It’s a strange addiction. But I love the texture that this pleated pillow gave to our chair. Nice crisp pleats. A perfect way to liven up furniture. Want to pleat your own pillow cover? I was covering a 20 x 20 inch pillow, so I needed to come up with a finished pleated piece that was 21 x 21 inches, to have enough for a seam allowance on all sides. Then I marked every 1 1/4 inches along the edge of the 60 inch side. Then I folded along one row of marks and made a 1/4 inch seam along the fold. When opened up, it looked like this. Then I continued along, making more and more 1/4 inch seams, folding right where the marks were. Until I had enough seams to stretch 21 inches. Make sure and iron/steam your pleats completely flat, and pull the fabric as you are ironing……to be sure that you are not puckering the fabric underneath. (Iron flat before cutting the excess fabric off. Here’s a look from the back… And then toss onto that chair.
And enjoy. Gathered-heart-pillow. Last week was butt freezing cold here. like in the negatives. so i needed something to keep me busy and happy in the house. and well valentines being around the corner...well when you are a crafter and trying to create things for the holiday... it's right around the corner.this little pillow is fast and easy and well, a happy maker in freezing temps.lets get started: materials needed:a strip of pink or red fabric approx size of 6" by 12"two squares of muslin (i used sandcastle fabric i had on hand in my stash) cut to around 10" by 10". okay now lets get started with the sewing: first you are going to put your machine on the running stitch. mine is a #5.sew a 1/4" seam along both of the long sides of your pink fabric.
**while you are sewing your running stitch, hold slightly your thread up above, by the spool of thread. this will create your gather as you go. do the same thing to the other side. here is what your gather should look like. next you are going to take your muslin square all done! Wavy Ruffle Pillow Tutorial. So, I kind of have the impression that you like this pillow. :) I'm so happy.
It's been featured and pinned all over the place, and for that I am forever grateful. I thought, since it was so popular and all, that you might like the deets about how I made this ruffilicious thing of beauty. First you will need some fabric. I think a yard and a half should more than cover you. It might even be too much, but I want to cover my bases. ;) {when I made my pillow I had some yardage from my MIL.
It was 60" wide and I didn't measure how much I used.} And turn it into this pile: I use a tip I learned from Vanessa to start the ruffle process. This will ruffle up the strips nicely, but I don't have to mess with my tension at all. Pin it down. Add the next one and pin it down. I start sewing on the first row I placed. Then you're good to go. On this pair I did the big curve on opposite sides of the pillow so they would complement each other. Ruffles. Pillow! I started with one of my old t-shirts, cutting 1 1/2 in wide strips from it.
Using the longest stitch, I sewed right down the middle of each strip. I ruffled each strip by pulling the bottom thread and easing the gathering along the thread. This takes a while so I sat and watched a couple of episodes of Veronica Mars while I did it. I really miss that show. I laid out one of my husbands old dress shirts and started laying down the ruffled strips to see how wide my pillow would be and to make sure I had enough ruffles to go all the way across the shirt.
Once I had all the ruffles down, I knew how wide to cut my pillow. Using the side seam of the shirt as a guide, I started sewing the ruffles on to the back of the shirt, going down the center of each strip, right over the original basting stitch. Here it is with all the ruffles attached. Turn the shirt over and button up what is now the back, then turn the shirt inside out and sew the top and bottom of the pillow. Gathered Pillow Covers. You know I’ve made pillow slipcovers before…..here. But this time I wanted some real texture on my pillow. I have seen this gathered technique on pillows at the store…..and gave it a try at home. And came up with this: And the back is just the same as the tutorial here: (And the blue/teal pillows in the background were made with the tutorial here as well, and I found that upholstery fabric at Hancock Fabric. **Fabric: I used an upholstery fabric that was a bit satin-y looking. To make……measure your pillows. Then I placed pins all along one of the 22 inch long edges, spacing my 9 pins evenly….making the two outer pins only 1/2 an inch from the edge.
Then I did the same thing to the other end….and then down the center. Then make a basting stitch (the widest length of stitch on most machines) going the width of your fabric, keeping in line with your pins. Then use a piece from your scrap pile that is 22 x 22 inches. Start pulling the top thread of your top seam and gather your fabric. Flower pillow. If you are curious what this post is all about, click here for the {before} I knew I wanted to make each of the new pillows for the couch textural and different from each other.
When I saw this tutorial from Tonia at The Gunny Sack on Someday Crafts, I knew right away it would be one of them. Gorgeous, right? Here's how mine turned out: Mmmmm. I did not use her templates. I did not lay out all the petals for each round. This is what the back looked like when I was done sewing the petals on. To finish off the centers I took a 2-3" long 1" strip and folded it accordion style- stitching some gathers in the center. It did take some time, but it was worth it!! Thanks Tonia for the awesome tutorial and inspiration! And, we have some progress! Bow. This is the big bow pillow I made yesterday. I started with this tutorial to make the actual bow.
Although I made both the bow and the middle piece much much wider. I wanted a big fatty bow. Really, it’s just a big tube with a small tube wrapped around it. Ta dah! Copyright 2014 liz stanley // all rights reserved. Mosaique parade. Remember the Blogger's Party pillows? Ever since these pillows were shipped off to the rightful winner I have been under considerable pressure to make some patchwork pillows for my daughter. Regular reminders and subtle suggestions as to what my next project should be, her need for homemade pillows quickly made its way to the top of the list. Of course. I am not complaining though and have used my daughter's request as an opportunity to play around with color and quilting designs.
I've had fun! Such a simple design with just a select few colors (Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton Solids) can be whipped up in little time. The quilting itself takes a little longer. Prior to pin basting. For the back of the pillows I have cut up a duvet cover - my favorite Orla Kiely design - which is the same as my daughters bedding. Let's just say she was a very happy and grateful recipient! Linking up today with many more Creative Spaces - here. Rita with my apologies for massive picture overload! Heart Felt Pillow. I have been floored at how many of you have made your own amazing versions of the heart felt wreaths! It has been fun to visit all of the links you have shared with me! Thank You! I had some felt that I needed to find a purpose for from my Studio 5 appearance. So I decided to make a pillow using the same technique with the folded circles. (Sorry about the bad picture, it is the best I could do…we need some sunshine around these parts).
It took about the same amount of time as the wreath. I did not need as many circles and instead of using a 3 inch circle, I used one that was 2.25 inches. My pillow insert measured 12 x 16 inches. I then took one peice of fabric and drew a heart that would be the outline for shaping my heart. Then, when you finish, place the right sides of your fabric together and sew a 5/8 inch seam around the edge and leave an opening on one whole side. I really like how it has turned out. 18stumbleupon.