With a Dash of Color: ticking pillows

Monday, August 29, 2011

Fringes and Pillows

Decorating with pillows is so much fun! And it is so easy to change them around according to seasons.

I like making pillows from ticking and combining them with other textured fabric. By adding a bold fringe, it transforms a pillow so beautifully, don't you think?

Cut two fabric squares and mark them on the wrong side of fabric as front and back. Width of both front and back must be same (16 inch wide including the seam allowance). Length of the Front must be 2 inches longer than the Back fabric:

Or find the center of the back and cut out a notch to separate the front from the back:

Next, measure one and a half inches from the top edge of the Front,fold and press:

After folding, press again a quarter inch from the top edge of the Front, press, and stitch in place:

Now,stitch in place the folded top edge of the Front:

Stitch a cord with lip to the right side of the back on two sides and the bottom only, leaving the top notched edge free:

Now, pin the folded top edge of the Front to the notched edge of the Back, half an inch from the top(right sides together):

Next, with right sides together stitch the Front to the Back on two sides and at the bottom leaving the top edges free. Turn inside out and press the seams:

For the Flap: Cut two rectangles,7 and a half inches in length and width must be of the same width as the top edge of the pillow Back:

Cut cord(without lip) into three equal lengths. Fold each in half, having ends forming a loop. Pin and hand-baste ends of loops to the long edge of a flap, having the ends slightly beyond raw edge.

Bring loop downward, forming two smaller loops and spread out the smaller loops and hand-baste across ends of loops. Then, fold the large loop over the basting and hand-baste over the loops:

At equal intervals make three such corded loops on one long edge of a flap:

Next, press under half an inch on the other long edge of both the flap fabric.

Stitch, both the flaps,right sides together, the sides and the long edge with the 3 corded loops leaving the bottom long edge free. Cut corners diagonally:

Turn right side out.Pin the flap to the upper edge of the back, right sides together. Stitch, keeping the Front free.
Press seam allowance toward flap. Hand sew pressed under edge of flap over seam. Now, edge-stitch flap along the seam, keeping front free. Attach button and hang tassel and insert pillow form: