Well, I finally finished the pillow for G's room and I'm so in love!!!
I can't take any creative credit, I only did the cutting and sewing. I was inspired by this pillow from dede etsy shop:
I am super-de-duper proud of myself for finishing this and tried to do my own spin on its lovelyness using coordinating colors for my girl's room. Its been a looooong time coming. Here's the lowdown on how I got my sew on (I don't pull of gangsta very well, do I?).
These are my supplies. I didn't use fancy felt, just the cheap pages from the kids craft section. The lighter colors (green and pink) were a little harder to work with because they're thinner. I got 1/2 yard of a white sale fabric ($1.50...boo ya!) and a pillow insert. I like that better than stuffing the case myself. I'm not patient enough to get the lumpies out.
I attempted to cut the circles using this 2 inch punch but it just didn't work. So instead I used this:
I had it from another project and it really helps for appliques or steadying any fabric. You just iron it on then peel/tear it away after sewing. I used geometry to make PERFECT circles...
Or I traced a Gatorade lid then cut them out with my VERY unsteady hand and a pair of scissors. Same diff. After A LOT of tracing and cutting I ended up with these cuties:
Then, after tearing away the stabilizing paper I creased the felt to help it stand up a little.
I sewed the pillow together (right sides together, stitched 3 1/2 sides on the machine, leaving a little for pillow stuffing, sewed the rest by hand) and VOILA!!!
Ain't she cute?!?
I attempted to cut the circles using this 2 inch punch but it just didn't work. So instead I used this:
I had it from another project and it really helps for appliques or steadying any fabric. You just iron it on then peel/tear it away after sewing. I used geometry to make PERFECT circles...
Or I traced a Gatorade lid then cut them out with my VERY unsteady hand and a pair of scissors. Same diff. After A LOT of tracing and cutting I ended up with these cuties:
I just played around with spacing and design then pinned two circles together and down to my pillow fabric. I sewed down the middle (approximately) alternating a horizontal and vertical stitch for some interest.
Then, after tearing away the stabilizing paper I creased the felt to help it stand up a little.
I sewed the pillow together (right sides together, stitched 3 1/2 sides on the machine, leaving a little for pillow stuffing, sewed the rest by hand) and VOILA!!!
Ain't she cute?!?
The felt isn't the only "old-school" crafting material I've been using lately. Wait until you see what Miss G and I did with fuzzy pom poms!!!
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Wow, that is so cute! I've never heard of stabilizing paper. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSuper, super cute idea! I probably would have given up once the circle punch didn't work lol.
ReplyDeleteI love the way this turned out...such fun colors too!
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