Sew: personalized kids lumbar pillow
Reverse applique technique with stripe pieced pink fabrics and ric rac trim:
A gift for young girl who collects stuffed animals and such for her bed.
Inspired by this decorative pillow from Pottery Barn Kids:
Here’s how I made the pillow:
1. Sew 2″ stripes to fit the height of your letters:
2. Lay out letters, trace with permanent marker:
3. Place pillow fabric on top of letters and trace outline with pencil:
4. Cut out inner portion of letter about 1/4″ inside pencil tracing:
**Work one letter at a time.
5. Pin pink stripe piece behind cut out letter:
6. Top stitch around letter, folding under 1/4″ raw edge up to pencil line:
* Be sure to clip corners for ease.
7. All letters sewn in place.
Cut backing same size as front piece:
8. Press in edge of pillow front and back at 1/2″.
Pin ric rac trim in between pillow front and back:
9. Top stitch ric rac in place (this also closes up edge seams), leave 4″ gap open at bottom for filling:
10. Stuffing with polyfil, top stitch opening shut:
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What a great idea! I love that. Love the fabrics you put together as well.
Excellent! I love that ric-rac detail! We'll link to this post for the voting portion of the Typography Challenge. 🙂
These came out great!! I love the fabric. Stopping by from Remodelaholic's linky party.
Here is what I shared this week: http://craftybrooklynarmywife.blogspot.ca/2012/03/vinyl-amp-cover.html
Beautiful work. Easy tutorial too. Thanks. Thinking of trying this.
Found you through Knock off Decor, so glad I did. Love the pillow.
Cindy Sue
have to try this!
hope you'll visit soon–a great giveaway hapenning:
http://hellolovelyinc.blogspot.com/2012/04/april-giveaway.html
smiles.
michele
That is such an awesome idea! It looks lovely 😀
How did you happen to connect the inside of the O, since you cut it.