Materials:
- 1 yard Moda Solids Prairie Cloth in Buff (this material is home decor weight but has a linen/canvas feel to it)
- 1 Bella Solids charm pack in Porcela, plus one scrap for the colored heart
- Clear glue that works on fabric
- Coordinating thread
- 20″ square pillow insert
Instructions:
1. From the prairie cloth, cut one 21″ square. For the back of the pillow, cut two 15″ x 21″ rectangles (these will be made into the envelope closure).
From the charm squares, cut hearts of varying shapes and sizes. I think the variety and imperfection of the heart shapes adds character to the pillow. To cut a big heart, simply fold a charm square in half and crease it with your finger so it stays folded. Then, use fabric scissors to cut the arch of ‘half of a heart’ along the folded edge. When you unfold it, you will have a heart shape.
you will need to stop and pivot the fabric quite often. To do this, simply
stop sewing with the needle in down position, lift the presser foot and
pivot the fabric underneath to follow the curve. You’ll get the hang of it. 🙂
6. With right sides facing together, take one rectangle and align it
along the left side of the pillow cover. The finished seam you
created from the previous step should be facing toward the right. Pin
to keep in place, then sew a 1/2″ seam allowance along the perimeter as illustrated by the dashed
line below. Start and end your stitch with a
back-stitch.
Repeat with the other rectangle, but align it on the right side of the pillow.
Clip the corners to rid of bulk and then turn right side out through the envelope opening.
7. Lastly, rub your hands up and down the pillow to help ruffle-up the edges of the hearts. The semi-freyed and ruffled hearts adds texture to the pillow. The freying will not go beyond the stitch.
Yield:
One fabulous 20″ x 20″ pillow
Thanks again for checking out my tutorial! Printable version here.
Let your creativity rain! 🙂
I think I know what to give my friends for this year's holiday season, this heart pillow design is so cute if only I saw it earlier it cold have been a perfect valentines gift.
This is such an easy way to decorate a pillow. Thanks for sharing. Can you please name the machine you used?
Mary Holmes I see her machine on another heart page and it is a PFAFF Hobby 1200. Thanks Jera for the cute pattern.