PILLOWS AND A TUTORIAL

                         Pillows, I LOVE PILLOWS.

                                   You can never have too many.
                 I have been busy in my studio sewing, sewing and painting....

                            Painting, you say..
            Yes painting. I purchased some Osnaburg fabric
    and knew  immediately what I was going to create.
                  Why not replicate an grainsack.


           I started out with a 16x 27 lumbar pillow.

                        You will need the following;

I cut a piece of fabric larger than I needed. 20x32
tape, I used painters 1" tape.
craft paint (colonial red) watered down
paint brush (or stencil brush)
sewing machine, thread.
Now for some prep work.

Find the middle of the fabric.
I marked mine off with a pencil and a ruler.
measure 1 in. from the centre line out both ways.
draw lines straight across your fabric.
place your tape on the outside of the lines
your painted area should be 2 in.
measure 1 in on either side of the 2 in center.

tape it off the same
paint 1 in lines
.see picture...

Once this is dry IRON WITH A DRY IRON. This will set the paint.
Sew right sides together Along the length of your fabric..
Measure your fabric to the size of your finished pillow, and add for 2" for finishing
off your seams.
Mine measured 16 1/2 x 32

trim off excess and turn under edges. see photo.

Now make your ties. You will need 8 in total. Mine are cut at 2" press in half and then bring outer edges to the fold and stitch close to the edge.

Centre the ties and sew on.

There you have it.  I hope you will make one as well.
until next time,
LINDA

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