These block printed pillows allow you to get messy with paint, then sew your unique fabric into pillows. The instructions are for pillows with an invisible zipper closure, which you’ll find is surprisingly simple to install if you’ve never done it. Click on the image below for printable sewing instructions, then read on for quick directions for linoleum printing. …
I’ve always been annoyed by those floppy corners in pillow covers where the pillow form doesn’t really get fit into the corner. I’ve tried stuffing the corners, rounding the corners, but neither of these solutions made me happy. As I was sewing this morning, it was obvious to me that a pillow corner isn’t a …
I recently received some of my Stamped samples that had been floating around Japan the past few months. Here’s a pillow made with the dimensional Flying Geese pattern from my upcoming book, 1, 2, 3 Quilt. This version has a lot of pattern, but I seem to be doing more of that lately. Looks like …
I’ve been making some samples from 1, 2, 3 Sew for Intown Quilters to display for the upcoming Greater Atlanta Quilt Shop Hop, which starts tomorrow and goes through the weekend. Though I often visit Intown Quilters and Whipstitch, and I make the trek down to visit the friendly people at A Scarlet Thread for …
Today, Anna Graham from Noodlehead has shared a beautiful pillow that she made, inspired by an Anthropologie version (above left). This project is a great introduction to patchwork and you’ll add piping to the rounded ends, another great skill for new sewers to learn. She shows two versions of the pillow and suggests that you …
