Saturday, February 20, 2010

Cathy's birthday pillow



This is a pillow I made for my friend, Cathy. It was fun to make, although I finally called the Babe up to help me figure the measurements on the ends. He gets plenty of credit..for geometry and calming me down!I took the fabric and placed the pillow on it and rolled the fabric around and pinched about an extra 3/4 inch for the seam. That makes the tube. One circle is just that, a circle plus the 1/2 inch for seaming. The other side is slit. So when you are cutting this out you need to make more of an oval- think of a round table with a leaf in it. Fold a 1/2 inch seam over twice on each side and sew. Make sure one side is bigger than the other. Attach to tube. Insert pillow. The flowers came from a site I can't find now, but it's a basic flower. You take 2 4-inch squares, 2 3-inch and 2 2-inch. Fold them each twice to have 4 layers. Cut to curve around the corner and clip to within 1/4 inch of center. Place a button in the middle and sew. Make sure you alternate the placement of each piece so there is depth and layers.
Happy Birthday, Cathy!

6 Comments:

At February 23, 2010 at 10:19 AM , Blogger Erika Mills said...

Thanks for your comment.

And beautiful job on the pillow! I would love a birthday gift like that ;)

 
At February 24, 2010 at 8:13 AM , Blogger annechovie said...

Adorable!

 
At February 25, 2010 at 6:45 PM , Blogger Michelle C said...

Super cute! Great job. And I can't believe you made up the pattern... well actually I can.

 
At April 5, 2010 at 4:43 AM , Blogger Kifus said...

Hi Lisa! Glad you had someone to help you out. When I get to a dead end with my sewing or crafts I usually turn to the internet for help, but of course it's not the same as having someone right beside you. A great gift, I'm sure you friend was delighted!

Hope you had a Happy Easter!

PS: Your Spanish is impeccable!

 
At September 24, 2010 at 3:50 PM , Blogger Room Service ~ Decorating 101 said...

You did a great job on that pillow, makes me wish I could sew... Thanks for commenting on the HB room, I have loved everyone take on that one space......fun fun fun.

 
At February 28, 2011 at 8:43 PM , Blogger Nellie's Cozy Place said...

Hi Lisa,
thanks so much for coming by hon,
and for all your sweet comments.
So sorry to hear your family has been without work for 22 months. Wow, that is a very long time. So glad you guys are making it, but I know it must be hard at times, but even so, God is good. We will put you on our prayer list for a job as well. Some days you do need all the encouragement you can get.

That is a very cute pillow you made for your friend, I am sure she will be thrilled to get it.

Very nice to meet you and hope to visit with you again.
Blessings, Nellie

 

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