Simple pillow tutorial by Sedef Imer with a Scandi (scandinavian-inspired) design, featuring Summer Blush fabric for Riley Blake Designs.
Learn how to make a quilted pillow out of half square triangle quilt blocks. A fun scrap busting easy quilt project pefect for beginners.
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Hi Friends! Today I'm sharing a tutorial on making the Mix It Pillow on the Janome website and here on my blog too! I absolutely love making pillows with my left over fabric scraps as it is a free bonus project! These lovely fabric scraps are from my Harmony Quilt. I will be creating the Mix It Pillow on my Janome M7 - which is SEW fabulous! I've been sewing on this machine for over 3 years and I love how easy it is to use plus it stitches beautifully. Tutorial - Mix It Pillow 18" x 18" The Mix It Pillow is perfect for your 1.5" fabric scraps, so find your favorite fabric scraps in your stash to create your pillow! Supplies: (36) 1.5" x 3.5" rectangles of print fabric. Prairie Fabric designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs (72) 1.5" x 3.5" rectangles of background fabric. Denim Pin Dot Fabric designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs 18.5" x 18.5" or larger pillow backing fabric. Bee Basics Multi Busy Patchwork designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs 20" or longer Nylon Zipper. Will trim zipper to pillow width. Scrap Batting Optional - interior backing fabric. This fabric will be inside the pillow and not seen, but does give the pillow interior a finished look. Mix It Block 18.5" x 18.5" Block Assembly 1. Sew (1) 1.5" x 3.5" rectangle background fabric above and below (1) 1.5"x 3.5" rectangle print fabric to create a 3.5" x 3.5" square. Press towards print fabric. Make (36) 3.5" x 3.5" squares. 2. Sew together (6) 3.5" x 3.5" squares to create Row 1. Rotate every other block as shown below. Make (3) Row 1. Press blocks towards left. 3. Sew together (6) 3.5" x 3.5" squares to create Row 2. Rotate every other block as shown below. Make (3) Row 2. Press blocks towards right. 3. Sew together Mix It Block by alternating Row 1 and Row 2. 4. Make quilt sandwich. Mix It Pillow top (right side up) + batting (middle) + interior backing fabric (right side down). Quilt as desired. I chose to stipple free motion quilt my Mix It Pillow. 5. OPTIONAL: Quilt Pillow Backing fabric. This is a great option for a reversible pillow. Pillow Backing Fabric: Bee Basics Multi Busy Patchwork designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs. 6. Pillow Assembly- Insert Zipper: Janome Tutorial: Reversible Zipper Pillow (here) I hope you love making the Mix It Pillow with your treasured fabric scraps! It's the perfect decor pillow for your home or to give as a gift! Share your Mix It Pillow with hashtags #MixItPillow #JanomeMakes #ABitofScrapStuffPattern Be sure to follow me on Instagram @ABitofScrapStuff and on my A Bit of Scrap Stuff Blog for more fabric fun! Have a great day and happy sewing / quilting! Melanie This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting A Bit of Scrap Stuff. My family appreciates it!
Have you been nervous to try quilting? This is the project for YOU! Or perhaps just looking to try something new (but really this is OLD) ? This new tutorial over on my Youtube channel is an easy and modern twist on the classic Lamoyne star quilt block. This block has been around a very […]
The first time I made the Slightly Scrambled Quilt using fat quarters I made way too many four patches. In fact, the second time I made too many as well. I don't always count out individual blocks as I make projects. So this means I often have too many. So what's a gal to do with extra four patches? Usually I put them
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Ready to ship pillow cover that doubles as a table topper. Made with the highest quality quilt shop cotton fabric. Fits a 12" square pillow form available at any craft store or online. The fabric used for this pillow cover are by Lella Boutique and called Olive's Flower Market. Perfect for a chair in a little girl's room.
Fall colors for simple Half-square triangle patchwork pillow and hourglass quilted table runner tutorials and sewing projects.
I get asked quite frequently for a tutorial on this little pillow which I made for a class I taught awhile back. It’s gotten pinned and repinned quite a bit over on pinterest–especiall…
This weekend (in addition to lots of yard work) I stitched up a couple of quilted pillows using a new fabric line called Trish & Birdie. Sometimes smaller, quicker projects like this are so gratifying! It feels great to start AND finish a project in one weekend. As a bonus, it gives me a little kick in the pants to get some of my other projects finished up as well. Trish & Birdie is a new fabric line designed by Deane Beesley for Sweet Bee Designs. I love those colors! The first pillow I made is a sweet 18" quilted pillow made entirely from half square triangles. I knew the sherbet colors from the line would look so good against a crisp, white background! After piecing the half square triangles into a block, I felt all that white needed a frame around it. I used one of the pink prints as a binding and it was just what was needed. When I got the first pillow done I decided it needed a friend. Plus I wanted to try pairing up the prints with a gray linen-look print, and I love the results! I machine stitched the Dresden block down to the gray background square and then did some simple free motion quilting around the outside of it to add even more texture. I left the Dresden block free of any quilting to help it "pop" a little more against the background. I think the two pillows pair up nicely without being too matchy-matchy, don't you? And now I need to find a new home for these sweet pillows. My boys decided they're way too pink for this boy-filled home. (Is there really such a thing as too pink?) Are you looking for some Trish & Birdie fabric for your own projects? Find shops that carry Sweet Bee Designs fabric here on their website. And to see more inspiration, check out these blogs that will be sharing projects through the end of the month! August 16 Jina Barney: Jina's World of Quilting August 17 Becky Vandenberg: Be So Crafty August 20 Andy Knowlton: A Bright Corner August 21 Allison Dutton: Allison Sews August 23 Cassie Massolia: Lily Shine Creates August 24 Missy Luukkonen: The Little Green Bean August 27 Erin Hamilton: Piper's Girls August 28 Sherry Shish: Powered by Quilting August 29 Stephanie Jacobson: Steph Jacobson Designs August 30 Lissa LaGreca: Lovingly, Lisa August 31 Jackie White: Jackie's Art Quilts Hope you have a fantastic week - happy stitching! --Andy
These simple pillows were perfect for me to showcase some of my new quilting designs, and today the pillow tutorial is up at Sew Mama Sew...
3 fun and fresh quilted pillow patterns for a modern look. Easy to follow patterns that are fat quarter friendly or use up scraps!
Hi, all! This week I found a great pin on Pinterest and immediately put it in my Oh Scrap! page - but it got me started thinking about another great way to use your scraps! Isn't that a great pillow? It's even finished in my favorite way - with binding, just like a quilt. This is a quick, easy way to refresh your house, even providing seasonal pops of color. Here are some scrappy pillows I've made recently... This pillow was made literally from the tiny scraps left over from a quilt I made... ...and this one was made with bonus HSTs and narrow strips left over from another project! This pillow and the one below were also made with bonus HSTs. FYI bonus HSTs are created by sewing a second line when you are putting corners on a block, such as a snowball block, and creating a small HST out of what would normally be thrown away. Here's another example of pillows made from bonus HSTs - are you sensing a theme here? Seriously, though, I just can't bear to throw away perfectly good fabric... And this pillow is made from the simplest kind of scrap block - an easy two-fabric block done large. If you have orphan blocks hanging around, this kind of pillow is even easier! Just add strips around your orphan block until it reaches the size you want. The next two are a little bit different, but are good examples of up-cycling... My daughter made the embroidered piece that is the center of this scrappy pillow cover - originally, a wall hanging set in an embroidery hoop. When she redecorated, she wanted to save her handiwork, and asked me make it into something useful. I had a lot of scraps left over from Emmy's pennant quilt and created a postage stamp "frame" for the needlework piece. Definitely a win-win!! And this pillow was made using a long-treasured piece of needlepoint I found in my grandmother's stash, turning a piece stored for years into a useful and beautiful pillow that reminds me every day of the woman who taught me to love the fiber arts and do them well. A simple envelope closure on the back means you don't even need to find a zipper! It's also a great way to use up those random fat quarters hanging around your stash - I usually make my backs by folding two 22" pieces of fabric in half so that the back is actually a double layer of fabric. And there's usually binding scraps in my box to finish off the pillow cover. And when you want to switch your pillow covers out for a fresh seasonal take, they store easily either laid flat on a shelf or hung from pants hangers in your closet, ready to be brought out again when your mood or the season changes! Feeling inspired yet? *&*&*&*&*&*&* And yes, I'm still working on my Gypsy Wife quilt! This week I added Pershing to my Color Wheel block... One more and it will be a party! This week's block went pretty easily - I cut some of the pieces a little larger to allow for distortion and trimmed as needed to keep it square, and still used a very scant 1/4" seam, but other than that it's right by the pattern. And I'm loving how the Latitude scraps are looking in these blocks!! Take that, you little scrap monster, you!!! Hugs! Sarah SaveSave
This plaid-style patchwork quilted pillow pattern is a great chance to dig through the scrap bin and use up some of your favorites.
This Moonlight Serenade Free Pillow Pattern is so pretty and so fun to sew! Click here for the free pattern and make one up today!
Simple pillow tutorial by Sedef Imer with a Scandi (scandinavian-inspired) design, featuring Summer Blush fabric for Riley Blake Designs.
Duval Fabric Lookbook Duval Fabric Collection by Suzy Quilts. Get inspired by the effortless sophistication of 1960’s Key West and its mix of urban living & laid back island style. Easy breezy prints to mix and match in fresh and modern designs. Discover subtle tonal prints and bold graphic designs in a palette of cool …
Modern Fans is a bold, contemporary quilt pattern that includes king, queen, twin, throw and baby quilt sizes as well as a video tutorial!
Designer of Thimble Blossoms patterns, half of Bonnie & Camille fabrics, mom of 3 boys. I love cookies almost as much as I love to make quilts.
Today I am happy to be a part of Amy's Pillow Collective blog hop . (This is what triggered the idea for pillow week in the first place. Tha...
Tis the season to be gifting and what could be better than a hand quilted pillow made by you for your loved one! The Shattered Star pillow pattern paired with 12wt thread is just the quilty ticket!
3 fun and fresh quilted pillow patterns for a modern look. Easy to follow patterns that are fat quarter friendly or use up scraps!
I also realised I had not put pictures on of the cushion cover which I made for my nephew. It was waiting for ages for its binding to be done - I had a bit of a finishing-off-projects-blitz a while ago, and have almost nothing left that I am working on! (The tutorial for how to make the cushion is here.)
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Scrappy string star quilted pillow using Bonnie and Camille's Miss Kate fabric.
My grandmother loved blue. She had piercing blue eyes and found beauty in surrounding herself with that cool and calm shade... every room, a...
Simple pillow tutorial by Sedef Imer with a Scandi (scandinavian-inspired) design, featuring Summer Blush fabric for Riley Blake Designs.
I love layer cakes. I love those beautiful bundles of gorgeous 10" squares, all coordinated and stacked beautifully. I love that I can have a little piece of every fabric from a new designers range in a handy bundle. I had a few layer cake squares in my fabric basket which were left over from a quilt project I worked on last year (or perhaps even the year before). I joined the 'It's Cool to be Square' blog hop, hosted by Carol of Just Let Me Quilt and thought it would be fun to somehow play with layer cake squares. You know, in keeping with the 'square' theme. I experimented with my idea of square in a square in a square by stacking two of the 10" squares. I cut (2) 2" x 10" rectangles from the side of the square and then turned 90 degrees and cut another (2) 2" x 6" rectangles from the bottom of the remaining layer cake. I then put these pieces aside and from that remaining square, I cut (2) 1" x 6" rectangles from one side. And then went 90 degrees and cut another (2) 1" x 4" rectangles. Still with me? These are all of the pieces laid out on the cutting mat. I hope they make sense. Anyways, as I'd stacked two layer cake squares to start with, from this point, I swapped out the 1" rectangles with the ones underneath and began to sew. We'll call these Fabric 1 and Fabric 2. Sew the Fabric 2 rectangles around that central (Fabric 1) square. Trim and press. Then sew the Fabric 1 rectangles (same as the centre fabric) right around the block. Trim and press. Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy, right? Do the same for the remaining fabric and you end up with two blocks without too much effort or brain strain. I'm calling these my 'Square in a square in a square' blocks. I had a few more pieces of the layer cake remaining so I found a little bit of yardage that had nice coordinating colours and cut out a few more 10" squares. I ended up making 9 of these square in a square in a square blocks. I layered up some batting and quilted the piece on my machine with straight lines, using the seams as a guide. I then added some fun hand quilting with perle 8 cotton in a lovely delicate cream colour for extra texture. I finished this huge pillow off with an envelope style back. This project is the perfect size for a European pillow insert. I bought mine from Ikea, but I'm sure they're a standard size which can be bought anywhere you'd buy pillow or cushion inserts. It's been super cold and wet and windy today, so I ran out this afternoon for a quick photo shoot. Brrrrrr it's cold out there. If you decide to make a #HipToBeSquarePillow project, I'd absolutely love to see it. Thanks to Carol for hosting this fun blog hop. Don't forget to check out all of the other square projects which have been shared so far this week as well as my fellow Friday makers. Just Let Me Quilt Vroomans Quilts Patchouli Moon Studio Den syende himmel Quilt Fabrication Samelia's Mum Wings of Promise ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Linking with Finished (or Not) Friday Peacock Party Thank Goodness it's finished Friday Can I get a Whoop Whoop! One Monthly Goal (OMG)
The Tulip Patchwork Pillow Free Sewing Pattern is a fun and creative project. it is a must-try project for any home decor lover.
You can make these 2 pillows from a charm pack and 5/8 yard of one additional fabric! They are fast and fun to make. I have plans to mak...
They’ll be Beautiful in Colors for Any Season! One beautiful star block makes a lovely throw pillow. Or combine three blocks for a table runner and more for a quilt. We love the contrast of the deep colors against light in the version shown here. This will be a wonderful addition to your fall decor. …
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Autumn Love Quilted Cushion. Texture is created with spiral machine quilting and big stitch hand quilting between the machined stitches.
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Hand embroidered patchwork pillow Patchwork design on reverse Pieced remnant fabric, 100% linen with touches of 100% cotton Pillow insert: 95% Feather, 5% Down Invisible zip closure Machine wash cold, lay flat to dry Color: Tones of indigo, chambray blue, olive, and a touch of pink
Express Your Feelings in a Quilt! This enchanting little quilt from SewHappy.me is a heartwarming gift for someone you love. Its small size means it goes together quickly while looking more complex than it actually is. The touching hand embroidered phrase will stitch up faster than you might think. Raid your scrap basket to get …
