Envelope pillows are the easiest pillow covers I've sewed and let me tell you, my sewing skills are not that good. A fabric rectangle folded to create an "envelope". Four simple straight lines to sew and your cover is done! No zippers, no Velcro, the envelope holds the pillow really well.
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The special treatment to the pillows we are tackling today, comes with thumbprints where your kids can be of big help!
The materials you'll need:
- Fabric (I used drop cloth material), and all the necessary sewing materials. If you don't have a sewing machine, this is a project you can put together using Stitch Witchery.
- Fabric paint (The one used in this project was Tulip Soft Fabric Paint, the colors: Glacier White, Royal Blue and Marine Blue)
- Contact paper
- Utility knife
- 17" x 17" pillow inserts
- Starfish and Seahorse graphics
*Pre-wash and iron the fabric
INSTRUCTIONS:
For a 17" x 17" pillow insert, the following are the dimensions that were used.
Once the fabric is cut to size (18"x 40"), hem the left and right edges. Fold in ½" twice, as seen in the picture below. Iron it flat and hem. Do the same on the other side.
For a 17" x 17" pillow insert, the following are the dimensions that were used.
Once the fabric is cut to size (18"x 40"), hem the left and right edges. Fold in ½" twice, as seen in the picture below. Iron it flat and hem. Do the same on the other side.
Lay your fabric down, fold the left side and iron.
Do the same on the other side. These folded lines are a good visual point to center your design on the front face of the pillow later on.
Before sewing across the top and bottom of the cover, lets work on the design, the fun part!
Place each design on top of a big piece of Contact paper, tape it in place.
Using the utility knife cut through all three layers following the design.
Once the design is all cut out, you can go ahead and peel off the big piece of Contact paper and center the design in between the folded lines of your pillow cover. Press the Contact paper firmly all around the design, you won't like paint seeping through.
Now is the time to call all those little artists in the making, give each of them a set color of fabric paint.
The thumb printing can begin!
Until the designs are all full.
Let it dry according to the paint manufacturers instructions. After the paint dries you can go ahead and sew across the top and bottom, making sure the designs are on the inside.
You can insert your pillow form and this is how it will look.
Place it on your favorite chair and enjoy it!
Our pillows are a present for a special person.
Of course, the artists had to sign it, or thumb print them! Well, we did both!
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I love the pillows but I would have thought you used pencil top to do the dots, I was rather surprised.
ReplyDeleteI am going to have to try this, thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteThanks Diane! Nope, those were mine and my kids thumbprints :) It's an easy project for the kids to give you a helping hand!
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These are absolutely beautiful!! What a cool project idea.
ReplyDeleteThese are absolutely beautiful!! What a cool project idea.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cool project for kids of almost any age and it looks wonderful!
ReplyDeleteSooo beautiful. You are so talented. I want to make one myself too.
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