I had these ugly pillows that needed a new look. I never enjoyed making pillow covers because I don't like to hand sew the opening together...LaZy!!
But NOW ... NOW I've learned to make them envelope-style and every throw pillow in my house is being recovered. Easy peasy.
Using the custom paper size option with Microsoft Publisher, I came up with just the right size creature I wanted on each pillow.
When you print it looks like the "tiles" below.
Then tape the tiles together, transfer to Ultra Heat-n-Bond (I have an unhealthy loving relationship with this stuff), cut out of desired fabric, and iron that baby on to your pillow cover. I used black duck cloth on blue and white ticking. I also stitched around my dogs...just because. Don't really need to stitch with the Ultra stuff. As a matter of fact, every REAL seamstress out there is saying right now, "Can't believe she sewed through Ultra Heat-n-Bond. That stuff will gunk up her needle somethin' terrible." I know and the needle has been replaced.
And here we have Tess, our Golden Retreiver, and Woody, our Newfoundland.
...a great accent to the boys' beds.
Becky
1 comment:
I find it really odd that you will tediously stitch around these really detailed pictures but you find it too difficult to hand stitch a throw pillow. Maybe it's just me?? Love you!
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