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Fiber Arts Monday- Quilted Pillow Slipcover

July 24, 2011

Choose a pillow front.

Here I have chosen 2 Nine Patch blocks to match THIS quilt.

If you are going to quilt a top you will need to layer it,
top, batting and backing,
(note that the batting and backing are slightly larger than the top)
then stitch as desired.

Here I am doing what is called stitch in the ditch (sewing the same place as the seam).

You do not need to quilt a top, you can use just a fabric you like as one piece.

After quilting, square up your sides, which means to trim the excess, into a square.

Here is my top quilted and squared up.

Cut fabric for the back of the slipcover, 2 for each pillow.
Cut it to the same width, but the length needs to be about
2/3 of the length of your top,
plus 2″.

On both pieces of fabric press a 1″ seam under.

Sew that down.

Lay right sides together.

Then lay the other backing down.

Pin and sew with at least a 3/4 inch seam allowance ALL of the way around,
you’ll be sewing a complete square.

After sewing, turn slipcover right side out.
Insert a pillow through the flap in the back.

There ya go!

Fiber art is anything that includes stitching, weaving, quilting, sewing, rug making, crocheting, knitting, spinning, etc…

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