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I feel the need to tell you in advance that I am no seamstress but this is SO easy, anyone can do it! I had a 20 x 20 pillow form that I wanted to make a cover for. So, I cut my chevron fabric to a 20 1/2″ width, leaving a 1/4″ for the seams on each end. Then, I cut my fabric to 44 1/2″ in length giving me approximately a 4″ envelope-style overlap.
Once I had that cut I tested it out on the pillow before sewing.
Then I simply sewed each of the raw edges. You could get a little fancier here and hem each of the edges so that you don’t leave any of the raw edge showing but it isn’t necessary.
After I had both edges hemmed, I folded it over and measured 20″ across, making sure my overlap is centered and then pinned it in place along the remaining edges. {I know that you love that I used a metal tape measure for sewing. You’re welcome.}
It’s all sewn up so now I clip each of the edges before turning right side out to give my corners a pointy point.
And here it is! Before I moved on to the next step, I tossed it into the washer as the directions for the Tulip Shimmer Sheets say to prewash fabric.
I printed out the deer silhouette and just placed it right on top of the Tulip Shimmer Sheet using double-sided tape.
I was really surprised at how easy this was to do with an xacto knife and a self-healing cutting mat. While I do have a cutting machine, I wanted to show you how easy it was to do it without one. I surprised myself!
Toddler throwing ball at Mommy while she’s wielding a sharp instrument photobomb in….
Three….
Two….
ONE…
So, see! It’s easy even if you have a toddler who throws things at you while you’re working!
The lines came out crisp and clean.
It’s pretty already, isn’t it!
Finally, I centered up the silhouette on my pillow, covered it with a cloth, pressed for 40 seconds and, VOILA’!
SO easy! It took me less than an hour to create something for just a few bucks that would’ve cost me much more in a store or catalog.
How flippen cool is that. Love it Jamie!
Thank you Debbie! You guys are great!
Love love love that pillow!
Thanks so much Carol! I loved your shirt, too!
Oh, wowzas, Jamie! Give me that pillow, please girl!!! I love it…just perfect!
I can make you one!! I got lots of glitter left over and I’m not afraid to use it! 😉
Thanks Jess!
This pillow has everything that I love, a deer, a chevron and it’s shiny 🙂 You did a great job and with an Xacto knife! Love it!
Debbie
Three of my favorite things, too Debbie! Thank you!
Jamie,
Oh my goodness…this is soooo awesome!!!
Blessings,
Linda
Oh you’re so sweet Linda! Thank you!
I love it! The chevron is awesome and the silhouette is super trendy and cool!
Thank you!!
Really cute Jamie. I like that’s Christmasy but still totally cool and modern.
I like that, too Kelly! Thank you!
Love the pillow!
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Have a great evening!
Xo- K
Thanks Kara!
That looks great! Thanks for the tutorial too. It seems so easy but for some reason whenever I get the courage to attempt it I make it a lot harder than it needs to be. =[
I felt the same way the first time I tried! Just get some inexpensive material to practice on. You’ll have it down in no time!
Great job cutting your reindeer free-hand! Love the mix of glam and modern!
Love the pillow. Very imaginative. What brand of sofa and chair do you have? I like the shape and fabric looks nice.