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Aquatic Pillow Embroidery Project

By Ruth Vangrowski on January 27, 2017

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Some Experience

TIME REQUIRED

06:30

FINISHED SIZE

18 x 18 inches

Description

Need to update your bedroom or den? The design used in this project is so pretty stitched out, I am sure that you will want to make a pillow cover.

Project Preview Video

Materials

5/8 yard of 60" wide fabric, linen look fabric was used

1 square pillow form 18" x 18", I used an old form

1 fat quarter or 5/8 yard of 44"/45" contrast fabric

2 sheets of tear away stabilizer

Pinking Shears or Serger

Several pieces of yarn or decorative thread or ribbons. I used Red Heart Scrubby yarn in Ocean color and Lime color

Hoop size 6" x 10"

Sewing thread to match fabrics

Embroidery thread per design cart, thread used by Robinson-Anton

Embroidery design used by Great Notions

Goldfish Scene #80321

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/great-notions/designs/1/80321

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

Do you need to update a pillow for your bedroom or den? The design used in the project is so pretty stitched out, I am sure that you will want to make a new pillow cover.

Step 1:

Gather all supplies and read all instructions.

Step 2:

Print template or stitch out a sample of design. Be sure that you have 2 full bobbins.

Step 3:

Press both fabrics with a pressing product.

Step 4:

Cut one square from base fabric 19" x 19" using pinking shears or after cutting out, serge around the square.

Step 5:

Place the square on top of the pillow form. Place the template or the sample sew out off center. I placed the sample sew out 4 1/2" from the left side and bottom of design is 4 1/2" from the bottom of the fabric. Draw with chalk or marking pen around the template.

Step 6:

Hoop fabric with two sheets of tear away stabilizer, using template mark center.

Step 7:

Run design.

Step 8:

Remove from hoop and carefully remover stabilizer, one layer at a time.

Step 9:

Press square on the wrong side to remove hoop marks.

Step 10:

Cut contrast fabric 7 1/4" wide by 19" high. Press under 1/2" on one long side.

Step 11:

On base pillow top mark 6 1/2" from right edge from the top to bottom.

Step 12:

Cut several pieces of the Scrubby yarn and lay from left side of pillow across to the marked lines on the right side. You decide how many "waves" you want to stitch. I did 3 blue and 1 lime "wave". Stitch the yarn down using a wide zigzag stitch and matching sewing thread to yarn.

Step 13:

Lay the pressed edge of the contrast fabric along the chalk marks on the base fabric and pin in place. Top stitch in place.

Step 14:

For the backside of the pillow cover, cut a length 19" wide x 27" long. Fold the piece in half lengthwise. Press along the fold. Cut the fabric in half on the crease line.

Step 15:

Fold over 1/4" edge and then again to form a small narrow hem along the 19" width. Hem both pieces.

Step 16:

With pillow front right side up lay one of the back pieces on the front piece having right sides together with the cut edge even with the pillow top and the hemmed edge up.

Step 17:

Lay the second piece over the top part of the pillow top having sides and top even. Pin in place, using a 5/8" seam allowance stitch all around the pillow cover.

Step 18:

Trim the corners, press seams.

Step 19:

Insert pillow form!!

Step 20:

You have completed the pillow cover. Below is what the back side of the finished cover looks like.

I hope that you have enjoyed this project.

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Meet the Author: Ruth Vangrowski

Ruth works for Great Notions. Has been sewing for over 50 years and embroidering for more than 30 years.