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Spring Hummingbird Pillows Embroidery Project

By Pat Williams on April 01, 2024

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Some Experience

TIME REQUIRED

01:30

FINISHED SIZE

16 x 16 inches

Description

So simple to make, these lovely hummingbird pillows will look lovely in your sun porch or guest room.

Project Preview Video

Materials

6” x 10” or larger embroidery hoop

5/8ths yard of 60” wide cotton twill per pillow

Or 1 yard of 42” wide fabric per pillow

No Show Stabilizer to fit your hoop size

16” pillow form

Optional - Quilters curve ruler or cup or glass to round corners

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/spgh09

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/spgh07

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/spgh05

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/spgh04

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/spgh028

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/spgh023

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/spgh02

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/spgh10

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/spgh06

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/spgh01

Final Product: What You Will Create

Step 1:

Cutting the fabric for the front of the pillow can vary by the hoop size that you are using. The front fabric shown was cut 16” x 20” so that it can be properly hooped in a 12” x 8” embroidery hoop. It will be cut down to 16” x 16” after the embroidery. Since the designs will sew in a 6” x 10” embroidery hoop you may be able to just start with a 16” square of fabric. Cut your front panel at least 16” in one direction and whatever measurement you need wider to fit your hoop as long as it is at least 16”. For the back of the pillow cut 2 13” x 16” rectangles.

Step 2:

Fold your fabric in half lengthwise and finger press a crease then fold in half width wise and finger press a crease. Tautly hoop your fabric so that your creases align with the marks on the hoop. The folds were highlighted with a pen in this picture as the folded marks did not show up in the picture.

Step 3:

Embroidery your chosen design following the color chart. Press the creases out of the fabric.

Step 4:

Trim the fabric to a 16” square. Since the fabric was cut at 20” wide 2” were removed from each side of the embroidery in this picture.

Step 5:

Trim the stabilizer about ¼” around the design.

Step 6:

On each of the 16” x 13” back, pieces fold a 16” edge down one inch and press, fold under one inch again and press.

Step 7:

Stitch the hem to each of the back pieces 1/8” from the inner folded edge.

Step 8:

Lay the embroidered front panel on your work surface right side up. Lay one back section right side down aligning the unhemmed edges with the top of the front panel. Lay the second back section, right side down and align the unhemmed edge with the bottom of the front panel.

Step 9:

Clip or pin the three sections together and stitch all the way around the pillow cover.

Step 10:

Optional – If you would like rounded corners on your pillow top you can use a curved quilting ruler, or even a round glass or cup to round all four corners of your pillow top. If using this method, clip around the curves after stitching around the pillow cover.

Step 11:

Trim the seam allowances down to ¼” and trim the corners.

Step 12:

With a wide zigzag stitch, or with a serger, stitch around the seam to prevent fraying.

Step 13:

Turn the pillow cover right side out and press.

Step 14:

Insert the pillow forms and proudly display your work!

For the love of embroidery…
Pat Williams

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Meet the Author: Pat Williams

Award winning Digitizer, Embroidery Educator, Author and a Consultant to the Industry, Pat Williams has 30 years of experience in the embroidery industry. Pat has won multiple awards for her digitizing expertise including the 2007 Impressions Awards Grand Championship, Best of Show as well as the 1st and 2nd Place Awards. Pat’s love of digitizing has afforded her the opportunity to write numerous articles for Impressions magazine in the United States and Images Magazine in Europe. In 2001 Pat was named “Embroidery Educator of the Year.” For many years Pat taught digitizing seminars at the ISS Shows in Long Beach, CA and for Compucon software. She now resides in Tucson, AZ.

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