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Pillow Kids Embroidery Project

By Starbird Inc. on February 05, 2010

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

TIME REQUIRED

04:00

Description

The following instructions will show you how to put the t-shirt pillowcase together and how to create a broadcloth t-shirt pillow to fit inside the t-shirt pillowcase.

Project Preview Video

Materials

Youth small T-shirt

2 pieces of 24" x 24" broadcloth (light color)

1 bag poly fiber fill

1 piece of Velcro 18" long

Embroidery thread for design and to match T-shirt and broadcloth

Scissors

Fabric marker

Embroidery machine

Sewing machine

Pillow Kids embroidery file

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Starbird-Inc/1/CD100609TA

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Starbird-Inc/1/CD100609TF

Final Product: What You Will Create

Step 1:

Embroider the Pillow Kid design on the t-shirt as shown.

Step 2:

Pin and sew both sleeves and collar shut with a 1/4" seam.

Step 3:

In this step you will add Velcro to the bottom hem of the t-shirt. That way you can easily add and remove the pillow. The Velcro has 2 sides; a hook side that hooks into the ruff side of the Velcro.

Turn the t-shirt inside out

Pin the hook side of the Velcro (face up) to bottom hem on one side of the shirt

Pin the ruff side (face up) of the Velcro to the bottom hem of hte other side of the t-shirt

Then sew each side of the Velcro onto the t-shirt separately by sewing along all edges of Velcro as close to the edge as possible

Step 4:

Steps 4 through 9 will show you how to put the broadcloth pillow together.

Lay both pieces of the broadcloth on your work table, right sides together. Place t-shirt on top of the broadcloth pieces.

Step 5:

Trace along the outside of the t-shirt with a fabric marker.

Step 6:

Remove t-shirt and cut along the marked lines.

Step 7:

Pin both pieces of fabric together and make sure to keep right sides of fabric together.

Step 8:

Sew a 1/4" seam around fabric leaving a 4" opening at the bottom of your t-shirt pillow case.

Step 9:

Turn the pillow case right side out. Stuff with fiber filling then hand stitch the opening closed.

Step 10:

Place pillow inside of t-shirt. Close the Velcro at the bottom of the shirt.

Now your Pillow Buddy is ready for your little one to nap on.

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Starbird Inc. has been digitizing custom embroidery designs for over 25 years. They have seen so many wonderful and creative designs over the years that Starbird decided to create some of their own embroidery stock designs. Starbird Inc. is having a great time creating new and imaginative ideas and would like you to be able to enjoy them also.

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