Here's the finished product :
Now here's the step-by-step instructions...
Step 1 : Wash and prepare your stitched piece (final size plus seam allowances), I also zig zag to help prevent fraying. Cut strips of fabric to be sewn on each side.
Step 2: Pin strips of fabric to top and bottom, leaving excess so that strips are longer on both sides than stitched piece. Make sure you pin them right sides together.
Step 3: Sew strips to stitched piece.
Step 4: Do not fold open strips at this point, cut away excess fabric from strips so that it is flush with stitched piece.
Step 5: Press open strips, use lots of steam! (tip from Mum)
Step 6: Press both top and bottom open.
Step 7: Now pin strips to the right and left sides. Again make sure they are longer than your stitched piece plus the strips you've just sewn on.
Step 8: Sew on both strips.
Step 9: Again trim away excess fabric from strips making it flush with your stitched piece plus the strips you sewed on earlier.
Step 10 : Press open, again lots of steam!
Step 11: press open all sides.
At this point Hunger got bored of helping, it was time for a nap!
Step 12 : Now cut strips of your second fabric.
Repeat : above steps to add a secondary fabric to your cushion.
Step 13 : You now have a finished pillow top
Step 14 : Cut a piece of fabric to be the back of your pillow to the same size or slightly bigger than your pillow top. Slightly bigger is always safer.
Step 15: Pin right sides of pillow top and back together.
Step 16 : Sew all sides togehter, but leave an opening so that you can put in polyester batting or a pillow form.
Step 17 : "Birth" your cushion turn it right side out through the opening you just left.
Step 18 : Stuff to your liking.
Step 19 : Stitch opening closed. You're done!
10 comments:
Once again, Dani, beautiful project finishing :) and a great tutorial! It's fairly easy sewing with straight lines. Aren't rotary cutters a brilliant invention? I love them!!
Dani you did a wonderful job on the cushion! The black outer border really brings the piece out. I attempted to follow your directions on binding, but will wait for the next tutorial (I'm a must see or hands on learner)
That was a GREAT explanation! Thank you. And a very good choice on the two stripes of fabric, as they bring out the design very well. It's a beautiful stitched piece too. Ann.
You could make a living out of doing this, Dani - very clear instructions - thanks from me too. Love that little black interruption in the middle of it all! Prrrrrr....
Dani - These are VERY clear instructions. Hope you do not mind - but have pass the URL to a friend to help her with finishing =)
Dani - Excellent instructions!! Now if I only knew how to sew straight with a sewing machine I would be in business! Both you and Edith did an awesome job on the pillow
Beautiful job on the finishing!!
I needed that step by step with great pictures. Thanks
Great cushion! That autumn leaves border really brings the stitching into focus. Thanks for posting that tutorial, I think that I'm going to turn Paradise Island into a cushion when I've finished it, now I know how.
Dani, your instructions are just AWESOME!!! I'm so much more of a visual person where instructions are concerned - I bought 'Trusswells' book of finishing, and it's still languishing on the bookshelves as I can't see the picture clearly ... your instructions are so clear and well written, even I reckon I could follow them ;) Do you do requests for finishing ... I have a list of things I'd love to know how to do ;P haha (just kidding). Seriously, though, wonderful job!!
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