{"id":32127,"date":"2014-12-13T15:26:01","date_gmt":"2014-12-13T20:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=32127"},"modified":"2018-01-19T03:39:03","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T08:39:03","slug":"christmas-pillow-not-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/13\/christmas-pillow-not-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Pillow–not ME"},"content":{"rendered":"
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no embroidery machine needed!<\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s not too late to whip up a holiday pillow.\u00c2\u00a0 Brother asked me to design a simple Christmas project that did not require an embroidery machine and this is what was created.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0A dishtowel with a decorative hem is\u00c2\u00a0 teamed up with a bevy of buttons to create a whimsical Christmas tree pillow. It’s a quick and easy way to add a fresh look to your holiday d\u00c3\u00a9cor and have fun doing it.<\/p>\n

The template is at the end of this post, but you could just as easily draw your own.\u00c2\u00a0 If you download the .jpg and print it, you can resize as needed.<\/p>\n

I really enjoyed making this.\u00c2\u00a0 I hope you get a chance to stitch one for your home.
\nMaterials and Supplies<\/strong><\/em>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Dish towel 18\u00e2\u20ac\u009dx27\u00e2\u20ac\u009d with 1-2\u00e2\u20ac\u009d contrasting border–this one is from All About Blanks<\/a>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Pillow insert 16\u00e2\u20ac\u009d x 12\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Thread- variegated green for tree, brown for trunk, white for construction,
\ngold metallic for tree top bow
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Buttons-30-50 tiny round (no shank), 5-8 medium, 5 large round, 1 gold star button or charm
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Notions: 1 sheet white tissue paper, spray adhesive, washaway marker<\/p>\n

Instructions<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

1. Iron a crease at towel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s vertical center.<\/p>\n

2. Trace tree template at center and just above decorative hem border. Reduce machine tension.<\/p>\n

3. Fill in tree trunk with straight stitches in brown thread, following curve of trunk.<\/p>\n

4. Select feather stitch,\u00c2\u00a0 adjust to W 5.0~ L 5.0. Another decorative stitch would also work.<\/p>\n

5. Apply spray adhesive to tissue paper. Adhere paper to back of towel, covering area of tree outline.<\/p>\n

6. Sew feather stitching with green variegated thread beginning at lower left corner of tree. Sew over the bottom line then pivot and sew side to side. Do not cut threads. Follow the curve of the previous row. TIP: Because right side of tree is shorter than left, it helps to start rows which begin on the left a little higher than on right.<\/p>\n

7. Remove tissue paper, wash out marker lines and iron when dry. Return machine tension to normal.<\/p>\n

8. Sew buttons to tree and metallic thread bow to top. TIP: With towel on flat surface, place buttons in a pleasing arrangement. Take a picture and refer to that as you stitch the buttons.<\/p>\n

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\n9. Hand stitch bow and gold charm in place. Sew large buttons along contrasting hem.<\/p>\n

10. Sew ends together with 2\u00e2\u20ac\u009d seam allowance. Overlap plain end with decorative hem by 3\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/p>\n

11. Trim seam allowance to \u00c2\u00bd\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and finish raw edge with zig zag. Turn right side out and insert pillow form.<\/p>\n

12. Yeah! You have a 2014 Christmas pillow.<\/p>\n

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  It’s not too late to whip up a holiday pillow.\u00c2\u00a0 Brother asked me to design a simple Christmas project that did not require an embroidery machine and this is what was created.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0A dishtowel with a decorative hem is\u00c2\u00a0 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":32137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1214,76,43,19,15],"tags":[272,10,256,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32127"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32127"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33852,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32127\/revisions\/33852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}