Ready for a really fun simple project to make your porch festive for Halloween. I admit I wish I was better at sewing. I like to go to sewing retreats with my family but I think I enjoy the food and laughter more than the sewing.
I saw a cute pillow on Pottery Barn www.potterybarn.com (on the right) . It is what inspired these pillows. Anyone that can sew a straight line can make this pillow. It was really fun to put this together.
Materials:
1/2 yard black fabric
White acrylic paint
Small sponge or stipple brush
Fusible interfacing
White pencil
Scissors
Sewing machineStep 1- figure out how big you want your pillow. I wanted a long skinny pillow for the bench on the porch so I cut 2 pieces of fabric 24 x 10 inches.
Step 2- take a large plate or bowl and use a white pencil to trace a circle in the center of your pillow. Remember to allow for a seam allowance on the pillows edge.
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Step 3- put a piece of cardboard under your fabric and lightly stipple the white paint all around the circle until you have the desired effect.
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Step 4- Cut a piece of black fabric that is just big enough for 3 bats. Iron a piece of fusible interfacing to the fabric. Trace the three bats onto the back of the interfacing. Cut out the and bats.
Step 5- remove the paper backing from the bats and arrange on moon where you want the bats. Iron the bats onto the moon. You can do a simple blanket stitch around each bat to help them stay attached. |
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Step 6- with right sides together sew around 3 sides of the pillow and partially onto the 4th side. Clips corners and turn right side out.
Cat Pillow-
I made the Cat pillow 12 1/2″ x 10″. follow steps 4-6.
Hope you enjoy this project as much as I do!