• Apr. 21, 2009
Star Pillows
In our area, Hancock Fabrics had a sale last week where all the simplicity patterns were $1 each. I took the girls and we bought about 7 patterns including one that has patterns for several different pillows. I figured that would be a good one to do while my sister was visiting for spring break. They decided to make a star pillow with a picture frame.
I found a nice pink fabric in the scrap bin that would work for the frame so I told them to choose whatever fabric they wanted for the pillow as long as it would match the frame. Tiff chose a green and pink striped pattern and Taylor chose a seersucker Easter print.
Here are some pics of the girls learning how to sew a pillow. It was their first experience following a pattern from beginning to end. I helped Taylor a good bit, but Tiff did it all by herself.
Pinning the pattern on the fabric
Cutting it out
Hand sewing the frame
Let me tell you, the frame was TOUGH! If I'd known it would be as hard as it was, we would have just used some ribbon. Yikes! Don't you just love the look though?
Sewing the plastic onto the frame
This was the first part where they got to use the sewing machine. Tiffany was very nervous, but within a couple minutes she really got the hang of it. Taylor already loves to use the machine.
Sewing the frame onto the pillow front
Taylor's triumphant shout when her frame was finally attached to her pillow. They had been working about 8 hours over the course of 2 days by now, so this was a real milestone. This step is still only as far as Taylor has gone. She needed a break.
Pinning top and bottom together for the final sew
Tiff's final product after 12 hours of labor.
Great job Tiffany! I'm really proud of you!!
