I was able to pick up this napkin (?) for free this autumn and I knew I wanted to make a throw pillow from it.
I didn’t want it to be just a white blob in the middle, so I searched out a fun winter/xmas phrase to stitch in that spot. It’s done in split stitch
The back is from a vintage table cloth that I’ve have in my stash for ages. There’s a red zipper at the bottom - sent to me by @AIMR !
Because I didn’t want to lose the cute little scalloped edge to the seam allowance, I pressed under the seam allowance of the back piece and top stitched it to front piece and I’m surprisingly tickled with how that all worked out.
I love it! The scalloped edge is definitely worth the extra work, nice choice! and the words stitched in the center look beautiful. Really lovely script there.
So, is this part of your ongoing switch-up-able pillow cover collection? You mention the zipper so I assume so. I totally mean to steal that idea from you- fold flat to put away seasonally makes so much sense!
I was lucky that the script was already in my very old version of Photoshop to use! It’s called Gigi and is more jaggedy in “print” format, but doing a single stitched line whimsied it up a bit.
Yes it is! I’ve got a little wacky selection on the sofa right now and most of them are using inserts from the everyday throw pillows that live there. When I get my No. 2 finished, I’ll try to get a group shot. So festive!
I LOVE both your pillows! I can’t resist vintage hankies, and what a cute use for them! And doing a lapped seam to save the decorative edge is brilliant!
