7 years ago
Tag and pillow ties:
I had a little handwash tag in my stash that I purchased from Dutch Label Shop. I decided to add this tag to the pillow as I wanted a gentle reminder to myself to handwash. That said, I previously sewed a quilted lap blanket with wool batting and I’ve used the wool cycle to wash the blanket with a cold temperature. I then lay out the lap blanket to air dry after washing.
If you don’t have a washing machine with a wool setting or you don’t want to risk ruining the item, handwashing is not a big deal. I handwash all of my non-super wash wool items very regularly. If you haven’t handwashed items, there are some lovely soaps available in the market that do not require rinsing. My favorite soaps to use with handwashing are Kookaburra or Soak wash. Using these types of soaps saves you time to wash the item once (rather than washing in soapy water and then taking time with a second rinse to remove the soap from the item).
I made the pillow ties from the grey linen fabric. I used a 25mm bias tape maker, cut the fabric at 1 7/8” wide, and length at 24” long. I wanted to share this handy, handmade bias tape reference guide from Whip Stitch.
Final thoughts:
I really, really enjoyed this project. I would enjoy making it again. I’d enjoy sewing with a single layer of batting and stitching contrasting vertical lines as shown on the pattern back. I would also enjoy making the pattern by using up small scraps of fabrics that I’ve saved in my stash.
One detail I wanted to note is that I forgot that the final version of the pillow will shrink with the adding the layers of batting. Thankfully, the dimensions I selected for the size of the chair seat was larger (so the final pillow was not too small).
Rachel @oakbluedesigns
www.oakbluedesigns.com
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I had a little handwash tag in my stash that I purchased from Dutch Label Shop. I decided to add this tag to the pillow as I wanted a gentle reminder to myself to handwash. That said, I previously sewed a quilted lap blanket with wool batting and I’ve used the wool cycle to wash the blanket with a cold temperature. I then lay out the lap blanket to air dry after washing.
If you don’t have a washing machine with a wool setting or you don’t want to risk ruining the item, handwashing is not a big deal. I handwash all of my non-super wash wool items very regularly. If you haven’t handwashed items, there are some lovely soaps available in the market that do not require rinsing. My favorite soaps to use with handwashing are Kookaburra or Soak wash. Using these types of soaps saves you time to wash the item once (rather than washing in soapy water and then taking time with a second rinse to remove the soap from the item).
I made the pillow ties from the grey linen fabric. I used a 25mm bias tape maker, cut the fabric at 1 7/8” wide, and length at 24” long. I wanted to share this handy, handmade bias tape reference guide from Whip Stitch.
Final thoughts:
I really, really enjoyed this project. I would enjoy making it again. I’d enjoy sewing with a single layer of batting and stitching contrasting vertical lines as shown on the pattern back. I would also enjoy making the pattern by using up small scraps of fabrics that I’ve saved in my stash.
One detail I wanted to note is that I forgot that the final version of the pillow will shrink with the adding the layers of batting. Thankfully, the dimensions I selected for the size of the chair seat was larger (so the final pillow was not too small).
Rachel @oakbluedesigns
www.oakbluedesigns.com
#minervamakes #minervamakers #isew #memade #memades #sewing #sewist #sewists #sewinginspo #sewinginspiration #sew #sewcialist #sewingproject #sewingprojects #sewingideas #sewingprojectideas #sewingpatterninspo #lovesewing #ilovesewing #sewsewsew #sewersgonnasew #makersgonnamake #sewaholic #sewaholics #shareyoursewing #sewinglove #sewingcushions #cushions #alisonglasspatterns #alisonglassswatchquilt #swatchquilt #artgalleryfabrics #artgalleywinterland #hobbsheirloombatting #sewingwithbatting #battingsewingprojects #sewingwithprecuts #precutssewingprojects #purlsohopatterns #purlsohotuftedpillowpattern #patternmash #patternmashup #chaircushions
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