
We sew a pillow from the patches with our own hands for Valentine's Day with our own hands in patchwork technique
Any products made from multi-coloredpatchwork cannot be boring and gloomy. As a rule, people associate them exclusively with coziness and home warmth. Even in the most strict interior, patchwork things can bring a sparkle and zest. The peculiarity of "patchwork" is that it is possible to create practically from nothing, absolutely any fabrics that you can find at home are suitable. By the way, craftswomen who own this type of needlework never choose gifts for a long time. For any holiday, be it New Year or March 8, you can make something like this. For example, for the upcoming Valentine's Day, you can make an original pillow resembling a chessboard, and the figures on it are hearts. Your loved one will be very pleased. Making a pillow includes the following stages:
- cutting,
- assembling the squares of the front side,
- preparation of the tape for decoration,
- preparation of details for application,
- connection of the pillow parts.
Necessary materials:
- silk fabric of two colors (in this case, blue and gray),
- red felt or red cloth for applications,
- white satin ribbon,
- thread.
So, let's get started. 1. Let's start with cutting.From blue and beige fabric, we cut out strips measuring 6x40 cm. Their number depends on the size of the pillow. The more strips, the larger the pillow. In this case, 9 strips were used.2. Next, sew the strips together, alternating their colors. The seam width is 1 cm, iron the seams to one side.
We mark the finished canvas again on the lines, they should go perpendicular to the existing stripes. We cut the canvas along these lines.
3. Sew the ribbons, shifting the pattern by one square so that a checkerboard pattern is obtained. Iron all seams in one direction. Cut out a 35x35 cm square from this panel.
The main condition for a good appearance of a pillow- thorough wet-heat treatment, after ironing the seams, steam the part from the front side using an iron. 4. Cut out strips for edging the pillow, measuring 6 x 50. Sew them along the edges, iron the seams.
5. This is what we should get.
From one corner to the other, diagonally, we sew a ribbon and decorate it with a bow in the center.
6.We cut out the lower part of the pillow according to the size of the upper part. We connect them with the right sides inward and stitch them. The distance from the cut line to the seam is 1 cm. It is necessary to leave an opening in one of the sides.
7. Then turn it inside out and fill it with padding polyester. Close the opening with hidden stitches.
8. Cut out beautiful hearts from the applique fabric.
9. We decorate the pillow with these hearts.
That's it, the pillow is ready!